Court cites EPA’s own findings on health dangers of chlorpyrifos to push agency to act A plane sprays pesticide over a farm. Denton Rumsey/Shutterstock Seattle, WA —(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2015. Calling EPA’s delay in regulating the dangerous pesticide chlorpyrifos “egregious,” the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today ordered EPA to respond[Read More…]
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EPA Proposes Training Requirements for Those Who Apply Acutely Toxic ‘Restricted Use’ Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new standards for pesticide applicators who apply “restricted use” pesticides, requiring an increased level of training, a minimum age requirement for applicators, and basic literacy. The proposal will soon be available for public comment. Encompassing the highly acutely[Read More…]
Feds Propose New Rules to Protect Whales, Dolphins in Other Countries
Regulations Will Prohibit Seafood Imports That Don’t Meet U.S. Standards for Marine Mammal Protection WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2015. The National Marine Fisheries Service today proposed major regulations prohibiting the import of seafood into the United States from fisheries that kill whales and dolphins in excess of U.S. standards. Under the new[Read More…]
Energy Department Reports Highlight Trends of Growing U.S. Wind Energy Industry
New Installations Usher in Lowest Wind Energy Prices to Date Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2015. According to two reports released today by the Energy Department, the U.S. wind energy industry continued growing at an impressive rate in 2014, further solidifying America’s position as a global leader in wind energy. Wind[Read More…]
Oregon Sets August 15 as Native Bee Conservation Awareness Day
Photo of bumblebee by Cole Keister. Source: www.beyondtoxics.org Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2015. Last week, Governor Kate Brown of Oregon announced that this upcoming Saturday, August 15, 2015, will be Oregon Native Bees Conservation Awareness Day, following requests from concerned residents and Beyond Toxics, an Oregon based environmental organization. The awareness[Read More…]
Illinois EPA Refers P. Mills, LLC, to Attorney General for Enforcement
Agency Alleges Improper Removal of Asbestos Containing Material SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2015. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Lisa Bonnett has referred an enforcement action to the Illinois Attorney General’s office against P. Mills, LLC, for causing, threatening or allowing the discharge or emission of asbestos fibers into the environment so[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Signing of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act
Sawtooth National Recreation Area Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2015 – 12:05 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, first of all, over the last six years, the American people have worked really hard to bounce back from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We got jobs numbers today, showing that America[Read More…]
Childhood Development Hurt By Preconception Exposure to Environmental Stressors
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2015. Parental exposure to environmental stressors, such as pesticides, before a child is conceived can alter the way genes are expressed in the mother and father, ultimately harming the child’s health when those genes are passed down to the next generation, according to an article published in[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched in Florida to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles From Singer Island Seawalls
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Four conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Florida Department of Environmental Protection today for authorizing construction of seawalls that destroy endangered sea turtle nesting habitat on Singer Island in South Florida. The seawalls, constructed by condominium associations, illegally block access[Read More…]
Increased Likelihood of Below-normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
Updated outlook calls for 90 percent probability of below-normal season (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. The NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s updated 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook calls for a 90 percent chance of a below-normal hurricane season. A below-normal season is now even more likely than predicted in May,[Read More…]
