Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2014.  Bowing to political pressure and agrochemical industry opposition Sri Lanka’s government has taken a step back from its original decision to place a ban on one of the most widely used herbicides worldwide —glyphosate. Scientific evidence has tied glyphosate to the incurable, deadly kidney disease that[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2014.  Today, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz issued the following statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Working Group report on climate change mitigation: “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report on mitigation makes it clear that the next ten to twenty years are critical if we[Read More…]

Chicago—(ENEWPSF)—April 11, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced an agreed order with two Kankakee area pipeline operators that will ensure the companies complete an investigation into the cause of a 1,500-gallon petroleum gas spill and fully remediate the contaminated site. A Kankakee County judge ordered pipeline operators and owners[Read More…]

MADISON, Wisconsin–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014.  The devastating bat-killing disease that has already killed more than 7 million bats across the East has spread to Wisconsin and Michigan, state wildlife officials announced this week. During routine surveys of bat hibernating areas late this winter, biologists discovered signs of the malady known as[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014.  The Michigan Sea Grant College Program has received $2.1 million from the federal government, universities and partners in the first year of a four-year, $5 million grant award to support Great Lakes research, education and public outreach efforts in the state. Michigan Sea Grant received about[Read More…]

Groups challenge Oregon DEQ decision to issue air permit for proposed coal export terminal PORTLAND–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014.  The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) failed to protect clean air for Oregon families by issuing an air permit for Ambre Energy’s proposed Coyote Island coal export, according to a request to[Read More…]

Live webcasting from the ocean floor begins Saturday through the end of the month On wreck A, one cannon rests on another in this image from a 2013 expedition. Wreck A was first investigated by NOAA in 2012 and it and two nearby wrecks (B and C) were investigated in[Read More…]

Both storms had deadly impacts on Mexico in 2013 This image from NASA’s MODIS satellite shows Manuel over western Mexico and Ingrid over eastern Mexico on Sept. 15, 2013. (Credit: NASA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014.  The World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) hurricane committee announced yesterday it will no longer use the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014.  Connecticut State Senate bill no.443, an act that bans the sale of genetically engineered (GE) grass seeds, passed the state Senate on Wednesday by a vote of 25-11. The bill shows Connecticut legislators are taking seriously the risks that increased pesticide use in residential areas pose[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014. Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced research grants to Arizona State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara to better understand the impacts of chemicals and nanomaterials throughout their life cycle—from design, manufacture, use and disposal. “EPA is committed to understanding how chemicals and[Read More…]