Gene sequencing of samples from 57 Panamanian tree species gives scientists a look at host diversity in the plant microbiome EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 16, 2014 — Each tree species has its own bacterial identity. That’s the conclusion of University of Oregon researchers and colleagues from other institutions who studied the genetic[Read More…]

Groups issue report of first-ever cost estimates for climate change-magnified wildfires, and urge inclusion in national “social cost of carbon” estimates of the economic impacts of carbon pollution WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2014 – Climate change could take a serious toll on the U.S. economy by expanding by 50 percent the area[Read More…]

EPA GreenChill Partners Join Industry Leaders to Drive the Transition to Climate-friendly Refrigerants WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2014.  Building on the President’s Climate Action Plan, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy joined private and public sector leaders at the White House today to recognize progress and take new steps to curb emissions of hydrofluorocarbons[Read More…]

Event at Trinity United Church of Christ Outlines Risks of Climate Disruption; Solidifies Faith Community Action on Climate CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 15, 2014. On Saturday, hundreds from Chicago’s faith community gathered at Trinity Church of Christ (Trinity UCC) on Chicago’s South Side to voice support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2014. Mariners and the public on the U.S. West Coast can now use an iPad™ and iPhone™ to help decrease the risk of injury or death to whales from ship strikes. Whale Alert a free mobile application originally developed in 2012 to help protect endangered right whales[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2014.  The Town of North Hempstead on Long Island, New York has passed a new law requiring warning labels on the utility poles that are treated with the hazardous wood preservative, pentachlorophenol (PCP). At the town board meeting on September 9, a vote of 7-0 mandated the labeling[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014.  Center for Food Safety today expressed concerns with a bill that could derail positive efforts already underway in Congress and the White House to improve pollinator health.  The purposefully narrow and limiting bill, H.R. 5447, was introduced by Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) and would amend the[Read More…]

Victory: Order finalizes a June decision finding U.S. Forest Service failed to account for climate impacts Aspens in full color during autumn in the Sunset Trail Roadless Area.  Ted Zukoski / Earthjustice Gunnison County, CO–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014.  A federal court overturned a coal mine expansion decision Thursday, eliminating a loophole[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014.  A new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report finds that levels of pesticides continue to be a concern for aquatic life in many of the Nation’s rivers and streams in agricultural and urban areas. The study, which documents pesticide levels in U.S. waterways for two decades (1992-2011),[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is registering a new active ingredient, fluensulfone, a non-fumigant nematicide that provides lower-risk chemical control of nematodes than methyl bromide and other Restricted Use soil fumigants. Under the Montreal Protocol, EPA has phased out methyl bromide because its use depletes the ozone[Read More…]