Environmental

35,000 New Species ‘Sitting in Cupboards’

GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–10 December 2010. Of the estimated 70,000 species of flowering plants yet to be described by scientists, more than half may already have been collected but are lying unknown and unrecognised in collections around the world, a new study suggests. A lack of resources for collections of plant specimens[Read More…]

Report: Dirty Industries Use Distortion to Assail EPA’s Boiler Rules

WASHINGTON – December 8 – The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA), which represents the state authorities that manage air pollution in all fifty states, released a report today that debunks a widely circulated but highly misleading industry study on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed toxic air emission standards[Read More…]

Scientists Call for the Strongest Possible Protections for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2010. Scientists and natural resource managers from the United States and Canada sent a letter to President Obama urging him to safeguard the extraordinary natural values of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain. The 170 scientists, including ecologists, wildlife and conservation biologists, natural resource managers, and[Read More…]

NOAA Awards $2 Million for Regional Sea Grant Efforts to Fight Aquatic Invasive Species

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2010.  NOAA today announced $2 million in grants from its National Sea Grant College Program to prevent and control aquatic invasive species. NOAA awarded five regional grants to combat high-priority aquatic invasive species identified by natural resource managers in each region. “Invasive species in our waterways are[Read More…]

Attorney General Madigan Recovers More Than $2.2 Million From Companies Illegally Dumping in Harvey

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2010. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced today that her office has recovered more than $2.2 million as a result of ongoing lawsuits against companies accused of dumping waste at two illegal construction debris sites in Harvey. Madigan filed lawsuits in 2004 and 2007 for the illegal dumping on[Read More…]

Secretary Chu Announces Nearly $21 Million in Technical Assistance Projects to Improve Energy Use in Commercial Buildings

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2010.  During a live online chat at the White House earlier today, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that 24 projects are receiving a total of $21 million in technical assistance to dramatically reduce the energy used in their commercial buildings.  This initiative, supported with funding from[Read More…]

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