Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2014. Cosmetics giant Avon will join several other notable cosmetics and personal care companies in committing to remove the antibacterial pesticide triclosan from their products. This announcement comes months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it will require manufacturers of antibacterial soaps and other[Read More…]
Environmental
Washington’s Mazama Pocket Gophers Protected Under Endangered Species Act
Gophers’ Rare Puget Prairie Home Threatened by Sprawl, Invasive Species PORTLAND, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized Endangered Species Act protection today for four subspecies of Mazama pocket gophers and designated 1,607 acres of protected critical habitat in Washington’s Thurston County, including at the Olympia Airport.[Read More…]
New Study: Global Warming’s Bleak Future for Birds, Reptiles in Southwest
Some Species Pushed Toward Extinction, Others Could Lose 40 Percent of Existing Habitat FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014. A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey paints a troubling picture for birds and reptiles in the Southwest. Scientists examined current and future breeding ranges for seven bird and five reptile species[Read More…]
Indian Fishworkers’ Group Demand Accountability from World Bank For Coal-Burning Power Plant Disasters
24,000 Call on World Bank Leader Dr. Kim to Act Now WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014. As the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) host their annual spring meetings this week, tens of thousands of Indian fishworkers affected by the Tata Mundra coal-burning power plant in Gujarat, India are calling[Read More…]
EPA to Work with Ports to Improve Environmental Performance
Clean diesel grants and new ports initiative will advance sustainable technologies WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2014. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting the “Advancing Sustainable Ports” summit to mark the kickoff of a new EPA initiative to recognize ports that take action to improve environmental performance. EPA will also[Read More…]
Monsanto and Pals Spend Half-Million to Try To Swamp County Ballot Measure that Would Protect Family Farmers from Genetically Engineered Crops
“Big Six” Chemical Companies Drop $455,000 in One Day on Ballot Initiative to Restrict GE Crops in Jackson County, Oregon Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014 It was revealed last Friday that the “Big Six” chemical companies have recently donated a combined $455,000 to defeat a county ballot initiative in Jackson County,[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Lynx From Traps in Idaho
Increase in State-permitted Fur Trapping Leads to Illegal Trapping of Wild Cat BOISE, Idaho–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014. Three conservation groups initiated a lawsuit today against the governor of Idaho and other state officials to halt trapping that illegally kills one of the rarest cats in the United States, the Canada lynx. The[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Rescue Alabama’s Disappearing Slenderclaw Crayfish
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today over its failure to protect Alabama’s slenderclaw crayfish under the Endangered Species Act. The Center petitioned for protection of the crayfish in 2010, but the agency[Read More…]
Wildlife Groups Seek to Protect Endangered Jaguar’s Critical Habitat in Arizona and New Mexico
Tucson, AZ –(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2014. The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and WildEarth Guardians (Guardians) have notified the United States Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program of their intent to sue over the program’s failure to ensure that its activities do not harm rare and endangered jaguars or their critical habitat[Read More…]
Citing Climate Damage, More than 100 Scientists, Economists Urge Obama and Kerry to Reject Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2014 – More than 100 leading scientists and economists are calling on the Obama Administration to deny the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline because it will trigger massive development of the world’s dirtiest oil, and escalate climate change. They include Nobel Prize winners in physics and economics,[Read More…]
