Interior Dept. restructures; Fireplace smoke concerns; Fracking update; China's eco evolution; "Greening the Games"
Posted January 20, 2011 in The Media and the Environment
In a Times Picayune story, Regan Nelson commented on Secretary Ken Salazar’s plans to restructure the Department of the Interior by creating two independent bureaus and an advisory panel to streamline federal regulation and respond to emergencies related to deepwater oil drilling… Regan was also quoted in GovExec.com, the politics & politician focused website of the National Journal, praising the DOI restructuring as a “good first step” but stating that additional changes must be implemented to ensure safety and environmental concerns are insulated from political pressures…
In a New York Times article, Diane Bailey expressed concerns about the air pollution and health problems caused by smoke from fireplaces in homes… In a Greenwire piece picked up by New York Times, Amy Mall discussed how the 2005 Energy Policy Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act requires hydraulic fracturing drillers to get permits if fracturing with diesel…
Barbara Finamore was interviewed by A World of Possibilities, a weekly public affairs radio program about the future of China advancing from the most polluted nation to the most environmentally advanced… NRDC was featured in a Hudson Valley Press article about the “Greening the Games” Initiative and how NRDC has helped professional sports teams save energy and reduce waste.
