Vancouver.-(ENEWSPF)- Already having successfully defeated another similar proposed B.C. mining site, the Council of Canadians is disturbed, but unfortunately not surprised, about yesterday’s massive toxic waste spill in the B.C. Cariboo region. The Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley Mine spilled five million cubic metres of toxic waste water – the equivalent[Read More…]

AMES, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014.  A new survey of Iowa farmland finds that “ephemeral gullies” are still ravaging many crop fields despite a few welcome signs of improvement compared to a year ago. Unprotected fields were once again battered by spring storms this year, according to a report released today by[Read More…]

Challenge cites EPA’s delay in addressing one of the fastest-growing sources of carbon pollution Aviation is one of the fastest-growing sources of carbon pollution, rising three to five percent a year. San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014.  Conservation groups today filed a notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014.  A new study finds that female mice exposed in utero to the pesticide DDT are at greater risk for obesity and type-2 diabetes, adding to a growing body of literature linking metabolic diseases to pesticide exposure. The study, titled Perinatal Exposure of Mice to the Pesticide[Read More…]

Waukegan, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the completion of all cleanup work required to remove Waukegan Harbor from the binational list of Great Lakes Areas of Concern. EPA Regional Administrator Susan Hedman was joined for the announcement at Waukegan Harbor by Illinois Governor Pat[Read More…]

CDOT, DSS Will Plant Over 6,200 Trees Citywide This Year CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the City will plant 800 trees more than was originally anticipated this year in neighborhoods across Chicago through various programs and projects in the “Building a New Chicago” infrastructure investment program.  The[Read More…]

Brown Urges USDA to Approve Joint Application from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan to Improve Water Quality in Western Lake Erie Basin WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014.  Following the City of Toledo’s announcement that it has lifted its drinking water ban, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that Ohio’s joint application with Michigan[Read More…]

BLM Fails to Respond to Groundwater Contamination at Pinenut Mine GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014.  Conservation groups have sent a letter urging federal regulators to suspend operations at a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon, where millions of gallons of uranium-laced groundwater threaten people and wildlife. Records from[Read More…]

Sierra Club Ends Six Year Battle over Kemper Plant, Sets Mississippi on Path to Clean Energy Economy GULFPORT, MS–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014.  Four years of legal challenges by the Sierra Club to Mississippi Power’s Kemper County Coal Plant have ended in a landmark legal settlement.  The agreement brings $15 million in[Read More…]

Mapped size confirms NOAA forecast for an average-sized hypoxia zone this year Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2014.  NOAA- and EPA-supported scientists have mapped the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, an area with low oxygen water, measuring 5,052 square miles this summer  — approximately the size of Connecticut. The measurements were taken[Read More…]