Applications accepted for ocean, fisheries programs through July (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. Two new NOAA grant programs will help coastal communities and their managers create on-the-ground projects to make them more resilient to the effects of extreme weather events, climate hazards, and changing ocean conditions. This builds on[Read More…]
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Center for Food Safety: White House Plan to Protect Pollinators Aims High but Falls Short on Deliverables
Strong goals will not be achieved without immediate changes to current pesticide use and regulation *Photo credit August Jackson Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) responded to a strategy plan released by the White House Pollinator Health Task Force, charged last June with improving pollinator health[Read More…]
TenPoint Crossbow Technologies Recalls to Repair Crossbows Due to Injury Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015 TenPoint Shadow Ultra-Lite Recall Summary Name of product: TenPoint and Wicked Ridge crossbows Hazard: After the safety has been re-engaged, the crossbows can fire under certain circumstances if a consumer pulls the trigger, posing an injury hazard. Remedy: View Details Repair Consumer Contact: TenPoint Crossbow Technologies[Read More…]
Energy Department Releases Report, Evaluates Potential for Wind Power in All 50 States
Larger turbines will open up an additional one-fifth of the land area of the United States Turbines at the National Wind Technology Center in Boulder, Colorado. The 2013 Wind Technologies Market Report includes a new chapter that focuses on trends in wind turbine nameplate capacity, hub height, rotor diameter, class,[Read More…]
Oregon Scientists Say Preparing Foster Kids for School Lessens Impact of Moves
EUGENE, Ore. —(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015 — A new study clarifies the impact of school moves experienced by children in foster care but also points to how to limit the damage, say researchers of the University of Oregon and the nonprofit Oregon Social Learning Center. The research, published in the journal[Read More…]
NRDC Experts: Congress Should Support Clean Power Plan, Back Clean Energy
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015 – Two experts from the Natural Resources Defense Council will testify today on Capitol Hill, calling on lawmakers to support the Clean Power Plan as well as to back legislation that promotes renewable sources of energy. In separate testimony, they said the Environmental Protection Agency’s historic plan to curb carbon pollution[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Asheville Coal Plant Retirement Signals End to Coal Ash Pollution
Continued Reliance on Fossil Fuels Troubling to the Region Asheville, NC –-(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. In an announcement today, Duke Energy revealed a proposal to retire the Asheville Plant, a 414 MW nameplate capacity (376 MW operating capacity) coal-fired power plant located near Asheville, North Carolina. The announcement includes plans to[Read More…]
After 2-Year Investigation, Center for American Progress Report Concludes That ATF’s Mission and Agents Should Be Moved Into the FBI
160-Page Report Cites Leadership Challenges, Coordination, and Resources as Major Rationales for Merger Investigators for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are pictured outside a house in DeSoto, Texas, after a shooting, August 2013. SOURCE: THe Dallas Morning News/Kye R. Lee Washington,[Read More…]
Denver Pushes Back Against Pesticide Use in Marijuana Production
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. Last week in Denver, Colorado a U.S. District Court judge handed down a preliminary decision that may dramatically alter how marijuana is grown across the state. On Friday, Judge John Madden sided with the Denver Department of Environmental Health (DDOH), refusing to lift a quarantine that has[Read More…]
Center for Biological Diversity: White House Report Lacks Key Actions to Save Bees, Other Pollinators
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2015. The White House Pollinator Health Task Force today issued a long-awaited report outlining the Obama administration’s plans for addressing severe, nationwide declines in important pollinators. Unfortunately the plan set out in the report fails to adequately address the harm caused by pesticides, a key cause of declines[Read More…]
