Sensitive Wildlife Habitat and Drinking Water Supply Protected. Court Requires Assessment of Significant Environmental Harm. EUGENE–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. United States District Court Judge Anne Aiken has found that the United States Forest Service broke the law in seeking to carry out the controversial Goose logging sale near McKenzie Bridge, Oregon,[Read More…]
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National Strategy Will Help Safeguard Fish, Wildlife and Plants in a Changing Climate
Cover of the NFWPCAS Strategy. Click here to view Strategy website. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. In partnership with State and Tribal agencies, the Obama Administration yesterday released the first nationwide strategy to help public and private decision makers address the impacts that climate change is having on natural resources and[Read More…]
Illinois Health Department Tackles Eliminating Health Disparities among Racial and Ethnic Minorities at Conference
Impact of Affordable Care Act on Communities of Color to be Discussed CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. Eliminating health disparities and understanding the impact of the federal Affordable Care Act on communities of color in Illinois are among the issues being examined at the 2nd annual Minority Health Conference, hosted by the[Read More…]
IDOT Introduces ‘Gear Up – Ride Smart’ Motorcycle Safety Campaign
Campaign to Encourage Use of Proper Riding Safety Gear; Warns Against Drunk Driving CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today kicked off the “Gear Up-Ride Smart” motorcycle safety campaign in partnership with the Illinois State Police (ISP), Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) and A Brotherhood Aimed[Read More…]
EPA Upholds Clean Water Act, Steps in to Add Impaired Streams to State List
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stepped in this week to revise a biennial report on impaired rivers and streams across West Virginia, after state officials, under pressure from industry interests, left more than 1,000 miles of polluted waterways off the list. EPA officials stated that[Read More…]
Deep Snow Raises Alarms for Midwest, New England Flooding
State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports while spring is officially here, many parts of the United States still feel like they are stuck in winter’s grasp. Snow has continued to fall across parts of the Plains, Midwest, mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. However, as temperatures rise in the coming weeks, that snow will[Read More…]
Energy Department Launches New Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative
OAK RIDGE–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013. As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to revitalizing America’s manufacturing sector, today the Energy Department launched the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI), a new Department initiative focused on growing American manufacturing of clean energy products and boosting U.S. competitiveness through major improvements in manufacturing energy[Read More…]
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Maximum Extent: Ten Lowest Maximums All In Last 10 Years
Arctic sea ice extent on March 15 was 15.13 million square kilometers (5.84 million square miles). The orange line shows the 1979 to 2000 median extent for that day. The black cross indicates the geographic North Pole. Sea Ice Index data. About the data —Credit: National Snow and Ice Data[Read More…]
You Don’t ‘Own’ Your Own Genes
Researchers Raise Alarm about Loss of Individual “Genomic Liberty” Due to Gene Patents That May Impact the Era of Personalized Medicine NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013 — Humans don’t “own” their own genes, the cellular chemicals that define who they are and what diseases they might be at risk for. Through[Read More…]
California Considers Efficiency Standards for Over a Dozen New Products
San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2013 – The California Energy Commission announced last weekthe next steps in a rulemaking that could set new standards for 16 new products, including consumer electronics, lighting, and water using products like faucets, among others. NRDC’s preliminary analysis shows that such new standards could potentially save[Read More…]
