The Great Backyard Bird Count takes place February 16 to 19 all around the world. NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2018 By: National Audubon Society The 21st Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) will take place February 16 to 19 all over the world—in backyards, parks, nature centers, on hiking trails, school grounds,[Read More…]
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Backpacking the John Muir Trail at February Meeting of Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Group
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2018 By: Patrick Coffey The next meeting of the Sauk-Calumet Sierra Club Group will be on Monday, February 12th, at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. in Frankfort at 7:15 pm. The program will highlight a father-daughter team who backpacked the John Muir Trail in California this past summer. Mel[Read More…]
Earthjustice & Sierra Club Demand Information on EPA’s FOIA Processes
Political Interference Suspected: Under Scott Pruitt, EPA Has Stonewalled the Public’s Right to Information Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2018 By: Thom Cmar, Earthjustice and Adam Beitman, Sierra Club Earthjustice, representing the Sierra Club, filed a lawsuit today to compel the agency to comply with public records laws after extensive delays in providing[Read More…]
Audubon Flying to Court for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
Audubon and other conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the recent land transfer agreement. ANCHORAGE, Alaska —(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2018 By: By: Liz Gustafson and Nicolas Gonzalez In a lawsuit filed today, National Audubon Society together with Trustees for Alaska are challenging the legality of a land transfer agreement signed by Department[Read More…]
Wolf Advocates Sue: ‘Recovery Plan’ Sets Mexican Wolves on Road to Extinction
Plan violates Endangered Species Act in nine ways Tucson, AZ —(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2018 By: Brian Sweeney Today Southwestern wolf advocates challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in court over its 2017 Mexican wolf recovery plan, which violates the Endangered Species Act, excludes the best available science, and imposes an[Read More…]
Earthjustice: EPA Must Withdraw Clean Power Plan Repeal Proposal Which is Tainted by Scott Pruitt’s Involvement
Pruitt’s mind is made up against the plan, so the public can’t count on him to give fair consideration Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2018 By: Abigail Dillen, Vice President of Litigation for Climate & Energy, Earthjustice Earthjustice joined with other groups in calling upon the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw[Read More…]
Study: Demand on the Rise for Intercity Bus Travel
Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University gives outlook for 2018 CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2018 By: Joseph Schwieterman After being financially hurt for several years by cheap fuel prices and a soft economy, intercity bus lines rolled into the new year with renewed momentum, find researchers at DePaul University’s[Read More…]
Analysis: Trump Infrastructure Scam Would Gut Environmental Protections and Benefit Corporate Polluters
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—January 29, 2018 By: Christy Goldfuss and Alison Cassady President Donald Trump’s so-called plan to fix the nation’s infrastructure would gut or require significant changes to no fewer than 10 bedrock environmental laws that protect the nation’s clean water, air, wildlife and national parks, according to a new[Read More…]
Massive Lake Michigan Windstorm Versus Oregon Windstorm
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—January 25, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Many of my Chicagoland friends have been telling me about this winter’s high winds causing waves in Lake Michigan of 8 to 14 feet with a storm surge of up to 2 feet. These conditions have resulted in a Lakeshore Flood Advisory being issued[Read More…]
Menominee Tribe Files Lawsuit Over Back Forty Mine Clean Water Act Wetlands Permit
The permit would allow mine developers to fill and excavate Menominee River wetlands Kenosha, Wisconsin—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2018 By: Janette Brimmer and Melissa Cook Yesterday the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit in federal court against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Tribe[Read More…]
