Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2014.  Just after announcing a close to its investigation into the illegal presence of genetically engineered (GE) wheat in Oregon, finding it to be an “isolated incident,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) opened a new investigation into another incident of unauthorized release of GE wheat, this time detected in Montana.[Read More…]

New Competition will Showcase Local and Tribal Governments Taking Action to Cut Carbon Pollution and Build Resilience to the Impacts of Climate Change Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2014.  The impacts of climate change are not just an issue for future generations—they are already being felt today. Communities across the country are[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2014.  Today, Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) and John Conyers (MI-13), along with 58 other Members of the House of Representatives, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Gina McCarthy, with a series of immediate changes that should be made to protect pollinators from the impacts of[Read More…]

New Rules Fail to Protect Public Safety, Nation’s Waterways, Wildlife PORTLAND, Ore.–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2014.  In response to inadequate federal proposals for regulating transport of volatile crude oil by rail, the Center for Biological Diversity (“Center”), Adirondack Mountain Club (“ADK”) and Friends of the Columbia Gorge (“Friends”) filed comments today calling[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2014.  Though the Agricultural Act of 2014, or “Farm Bill,” was one of missed deadlines and years of debate (sustainability was not a big winner), there were small victories in support of organic research and local food systems. According to The New York Times, the United States[Read More…]

Ngogo males grooming. Image credit: John Mitani ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014.  Man’s nearest relatives kill each other in order to eliminate rivals and gain better access to territory, mates, food or other resources—not because human activities have made them more aggressive. That is the conclusion of an international analysis of[Read More…]

Delmarva Fox Squirrel Now Proposed for Removal from Endangered Species List  Near Half Decade of Conservation Efforts by Landowners, Other Partners Key to Rebound Delmarva Fox Squirrel. Photo credit: Guy Willey CAMBRIDGE, Md.–(ENEWSPF)–September 19, 2014.  Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced that due to concerted conservation efforts by[Read More…]

Biorefineries in Nevada, Oregon and on the Gulf Coast will produce more than 100 million gallons of military-grade fuel annually WASHINGTON, DC – As part of a 2011 Presidential directive, the Departments of Navy, Energy, and Agriculture announced today that three companies have been awarded contracts to construct and commission[Read More…]

Gulf of Mexico’s Resident Bryde’s Whale Population “can’t make it in the Gulf if we don’t help them out…” Bryde’s whales rocket through Pacific shallows to gorge on fish. Photograph by Doug Perrine LOS ANGELES—(ENEWSPF)–September 18, 2014 —The Gulf of Mexico’s only non-migrating  great whales are in big trouble, which[Read More…]

Earthjustice takes legal action Dark clouds of smoke and fire emerge as oil burns during a controlled fire in the Gulf of Mexico following the April 20, 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon.  Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stumberg / U.S. Navy Houston, TX–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2014.  The controversy over[Read More…]