Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2013. Following the counties of Kaua’i and Hawaii, Maui Council Member Elle Cochran has introduced legislation (full text available here) that will require disclosure of pesticides and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture. In addition, the bill requires buffer zones and a health impact study. The Council[Read More…]
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Arctic Blast to Reach Northeast, Trigger Heavy Lake-Effect
AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports another blast of Arctic air continues to roll southeastward Wednesday over the Midwest and will reach the Northeast by Thursday. The frigid air will continue to trigger heavy lake-effect snow. Arctic Blast The air will be the coldest of the season so far from Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia,[Read More…]
California’s Lone Wolf Returns, Highlighting Need for Wolf Protection Under State’s Endangered Species Act
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2013. California’s first confirmed wild wolf in nearly 90 years made a return trip to the Golden State for a brief visit this past weekend. According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the wolf called OR-7 crossed the border into Siskiyou County on Dec. 7,[Read More…]
New Report: Rising Seas Threaten 233 Federally Protected Species
Federal Wildlife Agencies Failing to Protect Key Deer, Monk Seals, Other Endangered Species From Rising Oceans SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2013. Sea-level rise driven by climate change poses a deadly threat to 233 federally protected animal and plant species in 23 coastal states, according to a new scientific report from the[Read More…]
Civil Rights, Public Health, Green Groups Defend Life-Saving Toxic Pollution Controls in Court
Rule under attack by polluter industry save up to 11,000 lives each year and protect civil rights Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2013. Today the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights organization, the NAACP, along with 17 of the nation’s leading public health and environmental organizations, defends the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)[Read More…]
Flight Attendant Links Airline Insecticide Use to His Parkinson’s
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2013. A former steward for Australian-based Quantas airlines is suing the Australian government claiming that frequent insecticide use in airplane cabins resulted in his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis. Australia is among 49 countries that require pesticide spraying on some or all flights. Pesticide use on flights into the[Read More…]
Applications Open for Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, is currently accepting applications for the third annual Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators. The award recognizes outstanding K-12 teachers and their local education agencies nationwide for excellence in integrating environmental[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched Against Utah’s Washington County Water Conservancy District for Drying Up Virgin River, Driving Endangered Fish Toward Extinction
Key to Saving River and Fish Is Water Conservation by St. George, Utah SALT LAKE CITY, Utah–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2013. The Center for Biological Diversity and Utah Rivers Council filed a formal notice of intent today to sue the Washington County Water Conservancy District, which supplies water to the city of[Read More…]
The Decline of Turtle Doves Tied to Pesticide Use
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2013. Unless regulators take action, one of gifts in the lyrics to “Twelve Days of Christmas,” the turtle dove, may become extinct. The dove has experienced major population decline in England over the past 20 years, due in significant part to the destruction of turtle dove habitat and food sources from increasing[Read More…]
Six California Animals Among Top 10 Endangered Species Act Success Stories
LOS ANGELES–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. A report released today by the Endangered Species Coalition names six animals from California among the greatest successes of the Endangered Species Act, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. Two of the animals, the El Segundo blue butterfly and the southern sea otter, are unique[Read More…]
