<> Bipartisan Group of Senators, House Members, Business & Labor Groups Call for Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline - Soon to be Chair of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., joined a bipartisan group of Senators, labor leaders and experts to call on the administration to give final approval to construct the Keystone XL Pipeline.
- Confirmation of Sen. Max Baucus paves way for Mary Landrieu's move to Energy Chair
- President's Allies Join Growing Chorus In Declaring It's #TimetoBuild Keystone XL - After five years of delays, the voices in support of the Keystone pipeline, an important part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy, are growing louder. The Washington Post editorial board today expressed, "It's past time for President Obama to set aside politics" and act on the Keystone XL pipeline. The post criticized environmentalists' opposition to the jobs project, as their claims. . .
<> A Farm Bill at long last - Phew! After a long, arduous two-and-a-half year process, we finally have a Farm Bill. The bill, approved recently in both the House and Senate, now goes to President Obama for near-certain approval. Unfortunately, as we reported last week after the House vote, the new law is a real mixed bag. On the plus side, support is up for local and regional food systems; farmers must conserve soil. . .
<> Texas Authority Over GHG Permitting Good News for U.S. Chemical Projects - The American Chemistry Council (ACC) statement in response to action by the U.S. EPA delegating authority over greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
<> WH names Mike Boots as acting CEQ director - On Thursday the White House promoted Mike Boots, the Council on Environmental Quality's chief of staff, to serve as the council's acting director.
<> Wyden, Cantwell Request Analysis of How Oil Exports Would Affect U.S. Gas Prices- Senators send letter to Energy Information Administration seeking details on impact to consumers...
<> Sen. Murkowski Calls for National Approach to Addressing Forest Management- Roadless Rule Remains Serious Economic Impediment in Southeast Alaska...
<> Meehan Introduces CFATS Authorization Bill - Patrick Meehan (R-PA) introduced H.R. 4007, the"Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014." (H.R.4007)
<> Bill Prohibits EPA from Using Secret Science - Washington, D.C. – Members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology today introduced the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 (H.R. 4012), a bill to prohibit the EPA from proposing regulations based upon science that is not transparent or not reproducible. The bill was introduced by Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Schweikert (R-Ariz.). . .
<> A REACH milestone: First authorisation application passes the European Chemicals Agency - By Alissa SassoAlissa Sasso is a Chemicals Policy Fellow at EDF. It's been a while since we've posted an update on ongoing activities under the European Union's Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has been quite busy in recent months. The first application for authorisation
<> Climate Data Online (CDO) - NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), located in Asheville, North Carolina, provides free access to NCDC's archive of historical weather and climate data in addition to station history information. These data include quality controlled daily, monthly, seasonal, and yearly measurements of temperature, precipitation, wind, and degree days as well as radar data and 30-year Climate Normals.
<> NRDC Sues EPA to Ban Two Toxic Pesticides in Pet Flea Collars- The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking EPA to respond to NRDC's petitions to ban two hazardous pesticides used in popular pet flea treatment products. Due to concerns that the products can harm children's brains and nervous systems
<> As Bees Decline, EPA Registers Another Toxic Insecticide - (Beyond Pesticides, February 7, 2014) Flying in the face of recent science demonstrating that pollinator populations are declining, the U.S. EPA has made the decision to unconditionally register another pesticide that is known to be highly toxic to bees, coming almost one year after EPA registered sulfoxaflor, disregarding concerns from beekeepers. . .
<> Alaska unseasonably warm in January 2014- January 2014 was remarkably mild across nearly all of Alaska, resulting in this January ranking among the "top ten" warmest on record for many Alaskan communities according to preliminary analyses.
<> Record levels of banned insecticide found in Illinois otters - The concentrations of dieldrin, an insecticide banned in 1978, are the greatest ever found in otters. Once used on cornfields, the chemical lingers in sediments and accumulates in fish and wildlife. Six
<> Water quality continues to improve after the ash basin release at the Dan River Steam Station - CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Test results from water samples analyzed by Duke Energy overnight and today demonstrate that water quality continues to improve downstream of the Dan River Steam Station. . .
- Water Samples Show Disturbing Levels of Heavy Metals from Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill - [This is the third article in a three-part series. Read part one, read part two.] Today Waterkeeper Alliance and Yadkin Riverkeeper issued the results of water sampling from the Dan River in the wake of the third largest coal ash spill in
- 82,000 Reasons Why Federal Coal Ash Regulations Are Needed - North Carolina spill comes just days after EPA sets deadline for first-ever federal safety standards The spill of 82,000 tons of coal ash into the Dan River in North Carolina is the latest illustration of the need for federal coal ash regulations. The nation's third largest coal ash spill came just days after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settled a federal lawsuit brought by Earth. . .
<> Majority of Donations to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Given by Just 64 Entities - More than half of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's contributions in 2012 came from just 64 donors, according to a new report released today by Public Citizen's U.S. Chamber Watch program.
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