Study looks at more than 60 years of coastal water level and local elevation data changes Annapolis, Maryland, pictured here in 2012, saw the greatest increase in nuisance flooding in a recent NOAA study. (Credit: With permission from Amy McGovern.) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014.  Eight of the top 10 U.S.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014.  A new report released today by the Center for American Progress finds that the federal coal-leasing program in the nation’s richest coal region, the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana, is costing more than $19 billion per year in losses and damages resulting from carbon[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014.  A recent rise in drug resistant human pathogenic fungi may be fueled by the use of fungicides (pesticides that kill fungi) on agricultural fields, according to research led by Manchester University in the United Kingdom. Aspergillus, the genus of common soil-dwelling fungi analyzed by researchers, include[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. With our country already experiencing the effects of climate change, the President has taken action to cut carbon pollution by moving to cleaner sources of energy and improving the energy efficiency of our cars, trucks and buildings. But further steps are urgently needed to ensure that[Read More…]

Seven East Bay Communities, Municipal Utility District to Repair Systems, Pay Civil Penalties Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a Clean Water Act settlement requiring the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and seven East Bay communities to conduct extensive system repairs aimed at eliminating[Read More…]

Powerful poisons cited in widespread poisonings, including Central Park hawks Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014.  A coalition of wildlife and conservation groups filed a legal petition today urging the state of New York to ban super-toxic rat poisons responsible for indiscriminate poisonings of children, pets and wildlife—including the family of Pale[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014.  New research from Michael Skinner, Ph.D.’s laboratory out of Washington State University finds that –yet again— exposure to pesticides may have devastating consequences for future generations. The study, “Pesticide Methoxychlor Promotes the Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance of Adult-Onset Disease through the Female Germline,” published in PLOS ONE,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2014.  As drought persists across the western U.S., farmers, ranchers, and government authorities looking for solutions to water worries have picked a tough battle, and many are questioning whether it’s worth the fight. The target is the ‘invasive,’ tamarisk tree, also known as salt cedar, a hardy[Read More…]

Chicago—(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2014 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a solicitation for a second round of Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Grants.  EPA will award grants totaling up to $4.5 million to eligible shoreline cities to fund green infrastructure projects that will improve Great Lakes water quality.    This[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2014.  According to figures released by the British Government last week, over 60% of the county’s bread supply is tainted with pesticide residues. This is a shocking increase from numbers recorded in 2001, which found 28% of bread to be tainted. According to the Department for Environment,[Read More…]