Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first ever rule to regulate methane emissions from oil and gas agencies. A toxic pollutant, methane is widely-reported to be one of the leading causes of climate change. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director, Michael Brune released[Read More…]
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Earthjustice: EPA Proposes First-ever Protections to Reduce Methane Pollution
Earthjustice statement applauding new proposal that could reduce unnecessary climate-changing pollution from the oil and gas industry A sign hangs by an oil field in California, warning of hazardous fumes. Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will introduce another key element[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Vice President of Energy Policy Greg Dotson on the EPA’s Proposed Methane Reduction Rule
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. Today, the Obama administration proposed the first-ever pollution reduction standards for methane emissions from new and modified oil and gas operations. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and the oil and gas industry is the largest industrial source of this pollution. This proposal is central[Read More…]
Mass Deportation of 11.3 Million Would Cost at Least $114 Billion
A man waits to be processed at a Border Patrol detention center in Imperial Beach, California, in January 2012. Source: AP/Gregory Bul Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. The topic of mass deportation of the nation’s 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants has been steadily gaining national attention as politicians and advocates receive[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Partners with Social Impact Company ATTN:
DPA and ATTN: Team Up to Launch Series of Stories Related to Drug Policy and Drugs Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2015. The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), the nation’s leading organization promoting drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights, is entering a new partnership with ATTN:, a company with[Read More…]
Decline in Biodiversity and Pest Problems Intricately Linked
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. Research looking at corn production across the Northern Great Plains finds that fields with lower insect biodiversity are at greater risk for pest problems, showing that insect diversity can reduce the need for pesticides, yet again highlighting the critical need for biodiversity in a resilient and sustainable[Read More…]
DoD, National Guard Help Fight Western Wildfires
Soldiers help extinguish a small fire while battling the Rocky Fire near Clear Lake, Calif., Aug. 12, 2015. The soldiers are California National Guardsmen assigned to the 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion, and the 1st Battalion, 18th Cavalry, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Source: www.defense.gov Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015 — More[Read More…]
Monarch Butterfly Endangered Species Mural to Be Unveiled in Minneapolis on August 23
Photo by Collete Adkins-Giese, Center for Biological Diversity. MINNEAPOLIS—(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity will unveil a beautiful monarch butterfly mural at an event at Toni’s Market in south Minneapolis on Sunday. The monarch painting is the third mural in the Center’s new endangered species mural project, which[Read More…]
Overfishing and Climate Change, Combined, Intensify Ocean Threats
Millions of people and billions of dollars depend on healthy oceans, but human actions create complex interactions that endanger oceans Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2015. The combination of overfishing and climate change may be putting the oceans’ health—and our own wellbeing—at risk. As State of the World 2015 contributing author Katie[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: EPA Takes Important Step on Methane, But Greater Action Needed
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—August 18, 2015. Today the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to reduce methane from the oil and gas industry. This proposed rule is the latest part of the Obama administration’s strategy to reduce methane emissions across various sectors. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 87 times[Read More…]
