Residents of Albany, Buffalo and Ithaca Delivered Thousands of Comments to PSC Urging Grid Upgrades Instead of Costly Conversion to Gas Albany–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2013. Today representatives of the Sierra Club, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Environmental Advocates and Food & Water Watch delivered more than 3,200 comments to the New[Read More…]
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Omaha Nurses to Deliver Invoice for Health Costs from North Omaha Coal-Fired Power Plant Pollution at Omaha Public Power District Board Meeting
Health Community Demands Action on Pollution from OPPD’s Coal Plant OMAHA, Neb.–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2013. Today, a group of Omaha-area nurses delivered an invoice of health costs associated with pollution from coal-fired power to the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) Board of Directors. The nurses, joined by other public health officials,[Read More…]
Sierra Club Files Objection to Dynegy’s Pollution Variance Before the Illinois Pollution Control Board
SPRINGFIELD, Ill–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2013. Today, the Sierra Club, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Respiratory Health Association and Natural Resources Defence Council filed objections to Dynegy’s request for a pollution variance before the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB). The variance request was filed by Dynegy subsidiary, Illinois Power Holdings, and would[Read More…]
Paul Tukey Leaves SafeLawns to Join Maryland Museum
The grounds at Glenstone have been maintained without synthetic chemical pesticides or fertilizers since 2010. Organics Advocate to Help Create ‘Living Classroom’ at Glenstone FALMOUTH, ME–(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2013. Calling it “among the most difficult, yet exciting decisions of my professional career,” Paul Tukey announced Thursday he will officially step down[Read More…]
Shortening Tails Gave Early Birds a Leg Up
UK–(ENEWSPF)–15 August 2013. A radical shortening of their bony tails over 100 million years ago enabled the earliest birds to develop versatile legs that gave them an evolutionary edge, a new study shows. A team led by Oxford University scientists examined fossils of the earliest birds from the Cretaceous Period,[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Forced to Close All Medical Programs in Somalia
Abuse and Manipulation of Humanitarian Action End 22 Years of Medical Aid in Somalia; Armed Groups and Civilian Leadership Support and Tolerance of Violent Attacks Against MSF Undermine Minimum Security Guarantees for Maintaining Assistance NAIROBI, NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2013—After working continuously in Somalia since 1991, the international medical humanitarian organization[Read More…]
Two Idaho Men Sentenced to Prison for Asbestos Violations
Waterline Renovation Project Led to $3,980,000 Cleanup Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2013. Bradley Eberhart, 51, of Garden Valley, Idaho, and Douglas Greiner, 53, of Eagle, Idaho, were sentenced this week in federal court for violating the asbestos work practice standards of the Clean Air Act, announced Robert G. Dreher, Acting Assistant[Read More…]
Think Green, Practice Organic This Semester
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 14, 2013. With another school year upon us, this can be an exciting and busy time of the year for parents and teachers as children prepare for the first day back. During this hectic time, it’s important to remember that children may face unexpected dangers at school from[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Underscores Importance of Landscape-Level Approach, Mitigation in Meeting President’s Renewable Energy Goals on Public Lands
Announces Solar and Geothermal Projects that Advance President’s Climate Action Plan During National Clean Energy Summit 6.0 Keynote LAS VEGAS, NV–(ENEWSPF)–August 13, 2013. During a keynote address at the National Clean Energy Summit, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today underscored the Interior Department’s commitment to meeting President Barack Obama’s[Read More…]
Groups Intervene in Lawsuit to Support End of California’s ‘No-Otter Zone’
LOS ANGELES–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 13, 2013 – Sea otters should be allowed to naturally expand their habitat into the waters of Southern California, which they occupied prior to being almost exterminated for the fur trade. The Humane Society of the United States and Defenders of Wildlife, along with Friends of the Sea[Read More…]
