MINNEAPOLIS—(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced that the Blanding’s turtle, spotted turtle and Illinois chorus frog may qualify for Endangered Species Act protection. The Center first petitioned for these species — along with 50[Read More…]
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Rare Frogs, Salamander and Flower in Pacific Northwest Move Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
Oregon slender salamander photo by Steve Wagner. PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2015. In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that four increasingly rare species in the Pacific Northwest — the Cascades frog, foothill yellow-legged frog, Oregon slender salamander and[Read More…]
‘Journey Towards Bold Climate Action is at a Critical Moment,’ UN General Assembly Told
Climate change is a growing cause of displacement in Africa, where some areas have been devastated by drought. Photo: UNHCR/B. Bannon NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 June 2015 – Development cannot be sustainable if it does not address the challenge of climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Member States today as[Read More…]
Supreme Court Finds Fault With Public Health Protections
High Court leaves lifesaving Mercury and Air Toxics standards in place, but requires additional process by EPA; statements from groups that intervened in the case The Cheswick coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania. It is among the hundreds of power plants likely covered by the Mercury & Air Toxics Standards. Chris[Read More…]
Neonicotinoids Hinder Bee’s Ability to Smell Flowers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2015. A recent study has provided supporting evidence to previous work showing that sublethal doses of imidicloprid, a toxic neonicotinoid insecticide, impairs olfactory learning in exposed honey bee workers. Since 2006, honey bees and other pollinators in the U.S. and throughout the world have experienced ongoing and[Read More…]
Alarming Decline in Monarch Population Justifies Immediate Action: NRDC Urges UN To Declare Mexican Butterfly Refuge ‘In Danger’
NRDC To Advocate for Monarchs at UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee Session in Bonn WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015 — Advocates for monarch butterflies are heading to a World Heritage Committee meeting in Bonn, Germany, urging immediate action to increase protections for the migrating monarch butterfly population that spends the winter in Mexico’s[Read More…]
Sierra Club Leads Trip To The Arctic Weeks Before Shell Set To Drill
Keri Russell, Darren Aronofsky, and more To Join Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune San Francisco, CA –(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015. Today, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, joined by Academy Award-nominated director Darren Aronofsky, Golden Globe-winning actress Keri Russell, veterans advocates Genevieve Chase and BriGette McCoy, and author Rebecca Solnit[Read More…]
EU To Ban Triclosan, While EPA and FDA Reject Calls for U.S. Ban
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 26, 2015. The agency responsible for chemical oversight in the European Union announced today that the antibacterial pesticide, triclosan, is toxic and bioaccumulative, and will be phased-out for hygienic uses and replaced by more suitable alternatives. According to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), “[N]o safe use could be[Read More…]
NRDC, Others Call for EPA to Create National Mercury Inventory
Potent neurotoxin reported in children’s toys, and in other consumer products WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2015 – The Natural Resources Defense Council has filed a petition calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to ascertain the amount and the uses of mercury produced, imported, or used in the United States, so the agency[Read More…]
City Exiles More of Chicago’s Petcoke Piles
Southeast Environmental Task Force and NRDC React to KCBX Closure; Another Big Decision Still to Come CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 25, 2015 – The City of Chicago recently informed a company storing massive mounds of oil refining waste on Chicago’s Southeast Side that no more of the material can ever move through one[Read More…]
