Boulder Residents Demand Clean Energy Expansion BOULDER, COLORADO–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. Yesterday a coalition of Boulder community organizations, local businesses, and individuals launched ‘Empower Our Future,’ a campaign to form Boulder’s own clean energy utility to promote the growth of solar and wind energy in Boulder. Currently, Boulder residents get their[Read More…]
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Federal Agencies Remapping Coastal Areas Damaged by Hurricane Sandy
In a Sandy-response project earlier this spring, a NOAA navigation response team — equipped with high-tech surveying equipment — searched for underwater storm debris and mapped the depths surrounding Liberty Island and Ellis Island. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. A day after the administration released the Hurricane[Read More…]
Oregon Blocks Canola Planting in Willamette Valley to Prevent GE Contamination
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. In a victory for consumers and Willamette Valley’s $50 million vegetable seed industry, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signed HB 2427 last week, banning the commercial production of canola in the region until at least 2019. Supporters of the law assert that the moratorium is necessary to[Read More…]
EPA Kicks Off Fourth-Annual Energy Star National Building Competition with More Than 3,000 Buildings
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the 2013 Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. Teams from more than 3,000 buildings across the country are competing to see who can most reduce their buildings’ energy use. In support of President Obama’s Climate Action[Read More…]
Recreation and Conservation Groups Challenge Unlawful OK of Motorized Routes in Pike and San Isabel National Forests
US Forest Service failed to take the required look at impacts on wildlife, air, water and recreation Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2013. On Friday, five recreation and conservation groups moved to protect wildlife, air and water quality and opportunities for quiet recreation in Colorado by filing their opening brief in a[Read More…]
Community Groups File Legal Challenge to Bay Area Planning Agencies for a Better, Smarter Growth Plan
Current plan doesn’t deliver on public transit, city planning, or climate change goals San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2013. Today Earthjustice, Communities for a Better Environment, and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit challenging the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments’ most recent regional transportation plan in[Read More…]
BLM, Juab County, State of Utah and Conservationists Reach Agreement on Roads in Proposed Wilderness Areas of Western Utah
Balance struck that preserves both wilderness values and motorized use Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2013. The Bureau of Land Management, Juab County, the State of Utah, and three conservation groups today announced an agreement to resolve a long-running dispute over primitive dirt roads and trails in the Deep Creek Mountains of[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Patient Advocates To Hold Statewide Illinois Conference on Implementation of Law
With the passage of HB1 earlier this month, key stakeholders will meet this Thursday to discuss next steps Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2013. Medical marijuana advocates will hold a 4-hour conference this Thursday from 1pm-5pm to discuss implementation of HB1, the Illinois medical marijuana law that was signed by Governor Quinn[Read More…]
3-D Images Show Flame Retardants Can Mimic Estrogens in NIH Study
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2013. By determining the three-dimensional structure of proteins at the atomic level, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered how some commonly used flame retardants, called brominated flame retardants (BFRs), can mimic estrogen hormones and possibly disrupt the body’s endocrine system. BFRs are chemicals added[Read More…]
Latino Children at Risk of Delayed ASD Diagnosis
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 19, 2013. A study in the September 2013 issue of Pediatrics, “Pediatrician Identification of Latino Children at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder,” (published online Aug. 19) surveyed 267 California primary care pediatricians about identifying Latino children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Latino children are diagnosed with[Read More…]
