Agency seeks public comment on Lake Michigan, Potomac River maritime heritage proposals Left: Aerial view of Mallows Bay (Photo: Don Shomette). Right: A diver swims over the two masted schooner, Walter B. Allen. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. During the 2015 Our Ocean Conference in Valparaiso, Chile, President Barack Obama today[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. According to a Yale University study, prenatal exposure to the widely used agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos is linked to tremors – involuntary contraction or twitching of muscles – in childhood. Chlorpyrifos, a broad-spectrum chlorinated organophosphate insecticide also known as Dursban, may also affect the cardiovascular and respiratory[Read More…]

TUCSON, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015.  Students at more than 100 college campuses will spend this week focusing on making campus life more sustainable, including hosting meat-free events, urging restaurants to provide discounts for Earth-friendly vegetarian meals, and distributing Endangered Species Condoms in dining halls, dorms, classrooms and student centers to make[Read More…]

Lawsuit Filed by Conservation, Public-health Groups Argues Clatskanie Facility Needs Stricter Emissions Controls PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015.  In the first case to determine whether Global Partners LP’s handling of highly volatile crude oil requires a more-protective Clean Air Act permit, a federal judge in Portland will preside over a trial[Read More…]

Total Value of Global Settlement Will Top $20 Billion Largest with a Single Entity in Justice Department History Assures Continued Restoration of the Gulf Coast Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. The United States today joins the five Gulf states in announcing a  settlement to resolve civil claims against BP arising from[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015.  The National Hurricane Center indicated on October 2 that powerful Hurricane Joaquin may be experiencing eyewall replacement. The eye was visible on NASA Aqua satellite imagery October 1, but obscured twelve hours later. In addition, NASA’s RapidScat instrument helped determine what part of the storm had[Read More…]

Science-based standards to reduce sick days, asthma attacks, emergency room visits, greatly outweigh costs WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015.  Based on extensive scientific evidence on effects that ground-level ozone pollution, or smog, has on public health and welfare, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has strengthened the National Ambient Air Quality[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2015.  Twelve worker safety violations are categorized as “serious” and result in thousands of dollars in fines. Highly toxic pesticides should not be sprayed on workers, but that is what Oregon-based company Applebee Aviation did to a number of its employees, according to the Oregon Department of[Read More…]

Mobile Users Now Have Over 800 Species of Birds Right in Their Pocket Photo: Camilla Cerea/Audubon NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015—The National Audubon Society has released an updated Audubon Birds Pro mobile app available via , and at no cost. The app includes an 821-species checklist from the American Ornithologists Union[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Hurricane Joaquin continued to intensify in the Bahamas on October 1 and NASA and NOAA satellites have been providing valuable data on the storm. NASA’s GPM and Terra satellites and NOAA’s GOES-East satellite provided rainfall, cloud extent, cloud height and other data to forecasters. Joaquin became[Read More…]