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EPA announces first steps to cut carbon pollution from aircraft
Action lays groundwork for domestic aircraft greenhouse emissions standards, regardless of international delay WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has begun a domestic rulemaking process to determine whether the fast-growing carbon emissions from American aircraft endanger public health and welfare. The agency expects to… Read More
Tiny ingredients in sunscreen may harm marine life
New study finds nanosunscreens toxic to base of ocean food chain WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new study published in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Environmental Science and Technology demonstrates the harmful effects of nanoparticles from sunscreens on ocean ecosystems. The researchers found that when nanoparticles of titanium dioxide… Read More
Nuclear watchdog petitions federal regulator to close unsafe Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors
Senator Boxer calls for hearings on NRC’s “failure” of “its responsibility to protect public health and safety” WASHINGTON, D.C. – One day after the release of a document suppressed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission which revealed that the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California is vulnerable to earthquakes, Friends… Read More
Hgen-Dazs says no to synbio
Ice cream companies reject “extreme” genetically engineered vanilla WASHINGTON, D.C.—Leading ice cream company Häagen-Dazs has confirmed that it will not use vanilla produced via synthetic biology, a new set of “extreme” genetic engineering techniques. Synthetic biology, or synbio, vanilla is designed to replace natural vanillin flavoring from vanilla beans, and… Read More
Diablo Canyon: Secret document details federal safety inspectors alarm over plants vulnerability to earthquakes
Agency expert says reactors must be shut until proven safe WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an explosive document kept secret for a year, a former federal inspector charges that the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California is more vulnerable to earthquakes than initially known and should be shut down… Read More
34 groups urge NRC to postpone key votes in order to avoid “taint” of Magwood conflict of interest
Latest step follows announced August 31 departure of “fatally compromised” Magwood on heels of June and July letters urging him to step down for violations of ethics laws in seeking and landing a job promoting nuclear energy WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly three dozen groups and individuals — including leading national and… Read More
Obama administration pushes offshore drilling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management sold 434,000 acres for oil and gas development in the Western Gulf of Mexico. Leases were awarded to 14 companies for approximately $110 million. Meanwhile, Congress has yet to implement the regulatory and safety recommendations from the National Commission… Read More
Keystone XL: Friends of the Earth files for release of State Department records surrounding EIS revisions
FOIA request underscores lingering questions about integrity of KXL review process WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends of the Earth filed a Freedom of Information Act request demanding the expedited release of all communication by State Department staff between January 31, 2014 and June 1, 2014 surrounding changes made to the… Read More
Conservation groups launch legal challenge to cut carbon pollution from aircraft
Challenge cites EPA’s delay in addressing one of the fastest-growing sources of carbon pollution three years after federal judge ruled agency must act SAN FRANCISCO — Conservation groups today filed a notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to reduce global warming pollution from aircraft… Read More
The tide has turned on pro-coal proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, a bipartisan group of senators decided to omit a pro-coal and anti-environment provision from a bill they introduced to reauthorize the federal Export-Import Bank. The provision, originally proposed by Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va), would have slashed the government bank’s ability to enforce a recently enacted policy… Read More