In closely watched case, New York’s highest court takes up appeal Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. A town in New York is continuing its epic court battle with the oil and gas industry to keep a local fracking ban in effect as the New York State Court of Appeals today announced[Read More…]
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Sutter’s $1 Billion Boondoggle-New Electronic Records System Goes Dark
Yet Another Risk to Patient Safety CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. A controversial electronic health records system on which Sutter corporation has said it is spending $1 billion went completely dark Monday at Sutter hospitals in Northern California exposing patients to additional risk beyond problems reported with the system in July, registered[Read More…]
Sierra Club, Local Groups Launch New Ad Campaign Against Indianapolis Power & Light
Billboard campaign urges utility to retire local coal plant, invest in renewable energy INDIANAPOLIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. The Sierra Club, Citizens Action Coalition, NAACP and Hoosier Interfaith Power & Light today unveiled an aggressive new billboard advertising campaign in Indianapolis urging Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) to retire the local Harding[Read More…]
NOAA, EUMETSAT Sign Long-term Agreement for Weather, Climate Monitoring
METEOSAT image.High resolution (Credit: EUMETSAT) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. Building on a 30-year relationship, top officials from NOAA and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) signed a long-term cooperative agreement, ensuring continued space-based weather, water and climate monitoring. At a ceremony at the European Union (EU)[Read More…]
Study: Air Pollution Causes 200,000 Early Deaths Each Year in the U.S.
New MIT study finds vehicle emissions are the biggest contributor to these premature deaths CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. Researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have come out with some sobering new data on air pollution’s impact on Americans’ health. The group tracked ground-level emissions from sources such[Read More…]
Two California Firms and Owner Agree to Settle Clean Air Act Violations Stemming From Illegal Import of Vehicles
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. MotorScience and Zheng have agreed to have a stipulated judgment entered against them for a $3.55 million civil penalty and to pay an additional $60,000 civil penalty within six months. The United States will receive 80 percent of collected penalties, and California will receive the remaining[Read More…]
Lawsuit Filed to Halt GE Crops on Wildlife Refuges in the Midwest
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2013. A federal lawsuit was filed on Tuesday to stop the planting of genetically engineered (GE) crops and restrict the widespread use of pesticides in national wildlife refuges in the Midwest Region. The lawsuit seeks to enforce the legal requirement that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), which[Read More…]
Syngenta Challenges EU Suspension on Neonicotinoids
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2013. Industry giant, Syngenta, has filed a legal challenge to the European Union’s suspension of one of its insecticides, thiamethoxam, linked to the decline in bee populations that has been observed in Europe and the rest of the world. Thiamethoxam, a neonicotinoid and active ingredient in Syngenta’s[Read More…]
Advocates Commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31st as Drug Overdose Now #1 Cause of Accidental Death
Drug Policy Alliance Leads National Effort for Comprehensive Overdose Prevention Policies; Ten States Passed “911 Good Samaritan” Laws in 2012 and 2013 NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2013. The Drug Policy Alliance will join dozens of organizations in the U.S. and abroad commemorating International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31. The day[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Leads Groundbreaking on Bloomingdale Trail
2.7-Mile Multipurpose Elevated Trail to Open Fall 2014 as Centerpiece of The 606, Linking Five Community Parks and Amenities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 27, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined officials from the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Department of Transportation, and The Trust for Public Land to break ground on the Bloomingdale[Read More…]
