Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2014.  Center for Food Safety applauds the passage of a bipartisan amendment offered by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to the FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill that would require the mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) salmon. It marks the second year that the Senate Appropriations Committee has[Read More…]

Secretary Jewell Joins Groundwork Denver, Youth Corps Members at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge, Site of One of 43 Projects Winning Grants COMMERCE CITY, Colo.–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2014.  As part of the Department of the Interior’s ambitious youth initiative to inspire millions of young adults and veterans to play, learn, serve[Read More…]

Coast to Coast Victories for the Food Movement as Political Power Swells OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2014.  Voters in both Josephine County and Jackson County, Oregon overwhelmingly approved ballot measures to prohibit the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the counties. The Jackson inititiave passed 66-34, while the Josephine initiative passed[Read More…]

El Niño expected to develop and suppress the number and intensity of tropical cyclones Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2014.  In its 2014 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued today, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a near-normal or below-normal season. The main driver of this year’s outlook is the anticipated development of El Niño this[Read More…]

Dr. Stephen Kress Recognized For Seabird Restoration Program New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2014. The National Audubon Society presented its 2014 Charles H. Callison Award for Professionals to Dr. Stephen Kress. The award was announced on May 16th at the National Audubon Society board meeting in Seattle.  Now in its 20th year,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2014.  The highly toxic and controversial antibacterial/antimicrobial pesticide triclosan has been banned from consumer personal care cleaning products in the state of Minnesota by an act of the state legislature. This public health measure, SF 2192, signed by the Governor last week, states that “no person shall offer for[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2014.  As part of his commitment to make 2014 a year of action using his pen and phone, President Obama will sign a proclamation today to establish the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in south-central New Mexico, an action that, according to independent analysis, could generate $7.4[Read More…]

Oregon Caves expansion would give struggling region an economic boost Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014.  Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on legislation from Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) that would protect and expand the Oregon Caves National Monument. DeFazio’s legislation, The Oregon Caves Revitalization Act (HR 2489),[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 20, 2014.  Pittsburgh sportscaster Rich Walsh is suing multinational chemical companies after his father’s untimely death from cancer in 2009. According to a story from local Pittsburgh station WTAE, Mr. Walsh’s father, Tom Walsh, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2008, after a career as a golf[Read More…]

Logging in Stanislaus National Forest Puts Rare Species, Forest Ecosystems at Risk WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014.  The Forest Service is proposing to log 661 million board feet of timber in the area burned by the Rim fire last summer in California’s Stanislaus National Forest. The new proposal, issued as part of[Read More…]