Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. Why do you buy organic? Recent research by Mintel, a business research firm, reveals that Americans buy organic for different reasons. The perception that the products are healthier (72 percent) is the biggest draw, even more so than any environmental or ethical reason (69 percent). Only[Read More…]
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Feds Urged to Investigate Wisconsin Man Who Boasted in Video of Eating Endangered Karner Blue Butterfly
Karner blue butterflly photo by John and Karen Hollingsworth, USFWS MILWAUKEE, Wis.—(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today urging the agency to investigate a social media video posted last week by a Wisconsin man claiming to chew up[Read More…]
House Republicans Vote to Strip Endangered Species Act Protections From Two Species Based on Fraudulent Claims About Military Readiness
Unprecedented Action Would Condemn American Burying Beetle, Lesser Prairie Chicken to Extinction American burying beetle photo by Doug Backlund, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015. In a partisan vote, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act today to end all[Read More…]
Groups Sue Obama Administration Over Weak Tank Car Standards
The new safety standards issued by the Department of Transportation take too long to get dangerous tank cars off the tracks and contain loopholes that leave too many vulnerable Aerial view of clean up after a Genesee & Wyoming train carrying North Dakota crude derailed near Aliceville, AL, in November[Read More…]
Merkley, Cartwright Introduce Bill to Create Green Jobs, Boost Manufacturing
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Yesterday, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA) announced the introduction of the Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would create jobs and save money for manufacturers by putting people[Read More…]
Over 300 Groups Urge Congress to Label GMOs
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. Yesterday 328 farm, food, health, public interest and environmental organizations and businesses urged Congress to protect consumers’ right to know what they are eating by requiring mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GMO) foods. The letter urged members of Congress not to support H.R. 1599, a bill[Read More…]
With Second Highest Honey Bee Losses, Congressional Hearing Ignores Pesticide Effects
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. For the first time on record, summer losses of managed honey bee colonies have exceeded winter losses, according to preliminary results of the annual survey released yesterday by the Bee Informed Partnership, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Apiary Inspectors of America. This is[Read More…]
Land Purchase Protects Essential Mississippi Habitat for Endangered Dusky Gopher Frog
Dusky gopher frog photo courtesy USFWS. GULFPORT, Miss.—(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. More than 170 acres of critical habitat for the endangered dusky gopher frog will be protected from development under a land purchase announced today by the Center for Biological Diversity, Mississippi Chapter of the Sierra Club, Gulf Restoration Network, the[Read More…]
Petition Seeks Emergency Moratorium on Imports of Salamanders for Pet Trade
Exotic Salamanders Could Carry Deadly Disease Eastern newt photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Patrick Coin WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity and Save the Frogs today filed a formal petition to the Interior secretary seeking an emergency moratorium on the import of salamanders for the pet trade to prevent introduction[Read More…]
Landmark Lawsuit Challenges U.S. Approval of Deep-sea Mineral Mining
New Ocean Gold Rush Could Hurt Marine Life Before Impacts Are Known Loggerhead sea turtle photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons/Damien DuToit. SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. government today over its first-ever approval for large-scale deep-sea mining, a destructive project between Hawaii and Mexico that[Read More…]
