Calls Made to State Senate to Act in Defense of Public Health, Economic Viability ANNAPOLIS—(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. The Maryland House today passed legislation that would enact a 3-year moratorium on fracking statewide with a 93 – 45 vote in favor. The bill, the Protect Our Health and Communities Act (HB[Read More…]
Environmental
Pressure Mounts on White House to Protect Bees from Pesticides
Poll shows Americans concerned about bee declines, links to pesticides Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. Agriculture, environmental and food safety groups today ramped up pressure on the Obama administration to protect America’s imperiled bees, releasing new polling data showing the public believes bee decline issues are critical and linked to pesticide[Read More…]
Yet Again, Congress Attacks Clean Water Act Protections
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. Last week, to the dismay of health and environmental advocates, the House Agriculture Committee unanimously passed the latest version of the inaccurately titled “Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015” (H.R. 897), which would nullify regulations that require pesticide applicators to apply for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination[Read More…]
EPA Agrees to Regulate Novel Nanotechnology Pesticides After Legal Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2015. The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to regulate novel nanomaterial pesticides as a result of a lawsuit filed by Center for Food Safety in December. In 2008, a coalition of nonprofits led by CFS filed a 116-page legal petition, requesting, among other things, that the[Read More…]
Environment, Public Health Advocates Urge Government to Adopt Less Meat, More Plants in American Diet
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2015. More than 100 environmental and public health organizations sent an open letter today urging Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to adopt sustainability recommendations calling for less meat and more plant-based foods in the final 2015 Dietary Guidelines. The[Read More…]
New UN-backed Report Finds ‘Far Too High’ Levels of Elephant Poaching Across Africa
African elephant populations continue to face an immediate threat to their survival from high-levels of poaching for their ivory, especially in Central and West Africa where the situation appears to have deteriorated. Photo: CITES GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–23 March 2015 – An ongoing decline in overall elephant numbers remains likely as the poaching[Read More…]
Global Health Experts Say Glyphosate ‘Probably Carcinogenic’ to Humans, Raising Significant Concerns About Widely Used Herbicide
Finding highlights risks of “pesticide treadmill” created by GE crops Oakland, CA—(ENEWSPF)—March 23, 2015. On March 20th, a scientific working group consisting of seventeen experts from eleven countries released their evaluation of the herbicide glyphosate and four organophosphate insecticides for the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer[Read More…]
Interior Department Releases Final Rule to Support Safe, Responsible Hydraulic Fracturing Activities on Public and Tribal Lands
Fundamental Standards Address Well Integrity, Water Protection, Disclosure of Chemicals WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015. Following a robust and transparent public process that included more than 1.5 million public comments, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released final standards that will support safe and responsible hydraulic fracturing on public[Read More…]
Successful Conservation Efforts Along Florida, Pacific Coasts Recognized in Revised ESA Listing of Green Sea Turtle
Reclassification into 11 distinct population segments will provide more tailored conservation efforts globally, all green sea turtle populations will continue to be protected under the ESA Threatened (light blue) and endangered (dark blue) green turtle distinct population segments (DPSs): 1. North Atlantic, 2. Mediterranean, 3. South Atlantic, 4. Southwest Indian,[Read More…]
New Report Highlights Crops with High Pesticide Residues and Benefits of Organic
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015. A new pesticide residue report just out requires context for those wishing to use their purchasing power to protect health, the environment, and those who grow and harvest our food. For consumers who care about the environment, farmworkers, and want to reduce pesticides in their diet, organic[Read More…]
