WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Aug. 5, 2015 — For the first time in its 110-year history, the Forest Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is spending more than 50 percent of its budget to suppress the nation’s wildfires. A new report released today by the Forest Service estimates that within a decade,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015.  More than 56 parties have agreed to restore key salmon habitat on the White River, which flows through King and Pierce Counties in Washington State, to resolve their liability for natural resource damages caused by hazardous substances released into the Thea Foss and Wheeler-Osgood Waterways in[Read More…]

Trade, Industry Groups File 50 Percent More EPA Lawsuits Than Conservation Groups WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015.  In a hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee, Alfredo Gómez of the Government Accountability Office testified today that lawsuits from environmental groups have a limited impact on the EPA’s funding and priorities,[Read More…]

#JoinThePack focuses on wolves’ influence on culture while spreading awareness of threats to the species “Wolf Pack,” one of the Creative Action Network designs. Illustration by Matt Brass San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2015. Earthjustice, the nation’s premier nonprofit environmental law organization, is pleased to announce its #JoinThePack initiative, an[Read More…]

Heavy June rains, high July nutrient runoff levels likely cause for increased size Map showeing distribution of bottom-water dissolved oxygen from July 28 to August 3, west of the Mississippi River delta. Black lined areas — areas in red to deep red — have very little dissolved oxygen. (Data: Nancy[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2015.  Today, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) welcomed the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan as a monumental step to combat climate change. Representative Blumenauer released the following statement: “Finalizing the Clean Power Plan is a key moment for our country. It is the most important action we have[Read More…]

Oregon Senator Has Been a Leader in Calling for Even Stronger Carbon-Cutting Measures WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2015.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after the Obama Administration announced they would finalize and strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan to cut carbon pollution: “Climate change is[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2015.  House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement in response to final EPA rules that will impose a national energy tax on American families and job creators. “While I described their draft plan as nuts, I believe this final plan is an expensive, arrogant insult to[Read More…]

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—August 3, 2015. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final Clean Power Plan rule to reduce emissions from existing power plants.  Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in response: “Climate change is one of the most serious challenges we face at home and around the[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 3, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement on President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce carbon pollution from power plants: The President’s Clean Power Plan represents a big, bold step in the right direction, and I hope Republicans in Congress will wake up[Read More…]