Dragonfly Placer Mine Would Harm Wildlife, Irreplaceable Cultural Sites RIDGECREST, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2015.  Responding to environmental groups’ request for review, the California director of the Bureau of Land Management has overturned the agency’s approval for plans to develop the Dragonfly Placer gold mine in the Mojave Desert. In reversing the[Read More…]

Seattle, Washington –(ENEWSPF)—July 20, 2015. On Friday, five young petitioners and their attorney arrived at Gov. Inslee’s office, but before entering the building they were met by a security guard who told them “sorry, but kids aren’t allowed in this building.” For these petitioners, the guard’s words came as no[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015.  In response to the recent cancer classification of glyphosate (Roundup) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, an industry-based assessment has reached the opposite conclusion based on classified industry reports has concluded that Monsanto’s glyphosate is not carcinogenic.  According[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–July 17 2015.  Following extensive environmental and economic analyses and robust tribal and public outreach, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Mike Connor today approved the Four Corners Power Plant (FCPP) and Navajo Mine Energy Project in northwestern New Mexico, under a plan that would minimize and mitigate the project’s[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C –(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2015.  The Sierra Club and a coalition of environmental groups filed an amicus brief yesterday in support of a regional demand response program overseen by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which will soon be the subject of arguments before the Supreme Court. The demand response[Read More…]

Studies quantify potential effects of pollinator declines, decreased zinc levels in food Photo: iStockphoto.com Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015.  Changing environmental conditions around the globe caused by human activity could negatively impact the health of millions of people by altering the amount and quality of key crops, according to two[Read More…]

Climate markers continue to show global warming trend State of the Climate in 2014 report available online. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015.  In 2014, the most essential indicators of Earth’s changing climate continued to reflect trends of a warming planet, with several  markers such as rising land and ocean[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015.  Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley announced the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2015, a major piece of legislation to stop offshore Arctic drilling. The legislation would prevent any new or renewed leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any[Read More…]

Some notable improvement alongside troubling stream buffer provision In the past few decades, an area the size of Delaware has been flattened. Coal companies first raze an entire mountainside, ripping trees from the ground and clearing brush with huge tractors. This debris is then set ablaze as deep holes are[Read More…]

Bill eliminates safeguards for salmon while siphoning water to small group of commercial farms The nearly-empty Uvas Reservoir in California’s Santa Clara County on February 1, 2014. Photo courtesy of Ian Abbott Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–July 16, 2015.  By a vote of 245–176, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation today[Read More…]