Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2014. Today in Beijing, President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping made history by jointly announcing the United States’ and China’s respective targets for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change in the post-2020 period. This announcement is a unique development in the U.S.-China relationship. The[Read More…]
Environmental
Herbicide-Induced Erosion Releases Banned Pesticides in Sediment
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2014. An international team of scientists has uncovered a new mechanism through which long-banned pesticides such as DDT may reemerge in our environment. Although a number of more recent studies have focused on the role that climate change is playing in the movement of older toxic chemicals,[Read More…]
GAO Report Sounds Alarm Again on Poor Pesticide Controls
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. According to a new Government Accountability (GAO) report, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not test food for several commonly used pesticides with established tolerance levels –including glyphosate, one of the most commonly used pesticides in the U.S. This and other disturbing findings documented[Read More…]
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Protect Struggling Walruses from Arctic Drilling
Coalition challenges U.S. Fish and Wildlife rule allowing oil industry to harm mammals in the Chukchi Sea Walrus female and pup on an ice floe in the Chukchi Sea. Sarah Sonsthagen / U.S. Geological Survey Anchorage, AK —(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2014. A coalition of conservation organizations filed a lawsuit against the[Read More…]
Rapidly Strengthening Monster Storm May Become Most Intense Ever for Alaska
Visible satellite image capture Typhoon Nuri as it churned over the West Pacific on Nov. 5, 2014. (Satellite Image/NASA) AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports a powerful storm is slated to move over the Bering Sea this weekend, possibly becoming one of the most intense storms to ever impact the region. The former Super[Read More…]
Scientists on NOAA-led Mission Discover New Coral Species Off California
This is a new species of white coral, found in an area known as The Football. Most likely it is closely related to gorgonian corals. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014. A NOAA-led research team has discovered a new species of deep-sea coral and a nursery area for catsharks and[Read More…]
Report Casts Serious Doubts on Federal Investigation Into BP Atlantis Facility
Food & Water Watch Renews Demand to Shutter Troubled Gulf Coast Oil and Gas Platform Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014. Following revelations that the Department of Interior’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) found major flaws in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation Enforcement’s investigation into the BP Atlantis oil and[Read More…]
EPA Fails to Ban Toxic Chemical in Flea Collars and Pet Products; Ignores Health Risks to Kids
NRDC Petition to Protect Dog and Cat Loving Families Denied WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014 – In a major public health setback that will allow pet product companies to continue use of a hazardous neurotoxin called tetrachlovinphos (TCVP) in flea control products, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today denied Natural Resources Defense[Read More…]
Groups Tell Canadian Regulators to Reject Bee-Killing Pesticide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014. Environmental organizations are calling on the Canadian government to reject the approval of yet another bee-killing pesticide called flupyradifurone. According to Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) –responsible for regulating pesticides in Canada– the new pesticide exhibits systemic behavior and “may pose a risk to bees,[Read More…]
World Vasectomy Day Highlights Link Between Runaway Human Population Growth and Wildlife Extinction
International Event Promotes Vasectomies, Engages Men in Family Planning Conversation TUCSON, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity is taking part in World Vasectomy Day today to highlight the importance of involving men in family planning to protect endangered species from runaway human population growth. In the past four[Read More…]
