MOSCOW, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013. As the biennial meeting of the international Polar Bear Agreement began today in Moscow, Russia, new data points to an unsustainable rise in hunting that threatens the species. Despite the grim outlook for polar bears due to the growing threat of climate change, Canadian polar bear[Read More…]
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Environmental, Health, Sporting Organizations Call on Interior Secretary Jewell, EPA Administrator McCarthy to Curb Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Industry
90 Signatories to Open Letter Seek Robust Rules by EPA, BLM and BOEM to Stop Threats to Public Health, Global Climate from Controllable Release of Methane During Drilling and Transport Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 5, 2013. A broad group of regional and national environmental and health organizations, joined by sporting and[Read More…]
NOAA: New edition of New York harbor nautical chart provides post-Sandy updates
Chart 12334 – New York Harbor. Download PDF (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013. Ships, barges, ferries, and recreational boats in the busy New York Harbor will be able to navigate more safely thanks to an updated version of the harbor’s nautical chart recently issued by NOAA that includes data[Read More…]
House Farm Bill Provision Would Make Eating Fish More Dangerous
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2013. It’s farm bill debate time—again. And as conferee members saddle up to the negotiation table to attempt yet another meeting of the minds before the winter recess, most of the public watching and waiting for word on a resolution are focused on issues like food stamps[Read More…]
Ice Storm to Threaten Widespread Power Outages Centered on Arkansas
(AccuWeather.com) AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports a swath of ice and a wintry mix later this week threatens to slow travel and cut power from parts of Texas to Kentucky. As dangerous cold sweeps southward and eastward over the Plains and Midwest in the wake of a North Central states snowstorm, it will[Read More…]
Petition Seeks to Reform Secretive Federal Agency That Kills Millions of Wild Animals
Wildlife Services’ Shoots, Traps, Poisons Animals With Little Regulation, Public Accountability WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. The Center for Biological Diversity and allies petitioned the Obama administration today to reform the federal wildlife-killing agency known as “Wildlife Services,” which kills nearly 1.5 million coyotes, bears, otters, foxes, birds and other animals each[Read More…]
Maine Craft Beer Makers Brewing Up Support for Clean Water
PORTLAND, ME–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013 – It takes great water to make great beer, so the Natural Resources Defense Council is teaming up with a half dozen of Maine’s most beloved craft brewers to launch a campaign in the state advocating for strong clean water safeguards. The Maine kickoff extends NRDC’s[Read More…]
Earth’s Gravity Scarred by Earthquake
Gravity scar over Japan EU–(ENEWSPF)–3 December 2013. ESA’s GOCE satellite has revealed that the devastating Japanese earthquake of 2011 left its mark in Earth’s gravity – yet another example of this extraordinary mission surpassing its original scope. GOCE mapped Earth’s gravity with unrivalled precision for over four years, but nobody[Read More…]
Duke Energy Coal Ash Pollution Deforms Fish in Sutton Lake (NC)
Utility Should Take Immediate Action to Stop Toxic Pollution WILMINGTON, NC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. Duke Energy’s coal ash pollution is killing over 900,000 fish and deforming thousands more each year in Sutton Lake near Wilmington, N.C., according to a new study conducted by Dr. Dennis Lemly, Research Associate Professor of Biology[Read More…]
Start of EU Moratorium on Neonicotinoids Puts Focus on US EPA Inaction
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2013. On Sunday, December 1, 2013 the European Union (EU) took critical steps to protect pollinators from the hazards associated with the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. Despite attempts by agrichemical corporations, including Bayer, and Syngenta, to delay or reverse the decision, the two-year, continent-wide ban on bee-harming[Read More…]
