10+ years of delays in civil rights investigations threatens health of communities nationwide The expansion of ExxonMobil’s Beaumont Refinery in Texas is one of the cases where the EPA failed to investigate civil rights complaints filed more than a decade ago. Photo courtesy of Randy Edwards San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–July[Read More…]
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EPA Must End Discrimination, Stop States from Permitting Polluters in Overburdened Communities of Color
10+ years of delays in civil rights investigations threatens health of communities nationwide The expansion of ExxonMobil’s Beaumont Refinery in Texas is one of the cases where the EPA failed to investigate civil rights complaints filed more than a decade ago. Photo courtesy of Randy Edwards San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–July[Read More…]
Court Challenge Filed to Recover Oregon Coast Coho Salmon
Iconic Oregon Salmon Threatened by Lack of Recovery Plan, Destructive Logging Practices PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity and Oregon Wild today filed a court challenge against the National Marine Fisheries Service over its failure to develop a recovery plan for Oregon coast coho salmon. Despite the[Read More…]
Advocacy Groups Come to Defense of Environmental Justice Victory
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015. Today, a coalition of environmental organizations and grassroots environmental justice groups – including the Sierra Club, Citizens for Environmental Justice, People Against Neighborhood Industrial Contamination, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Integrity Project, and EarthJustice – filed a motion to intervene in two pending federal cases[Read More…]
Pesticide Manufacturer DuPont Labeled ‘Severe’ Safety Violator by OSHA
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015. Last November, a worker at a DuPont chemical plant in La Porte, Texas was overcome when a supply line released more than 20,000 lbs. of methyl mercaptan, a toxic chemical precursor for pesticides produced at the plant. Three co-workers rushed to attempt a rescue, but all[Read More…]
ADDIS: New UN-backed Report Details Ways to Boost Finance for Sustainable Energy
Geothermal energy is converted into electricity and used to heat the Gourmet Mokai glasshouse in New Zealand which grows tomatoes and peppers. UN Photo/Evan Schneider ADDIS ABABA–(ENEWSPF)–13 July 2015 – A new United Nations-backed report launched today at a conference in Addis Ababa details concrete ways to boost crucial investment[Read More…]
President Obama Designates New National Monuments
Photo: Berryessa Snow Mountain (California). Credit: Jim Rose. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 10, 2015. As part of the Administration’s commitment to protect our country’s significant outdoor spaces for the benefit of future generations, today President Obama will announce the creation of three new national monuments that demonstrate the wide range of historic[Read More…]
NOAA, Partners Predict Severe Harmful Algal Bloom for Lake Erie
Heavy June rains causing heavy nutrient runoff into lake basin This image shows the extent of the Lake Erie algal bloom at its height in 2013 (top) and 2014 (bottom). Orange and red show concentrations that may cause scums and other issues. Different areas are affected in the two years[Read More…]
Interior Department Announces $11.8 Million to Support Tribal Climate Change Adaptation and Planning Projects
Funding will help American Indian and Alaska Native Villages plan for rising seas, coastal erosion, superstorms WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2015. As part of the Obama Administration’s effort to prepare communities for the impacts of climate change, U. S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that the Bureau of[Read More…]
Representative Blumenauer Welcomes Center for American Progress Report on Authority for U.S. Participation in Paris Climate Agreement
WASHINGTON, DC–-(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. Today, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) welcomed a new report by the Center for American Progress, titled “The Authority for U.S. Participation in the Paris Climate Agreement,” on the forthcoming U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) agreement to be finalized in Paris this December. The report,[Read More…]
