“Failure to tackle the problem is no longer an option,” says Audubon CEO David Yarnold New York–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. Today U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy delivered remarks on steps the EPA is taking to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants, the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in[Read More…]
Month: June 2014
Department of Transportation Awards $123.5 Million to Improve Passenger Ferry Services, Ferry Boats and Terminals
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the award and distribution of approximately $123.5 million for passenger ferry projects and ferry operators throughout the United States and selected territories. The funds will support existing ferry service on many of the nation’s waterways, establish new ferry service[Read More…]
George Maziarz Becomes Third Republican State Senator to Co-Sponsor Compassionate Care Act, New York’s Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Bill
Patients, Families and Advocates Cheer Maziarz and New York Times Editorial, Travel to Albany Today to Demand Vote in Senate Finance Committee New York—(ENEWSPF)—June 2, 2014. In a another strong sign of growing GOP support for medical marijuana, Senate Vice President Pro Tempore George Maziarz (R-Lockport) has signed on as co-sponsor of[Read More…]
FDA Launches openFDA to Provide Easy Access to Valuable FDA Public Data
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched openFDA, a new initiative designed to make it easier for web developers, researchers, and the public to access large, important public health datasets collected by the agency. In alignment with the recent Presidential Executive Order on Open[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch: EPA’s Carbon Rule Falls Short of Real Emissions Reduction
Cap-and-trade, offsets allow power plants to pay to pollute Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. Statement from Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter and Institute for Policy Studies Climate Policy Program Director Janet Redman “On the heels of two telling reports from the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) and[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth Statement on EPA’s Clean Air Act Rules for Existing Power Plants
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. The Environmental Protection Agency released rules, today, to reduce carbon dioxide pollution from existing power plants under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. Electric power plants produce approximately 2.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide each year — amounting to almost 40 percent of the United[Read More…]
NRDC: Obama Administration Moves to Curb Carbon Pollution from Power Plants
A Historic Step to Combat Climate Change WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014 – The Environmental Protection Agency today unveiled the centerpiece of President Obama’s climate action plan. The following is a statement by Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council: “The EPA’s proposal to limit carbon pollution from power plants[Read More…]
Union of Concerned Scientists: EPA Moves to Curb Emissions from Existing Power Plants
New Data Shows Renewables, Energy Efficiency Could Dramatically Lower Emissions WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 2, 2014 – In a historic step, the Environmental Protection Agency today proposed the first-ever limits on carbon emissions from existing power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, with new analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Experts on the New Carbon Rule for Coal-Fired Power Plants
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. Today, President Barack Obama announced his intention to use executive authority to set a national limit on carbon pollution from coal plants. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will release the carbon pollution standards for existing power plants on Monday. The Chief Justice John Roberts Supreme[Read More…]
Statement from Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on Proposed New EPA Rules for Existing Power Plants
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2014. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz issued the following statement today on the EPA’s proposed new rules for existing power plants: “The EPA’s proposed new rules for existing power plants are a critical step toward addressing climate change. This common-sense approach will reduce carbon emissions while also giving states[Read More…]
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