AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports the polar vortex will get stronger and move farther south later in January, causing cold to intensify in the Midwest and East and drought to build in California and the West. As the pattern responsible for rounds of nuisance snow and waves of cold air continues into next[Read More…]
Environmental
Senator Kirk Statement on Department of Energy’s Approval of FutureGen Clean Coal Project
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) issued the following statement today following the Department of Energy’s final stamp of approval on FutureGen, the state-of-the-art, clean coal project in Meredosia, Illinois. “I am pleased with the Department of Energy’s decision to approve this clean coal, state-of-the-art-project in Meredosia,” Sen.[Read More…]
Get Geared Up For the Great Backyard Bird Count
Bird watchers around the world needed to gather Crucial data New York, NY and Ithaca, NY–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, bird watchers from more than 100 countries are expected to participate in the 17th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), February 14–17, 2014. Anyone anywhere in the world[Read More…]
Atrazine Ban Will Result in an Economic Benefit to Farmers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2014. A new economic study, Would banning atrazine benefit farmers?, published in the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health demonstrates that eliminating the herbicide atrazine, widely used on U.S. corn crops, will economically benefit corn growers. The study examines the research produced by the Atrazine Benefits[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Appeals Decision Allowing Chemical Waste Disposal at Clinton Landfill
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced she has appealed the Illinois Pollution Control Board’s (IPCB) order that permits a chemical waste landfill to operate on a site located above a major source of drinking water in DeWitt County. Madigan’s appeal was filed this week with the Fourth[Read More…]
Expanded Habitat Protection Sought for Endangered Killer Whales on West Coast
Declining Salmon Populations, Pollution, Ocean Noise Threaten Iconic Species Off Coasts of Washington, Oregon, California SEATTLE–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal petition today with the National Marine Fisheries Service to protect more critical habitat for the endangered Southern Resident population of killer whales. If successful[Read More…]
Lawsuit Filed to Force Release of Documents on Keystone XL and Endangered Northern Swift Fox
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. To ensure a full assessment of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline’s environmental impacts, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a pair of Freedom of Information Act lawsuits today demanding the release of federal documents confirming the endangered status of the northern swift fox. The suits assert that[Read More…]
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Seven Rare Amphibians and Reptiles in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas
Lizards, Turtles, Toads and Salamanders Face Extinction Albuquerque, N.M.–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking Endangered Species Act protection for seven Southwest amphibians and reptiles. The Center petitioned for these species —[Read More…]
NRDC Expert: President’s Climate Plan Can Set U.S. on ‘Right Track To Cut Dangerous Pollution That Threatens Our Health And Well-Being’
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014 – President Obama’s climate action plan deserves the nation’s support because it will reduce dangerous carbon pollution and other heat-trapping emissions driving climate change, promote clean energy and make communities more resilient, according to Natural Resources Defense Council climate expert Daniel Lashof. Lashof, who heads NRDC’s Climate[Read More…]
West Virginia Catastrophe Heightens Concerns About Ohio EPA
At least 14 lapsed permits, controversial departures at Ohio Environmental Protection Agency raise questions about protection of Ohio’s waterways Cincinnati, OH–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2014. Yesterday, the Sierra Club raised questions as to how prepared the Ohio EPA is to protect the state’s waterways. The City of Cincinnati shut its water intake[Read More…]
