Quantcast
Channel: Greenwire
Viewing all 49850 articles
Browse latest View live

MONTANA: Land-transfer bill would keep federal parcels in state hands

0
0
A Montana state senator has introduced a bill regarding the transfer of federal land to the state that would prohibit the state from selling the land to private owners.

ASBESTOS: Geologists' scrutiny of deposits faces obstacles from Nev.

0
0
Researchers in southern Nevada are working to figure out how to stop instances of mesothelioma in the area, thought to be related to naturally occuring asbestos blown into the wind by erosion and commercial development. The effort, though, has been impeded by state officials.

AIR POLLUTION: 'Milky' dust deposits in Northwest could be linked to Nev. storm -- NWS

0
0
The National Weather Service said yesterday that unusual deposits left during a recent rainstorm in the Pacific Northwest may be the result of dust storms in Nevada.

WATER POLLUTION: Desperate for snow storage, Boston mulls dumping in harbor

0
0
Inundated with record-breaking snowfall, Boston's mayor is considering an unconventional plan to clear the snow: dumping it into Boston Harbor.

AIR POLLUTION: EPA agrees to deadlines for state soot, smog plans

0
0
A pair of proposed consent decrees would set deadlines for U.S. EPA to take action on several delayed state Clean Air Act plans that address fine particulate matter and ozone pollution.

AGRICULTURE: USDA announces $30M for citrus greening disease

0
0
The Agriculture Department is setting aside millions of dollars to combat a disease that has devastated citrus groves across Florida and threatens to do the same in California.

UTILITIES: Former Calif. PUC head had private conversations with another company

0
0
California's second-largest utility company has admitted to having improperly communicated with former state Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey as the scandal between the commission and private companies spreads.

OFFSHORE WIND: Tribe's sacred sites submerged beneath turbine farm prompt study

0
0
Researchers are studying the ocean floor to ensure that the proposed site of one of the nation's first offshore wind farms is treading lightly on sunken remains of an ancient American Indian civilization.

OIL AND GAS: Calif. shuts down wastewater injection at drinkable aquifers

0
0
California regulators have ordered oil companies to stop injecting wastewater into potentially drinkable aquifers by Oct. 15.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: USDA rolls out $280M, easier applications for rural program

0
0
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today encouraged small businesses to apply for the Rural Energy for America Program, citing as carrots a more streamlined application process this year, $80 million in grants and $200 million in loan guarantees.

COAL: Coalition urges utility to divest from N.M. power plant

0
0
An Arizona-based coalition of green groups is pushing Tucson Electric Power to divest its share of the San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico, arguing that the power plant will remain too reliant on coal despite plans to shutter two of its four generating units.

AIR POLLUTION: Study links industrial emissions to shifting rainfall patterns

0
0
Air pollution in North America and Europe has contributed to less rainfall in the northern tropics, according to a new study.

HIGH-SPEED RAIL: Suit seeks to force Calif. bullet train to follow state planning law

0
0
A group of counties and nonprofit organizations opposed to California's high-speed rail project filed a lawsuit yesterday seeking to overturn a decision approving the train's route.

WATER POLLUTION: W.Va. lawmakers look to shield coal companies from litigation

0
0
West Virginia lawmakers are pushing legislation meant to shield coal mining companies from the recent rash of environmental group lawsuits.

FISHERIES: Enviros file lawsuit seeking ESA protection for blueback herring

0
0
A coalition of conservation and fishing groups sued the National Marine Fisheries Service today for not extending Endangered Species Act protections to the blueback herring.

PUBLIC LANDS: Tens of thousands weigh in on drilling Colo.'s Thompson Divide

0
0
The Bureau of Land Management says it received more than 32,000 public comments concerning its ongoing review of dozens of hotly contested oil and natural gas leases in and around northwest Colorado's pristine Thompson Divide.

NATIONAL PARKS: Obama to designate historic Chicago neighborhood a monument

0
0
President Obama plans to declare southeast Chicago's Pullman historic district a national monument during a Feb. 19 visit to the city, a White House official confirmed today.

CYBERSECURITY: Obama plans office to streamline information sharing on threats

0
0
In an effort to protect the federal government from hackers, the White House is expected to announce today the creation of a division to sort through cyberthreats and to share intelligence data about them.

PEOPLE: Podesta officially decamps for Clinton campaign

0
0
Top Obama aide John Podesta is leaving the White House this week to help Hillary Clinton with her expected 2016 run for president.

PEOPLE: Former White House climate aide joins energy policy group

0
0
Former top White House climate aide Joe Aldy is joining an energy policy center at Columbia University.
Viewing all 49850 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images