Agency Fails to Even Test for Some of Nation’s Most Widely Used Pesticides PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2014.  A new report released today by the U.S. Government Accountability Office sharply criticizes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for failing to adequately monitor pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables. In particular, the[Read More…]

Unintentional Poisonings of Hawks, Owls and Pets Will Continue ALBANY, N.Y.—(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2014.  The state of New York has denied a formal petition to restrict the use of super-toxic rodenticides implicated in the poisonings of children, pets and wildlife — including the family of Pale Male, the famous red-tailed hawk[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2014. A mixed day for environmental and public health advocates everywhere, election day, November 4, 2014, brought victories and setbacks. While campaigns to advance public health and environmental protections faltered, as did supportive candidates, bright spots did poke through, leading the way forward for future grassroots efforts. Ogunquit, Maine Pesticide[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2014.  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the completion of awards for the 2013 Environmental Education Model Grants Program. Projects include community energy education, summer programs for low-income teenagers, integration of multimedia learning tools into watershed education, environmental health education on the impact of climate change and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2014.  Last week, a United Nations committee of experts recommended the global elimination of the pesticide pentachlorophenol (PCP), widely used in the United States and elsewhere for treatment of wooden utility poles and railroad ties. Scientists cite chemical’s persistence, bioaccumulation, long-range transport, and PCP’s toxic impacts in[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2014.  Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz released the following statement regarding the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s final Synthesis Report: “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s final Synthesis Report reiterates many of the critical takeaways from the last three reports. Leading climate scientists from[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2014.  A state ban of neonicotinoid insecticides, which have become increasingly linked to the decline of honey bees and other pollinators worldwide, is under consideration in Minnesota, making it the first state to move in this direction. A revised version of an earlier review, “Scoping a Review of Neonicotinoid Use,[Read More…]

MISSOULA, Mont.—(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2014.  The Center for Biological Diversity and four other conservation organizations filed a notice of intent today to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to respond to a petition to protect the Northern Rockies fisher under the Endangered Species Act. A relative of the[Read More…]

Obama Administration Prematurely Abandoning Recovery, Despite Ample Room for Wolves in Southern Rockies, West Coast, Northeast SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2014.  A first-of-its-kind analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity identifies 359,000 square miles of additional habitat for gray wolves in 19 of the lower 48 states that could significantly boost[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2014. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a historic settlement with the automakers Hyundai and Kia that will resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations based on their sale of close to 1.2 million vehicles that will emit approximately 4.75 million[Read More…]