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TransCanada moves to steamroll application for controversial Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The State Department today confirmed that Canadian pipeline firm TransCanada has submitted its re-application to the department for the transboundary, northern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline from Alberta, Canada to Steele City, Nebraska. Read More
TransCanada secretly moves forward with permits for Keystone XL southern segment amid EPA Region 6’s previous objections
The Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed that Canadian oil firm TransCanada has submitted applications to Corps district offices in Tulsa, Galveston, and Ft. Worth for a Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP 12) to build the southern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma through Texas to the Gulf Coast. Read More
Sustained pressure by non-profits forces change in FDA nanotech policy
FDA has a responsibility to ensure that these potentially dangerous products are not sold in stores without more clarity about their safety and labeling. Read More
Seattle Port Commission votes down reduction of cruise wastewater in Puget Sound
SEATTLE, WASH. — Today, the Port of Seattle Commission voted unanimously to set aside two proposed amendments to the 2012 memorandum of understanding (MOU), the agreement between the port, Department of Ecology and the Northwest and Canada Cruise Association that regulates cruise ship wastewater in Washington State. The proposed amendments,… Read More
Mitsubishi affirms serious steam generator problem at San Onofre nuclear reactors
San Francisco, Calif. — The Japanese firm responsible for fabricating the failing steam generators at Southern California Edison’s San Onofre nuclear reactors announced today that it is undertaking analyses of the causes of the serious, unresolved safety problems. In papers filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the firm, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,… Read More
Groups call on Florida governor to block release of GE mosquitoes
Washington, D.C. — Today, consumer and environmental groups sent a letter to Florida Governor Rick Scott to encourage him to prevent the experimental release of British biotechnology company Oxitec’s genetically engineered mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. The letter, also sent to Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam and the… Read More
San Onofre reactor analysis: Design changes likely behind dangerous degradation
A follow-up analysis released today by one of the nation’s leading independent nuclear engineers provides the first detailed picture of the extent of design changes made by Southern California Edison at its San Onofre nuclear reactors. Read More
San Onofre crisis update: NRC chair to visit troubled reactors
WASHINGTON, D.C. and SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. -- The ongoing crisis at the troubled San Onofre nuclear reactors entered a new phase today as Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Gregory Jaczko announced he will visit the plant this Friday, April 6. Concerned organizations and community members reacted by demanding Jaczko announce a new policy of openness and require a full determination of what went wrong. Read More
TV ad calls on Edison to keep San Onofre nuclear reactors shut down
A new television ad campaign targeting Southern California Edison calls on residents to let the utility know that their families come first -- and that it must not restart the troubled San Onofre nuclear reactors, which are currently closed due to serious safety problems. Read More
New bill on E15 gives big oil companies ‘get out of jail free’ card
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legislation introduced yesterday in both the U.S. House and Senate would provide liability protection for oil companies, gas retailers and engine manufacturers against any engine damage resulting from consumers’ use of E15, a gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol. The bill, known as the “Domestic Fuels Act… Read More