Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017. This week, the Center for American Progress, together with a diverse coalition of environmental and progressive groups, launched “I Am Still In,” a citizen petition to tell the international community that President Donald Trump does not represent the American people on climate. Following the president’s[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan Joins Officials Around the Country in Continued Commitment to Paris Climate Agreement
“We Are Still In” Coalition Releases Open Letter to International Community Pledging Support for Climate Action Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday joined with 18 attorneys general and governors, mayors, college and university leaders, and businesses across the country in support of a continuing commitment to fight[Read More…]
UN Ocean Conference Opens with Calls for United Action to Reverse Human Damage
Fishermen at work in Evia, Greece (January 1973). UN Photo/Tsagris NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 June 2017 – Opening a “game-changing” international conference on the health of the world’s oceans and seas, top United Nations officials today urged coordinated global action to protect the planet. Speaking in the UN General Assembly Hall, Secretary-General[Read More…]
NOAA Seeks Public Comments on Proposals for Atlantic Geophysical Survey Interaction with Marine Mammals
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on proposals under the Marine Mammal Protection Act that would allow companies that are proposing to conduct geophysical surveys in the Atlantic Ocean using seismic air guns to incidentally, but not intentionally, harass marine mammals. The agency is proposing to[Read More…]
Sierra Club Sues to Protect Key Safeguards to Limit Methane Pollution
Methane Filing Marks First Lawsuit Brought Against Trump Administration for Attempting to Suspend Climate Pollution Standards Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. Today, less than a week after Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris Climate agreement, the Sierra Club and its allies filed a lawsuit to block[Read More…]
Trump Officials Push for Atlantic Oil Exploration Using Harmful Seismic Blasting
Permits Would Hurt Endangered Whales, Open Way to Offshore Drilling Opposed by East Coast Communities WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. The Trump administration today issued draft authorizations to five companies to search for oil off the Atlantic Coast — from Florida to Delaware — using loud seismic airgun blasts that hurt whales,[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Issues Hurricane and Typhoon Season 2017 Travel Alert
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the Hurricane and Typhoon Seasons in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane and Typhoon Season will last through November 2017, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October. The National[Read More…]
White House to Warming World: Bake On
President Trump needlessly backs out of the most important climate plan the world has ever seen. WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 2, 2017. “Scrapping the Paris climate agreement is an abdication of American leadership in the fight against the biggest threat facing people and birds,” said David Yarnold (@david_yarnold), Audubon’s president and CEO, in[Read More…]
Senator Duckworth Urges EPA to Strengthen Drinking Water Protections to Prevent Lead Poisoning
WASHINGTON, DC – (ENEWSPF)—June 2, 2017. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), the top Democrat on the Fisheries, Wildlife and Water Subcommittee, and Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI) are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen protections against lead poisoning in our nation’s pipes, fittings, and fixtures that supply drinking water.[Read More…]
United Nations: US Decision to Withdraw from Paris Climate Accord a ‘Major Disappointment’
“Climate action is not a burden, but an unprecedented opportunity” Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric for the UN Secretary-General, reads a statement on the United States decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change. UN Photo/Manuel Elias NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 June 2017 – The Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General today[Read More…]
