LIMA, PERU–(ENEWSPF)–8 December 2014 – Multinational corporations such as Anglo American undermine crucial climate policies and promote false solutions, which allow them to profit from the climate crisis, according to a new report released today [8 December] during the UN climate talks. [1] The activities of mining giant Anglo American[Read More…]

Cleaner Fuels, New Standards and Technology to Clean Up Black Carbon Diesel Truck Exhaust Could Help Save Lives and Help Millions Breathe Easier LIMA, PERU–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2014 – Latin American countries could save tens of thousands of lives and help millions of people suffer fewer respiratory illnesses by tackling the world’s[Read More…]

Report details 128% increase in big storms over last half-century in highly populated Southern Michigan, greater increases to come in future CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2014 – The kind of deluges that flooded Detroit this year and Grand Rapids last year are part of a 50-year  trend of increasingly frequent extreme storms in[Read More…]

DULUTH, Minn. –(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2014.  Today dozens of faith, health, youth and environmental groups and leaders submitted a letter calling for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to protect public health and act on Minnesota Power’s outdated air pollution permits for its Taconite Harbor and Clay Boswell coal plants. The[Read More…]

LIMA, PERU–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2014 – One week before UN climate talks conclude here, Friends of the Earth International activists urged the participating 195 nations to start building clean, sustainable, community-based energy solutions. “We urgently need to decrease our energy consumption and push for a just transition to community-controlled renewable energy[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014.  Earlier this fall, in a state known for its environmental and public health-focused policy and forward thinking, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) released its draft Statewide Plant Pest Prevention and Management Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR), which has been widely criticized by environmentalists. While[Read More…]

Rare Fish Still Threatened by Massive Water Diversions From Big Hole River BUTTE, Mont.—(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014.  The Center for Biological Diversity, Western Watersheds Project, Butte resident Pat Munday and former Montana fishing guide George Wuerthner today filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service[Read More…]

Entire industry refuses to reveal environmental practices WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. Cruise ships dumped more than a billion gallons of sewage in the ocean this year, much of it raw or poorly treated, according to federal data analyzed by Friends of the Earth, which continues the call for stronger[Read More…]

Floods wreaked havoc in Abidjan, capital of Côte d’Ivoire, in June 2014. Photo: IRIN/Alexis Adele GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–3 December 2014 – The United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) today announced that 2014 is on track to becoming the hottest year ever recorded due to a combination of record-breaking global sea temperatures and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014.  More than 700 chefs – including Tom Colicchio, José Andrés, Art Smith and Sam Talbot – are urging members of Congress to support legislation to mandate labeling of genetically modified foods and to oppose efforts to block state GMO labeling laws. In a petition delivered[Read More…]