Sierra Club Says Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy and Other Options Still Better for Texans Austin, TX –(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2012. Today, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) released a report by the Brattle Group looking at investment possibilities for new electrical generation in Texas. The report explains the effects of[Read More…]
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Mountain Heroes, Supported by Celebrities and the Public, Join Earthjustice Campaign To Stop Mountaintop Removal Mining
Edward Norton, Woody Harrelson, John Slattery, Wendell Berry, Leilani Munter, and more join Appalachian heroes and American public in standing up for mountains, communities, and water Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2012. Yesterday Earthjustice launched its new Mountain Heroes website and biggest-ever public campaign to stop mountaintop removal coal mining. The Mountain[Read More…]
Court Orders EPA to Sign Soot Rule Proposal in One Week
Agency legally required to act on health protections for deadly soot pollution Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2012. Yesterday a federal judge gave the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency one week to sign a proposed rule updating standards for fine particulate matter air pollution, commonly known as soot. This kind of pollution is[Read More…]
California Assembly Passes Statewide Medical Marijuana Dispensary Regulations
Passage of AB 2312 due in large part to new reform coalition, concerted effort by citizen lobbyists Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2012. In a 41-28 vote, the California State Assembly passed a bill yesterday that would regulate the production and distribution of medical marijuana for qualified patients. Responding to calls from[Read More…]
Videos of 30th National Pesticide, Healthy Communities, Forum Presentations Released
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 1, 2012. Beyond Pesticides is pleased to announce the release of videos from Healthy Communities, the 30th National Pesticide Forum. The forum was held March 30-31, 2012 at Yale University School of Froestry and Environmental Studies in New Haven, CT and included leaders in the fields of pesticide[Read More…]
UNH to Analyze ‘Bellwether’ Solar Event Data from European Satellite
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) DURHAM, N.H. — When the sun launched a moderate, or M-class, solar flare May 17, 2012, it was still one of the largest eruptions seen since late January when our star began to rouse from an anomalously long quiet period. But the event was not just an additional[Read More…]
UT’s Josh Emery Uncovers Clues About Asteroid That Will Pass Near Earth
Knoxville, TN-(ENEWSPF)- The work of a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, professor has helped reveal a rare orbital shift and the density of an asteroid that will pass close to Earth. Josh Emery, assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences, and the team of the NASA asteroid sample return mission called[Read More…]
USDA Targeting Six Additional Strains of E.coli in Raw Beef Trim Starting Monday
Action represents another significant food safety measure under the Obama Administration WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) next week will begin instituting a zero-tolerance policy for six additional strains of E. coli that are responsible for human illness. Beginning[Read More…]
EPA Forms First Advisory Board On Great Lakes Issues
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2012 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the creation of an advisory board to support federal agencies with the implementation of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the updated Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The new board, the federal government’s first advisory committee on Great[Read More…]
Homing in on Higgs: Michigan Researchers Predict Summer Discovery
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Whether the Higgs boson exists could be settled by the end of summer, say University of Michigan physicists involved in the search for the missing piece of particle physics’ Standard Model. “We’re zooming in,” said Jianming Qian, physics professor in the College of Literature, Science & the Arts.[Read More…]
