House approves legislation that promotes unsustainable logging Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the most dangerous national forest legislation seen in a decade. It mandates destructive logging and other industrialized development across vast regions of our public lands, threatening our clean drinking water, recreation, and[Read More…]
Science
ESA’s Cluster Satellites in Closet-ever ‘Dance in Space’
The Cluster constellation EU–(ENEWSPF)–20 September 2013. Since 2000, the four identical satellites of the Cluster quartet have been probing Earth’s magnetosphere in three dimensions. This week, two of them made their closest-ever approach, just 4 km, enabling valuable data to be acquired with unprecedented detail. In an orbital reconfiguration that[Read More…]
Congresswoman Schakowsky Voices Support for New EPA Standards
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013 – Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the proposed EPA standards for carbon emissions from new power plants: “I applaud today’s proposed rule to reduce carbon pollution at new power plants. More than 40 percent of American carbon pollution comes from power plants, and[Read More…]
‘Cascade of Events’ Caused Sudden Explosion of Animal Life
UK–(ENEWSPF)–20 September 2013. The explosion of animal life on Earth around 520 million years ago was the result of a combination of interlinked factors rather than a single underlying cause, according to a new study. Dozens of individual theories have been put forward over the past few decades for this[Read More…]
FTC Sends Refund Checks to Consumers Who Bought Walgreens’ ‘Wal-Born’ Dietary Supplements
Consumers to Receive More than $200,000 in Refunds Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 7,979 checks averaging $27.42 each to consumers who bought dietary supplements sold by national pharmacy chain Walgreens under its store-brand “Wal-Born” label. In 2010, Walgreens settled FTC charges[Read More…]
Study Finds Women Near Pesticide-Treated Fields Have Lower Weight Babies
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. A study of women in Northern California farm towns finds that those living within three miles of strawberries fields treated with methyl bromide gave birth to smaller, lighter babies. Methyl bromides, a fumigant pesticide injected into soils to eliminate soil-borne pests, can volatize into the air[Read More…]
EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants
Agency takes important step to reduce carbon pollution from power plants as part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 20, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed Clean Air Act standards to cut carbon pollution from new power plants in order to combat climate change and improve[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Congratulates Oregon State University on Energy Department Award
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today congratulated Oregon State University on receiving $630,867 to continue cutting-edge research that could provide a lowcost and faster way to supply fuel for our nation’s transportation system. Today, the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) announced[Read More…]
Congressman Blumenauer Discusses Real Consequences of Climate Change for Farmers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013. As the House Republicans prepare to shut down the government and threaten the global economy with debt ceiling blackmail, it’s ironic that they refuse to allow their members to vote on their own spending bills. They even refuse to allow a conference committee with the Senate[Read More…]
Endangered Species Act Protections Delayed for 66 Corals Hit Hard by Ocean Warming, Acidification
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2013. The National Marine Fisheries Service today delayed for six months a final rule to protect 66 species of coral under the Endangered Species Act. Listing under the Act is crucial to the survival of these corals. It would result in habitat protections, recovery planning, prohibitions on[Read More…]
