As our changing climate pushes birds out of historic ranges, America’s national parks could see an influx of newcomers and the departure of familiar species by 2050 NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: Nicolas Gonzalez, National Audubon Society and Gregor Schuurman, National Park Service According to a groundbreaking study published today by[Read More…]
Environmental
Court Allows Conservation and Alaska Native Groups to Challenge Trump’s Reversal of Arctic and Atlantic Drilling Ban
Court now set to determine whether Trump broke the law in trying to undo permanent safeguards Anchorage, Alaska—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2018 Contact: Rebecca Bowe, Earthjustice Conservation and Alaska Native groups have a green light to hold President Trump accountable to the rule of law. The coalition of ten groups had sued Trump[Read More…]
Use Your Zip Code to Attract Brilliant Birds to Your Yard This Spring
Audubon’s Plants for Birds database makes ecologically-friendly landscaping choices a snap NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2018 By National Audubon Society With spring arriving early and bird migration now underway, the National Audubon Society is offering a free, one-of-a-kind Plants for Birds online database of native plants that attract local birds species.[Read More…]
Spring Outlook: U.S. to See Moderate Flooding, Warmer-Than-Normal Temperatures (Video)
Drought to persist in south-central Plains and the Southwest Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2018 By: Lauren Gaches, NOAA issued its three-month U.S. Spring Outlook today, highlighting a moderate risk of flooding in the Ohio River Valley basin and lower Mississippi River where streamflows and soil moisture are well above normal after[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Fight Trump EPA’s Illegal Delay in Reducing Asthma-causing Air Pollution in Midwest, Florida
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Robert Ukeiley, Center for Biological Diversity, Brian Willis, Sierra Club, and Caroline Cox, Center for Environmental Health Three conservation and public-health groups filed a formal notice of intent today to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to ensure that Detroit, Indianapolis and other cities[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Zinke May be Using $139,000 Door to Shut Public Out
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—March By: Jonathon Berman Today, the Associated Press reported that the Department of the Interior spent nearly $139,000 on a work order labeled “Secretary’s Door.” Zinke’s spokesperson is not denying that they used this money for a new door for Secretary Zinke. Zinke has spent tens of thousands[Read More…]
Court Rules in Favor of Youth Plaintiffs, Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Evade Constitutional Climate Trial
San Francisco—(ENEWSPF)—March 8, 2018 By: Julia Olson and Philip Gregory Yesterday, Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas, writing for a unanimous three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s “drastic and extraordinary” petition for writ of mandamus in the landmark climate lawsuit, Juliana v. United States,[Read More…]
Al Gore Film ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ at Local Sierra Club Meeting on March 12
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—March 5, 2018 By: Patrick Coffey The next meeting of the Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Group will be on Monday, March 12th, at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. in Frankfort at 6:45 pm. Please note: The meeting starts 30 minutes before the regular time to allow for the 100 minute film. The[Read More…]
Trump Administration Guts Safeguards for Nation’s No. 2 Toxic Pollution Threat
Coal ash waste linked to cancer, heart disease, stroke, brain damage Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2018 By: Lisa Evans, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided yesterday afternoon that it will gut the critical protections afforded by the first-ever federal rule that provides health and environmental safeguards for communities near toxic coal[Read More…]
Bureau of Land Management’s Methane Waste Rule Back in Force Following Court Decision
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2018 By: Laura King Late last night, a U.S. District Court granted a preliminary injunction striking down Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s attempt to delay for one year implementation of the Bureau of Land Management’s methane waste rule. A coalition of government watchdog groups filed a lawsuit in[Read More…]
