Initiatives will increase regulatory predictability, increase stakeholder engagement, and improve science and transparency WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–May 18k 2015. Building on the success of the Obama Administration in implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in new and innovative ways, today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service[Read More…]
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Mount St. Helens at 35
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015. On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens gave way to a cataclysmic flank collapse, avalanche, and explosion that killed 57 people and displaced many others. The event dramatically reshaped the volcano and surrounding land in southwest Washington. Now, 35 years later, satellites in orbit and scientists on[Read More…]
International Treaty Bans Pentachlorophenal, U.S. Continues Use on Utility Poles and Railroad Ties
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015. Delegates from more than 90 countries took the unprecedented step of voting last week for a global ban on pentachlorophenol (penta) – a proven toxic pesticide and contaminant found in wildlife and human biomonitoring studies worldwide. The historic vote came at the combined meetings of the Basel, Rotterdam,[Read More…]
Illinois EPA Announces Community Water Supply Testing Program
Drinking Water Testing Services Available through Illinois EPA Laboratory SPRINGFIELD —(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Lisa Bonnett announced the Agency is offering drinking water testing services for Community Water Supplies for fiscal year 2016 (July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016). Through the Illinois EPA Community Water[Read More…]
Species in the Spotlight Campaign Brings New Focus to NOAA Fisheries’ Endangered Species Conservation Efforts
Southern Resident killer whale. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. NOAA Fisheries announced yesterday a new Species in the Spotlight campaign to focus recovery and public education efforts on eight marine species that are at risk of extinction. The eight species highlighted, all listed as endangered under the Endangered Species[Read More…]
El Nino Delivers Drought-Busting but Flooding Rain to Texas; California May be Next
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports an El Niño pattern has been contributing to drought-busting rain in Texas and the southern Plains. California may be next up for much-needed rain during the winter of 2015-16. El Niño, which began during the past winter, occurs when ocean water temperatures climb above normal across the central[Read More…]
Weekend Warmth, Humidity to Build for Northeast
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports much of the Northeast is in for a warm and humid weekend following the cool weather that occurred during midweek. Shorts and short sleeve shirts will be common attire around the region as cities such as Pittsburgh, Baltimore and New York City all experience an uptick in temperatures[Read More…]
Atlantic Hurricane Forecast: As Many as Three US Landfalls Predicted Despite Below-Normal Season
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)-AccuWeather reports despite a premature start to the Atlantic hurricane season, due to the development of Ana, forecasters predict that the number of storms this year will again fall below normal. There have only been four below-normal seasons total in the past 20 years. With eight named tropical storms, four hurricanes[Read More…]
NASA Research Reveals Europa’s Mystery Dark Material Could Be Sea Salt
After tens of hours of exposure to Europa-like conditions, sodium chloride samples turned a yellowish-brown color. The color is spectrally similar to that of dark features on Europa imaged by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA laboratory experiments suggest the dark material coating some geological features of Jupiter’s[Read More…]
Climate Change, Not the Clean Power Plan, Poses the Most Significant Threat to Grid Reliability
The East River overflows into the Dumbo section of Brooklyn in New York during Superstorm Sandy, October 2012. SOURCE: AP/Bebeto Matthews Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. Today, the Center for American Progress released a column showing that extreme weather events, which will become more severe and frequent as the climate[Read More…]
