Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015 – 12:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, I just had the opportunity to meet with CEOs from across the country who are acting on climate change. Historically, when you start talking about an issue like climate change, the perception is that this is an environmental[Read More…]
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Report on U.S. Wildlife Populations Reaffirms Effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act, Proposes New Tool to Combat Extinction Crisis
The populations of more than two-thirds of all imperiled mammal species in the United States, from the wolverine (pictured) to the polar bear, are falling. Source: Flickr/guppiecat Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. According to a new Center for American Progress study of wildlife population trends in the United States, the[Read More…]
Agricultural Crop Density Linked to Childhood Cancer in Midwest
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 16, 2015. According to a new study, living in crop-dense regions is linked to increased leukemia and central nervous system cancers in children. Although there is a litany of scientific literature that highlights the link between pesticide exposure and childhood illness, this study is one of few that[Read More…]
Strong El Niño Sets the Stage for 2015-2016 Winter Weather
Temperature – U.S. Winter Outlook: 2015-2016 (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued the U.S. Winter Outlook today favoring cooler and wetter weather in Southern Tier states with above-average temperatures most likely in the West and across the Northern Tier. This year’s El Niño,[Read More…]
Study Finds Wildflowers Contain More Neonics than Treated Fields
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. A new study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, has found that wildflowers bordering fields that are treated with neonicotinoids contain a higher concentration of the bee-toxic pesticides than the actual treated fields, pointing out an often overlooked avenue of exposure for bees. Widely-used neonicotinoids, which[Read More…]
New Campaign Targets Popcorn Companies’ Use of Bee-Toxic Insecticide
Consumers demand Pop Secret and Pop Weaver stop using neonicotinoid-coated corn seeds WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2015—Center for Food Safety today launched a new campaign asking Pop Secret and Pop Weaver, two of the largest popcorn companies in the country, to source their popcorn from seeds that are free of neonicotinoid[Read More…]
United States and the State of Alaska Opt Not to Recover Additional Damages from Exxon Mobil Under Reopener Provision of 1991 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Settlement
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. The Department of Justice and the Alaska Department of Law announced that they are bringing to a close the federal and state judicial actions against ExxonMobil Corporation and its corporate predecessors regarding the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. The Prince William Sound, Alaska, harlequin ducks and[Read More…]
Majority of EU Countries Opt-Out of Approved GE Crops
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2015. Nineteen European Union (EU) member states (Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Solvenia, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales) have opted out of approving GE cultivation except for research purposes. In the past, the EU[Read More…]
‘The Stakes are High,’ UN Chief Tells Climate Finance Meeting in Peru
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second left) speaks at Climate Finance Ministerial lunch in Lima, Peru. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe PERU–(ENEWSPF)–9 October 2015 – Stressing that financial resources are central to meeting the goals of the transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Agenda, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that in order[Read More…]
NOAA Awards $5.7 Million to Improve Hazardous Weather Forecasts
Research to focus on improved prediction of tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, snow (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2015. NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan announced today $5.7 million in cooperative research agreements and grants to improve the forecasting of hazardous and extreme weather including tornadoes, hurricanes, heavy rainfall, floods and snowstorms. “These research[Read More…]
