File comments on federal permit request that would allow a surface coal mine to destroy more than 15 miles of streams in Gibson County SOMERVILLE, Indiana–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2013. The Sierra Club and Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) filed objections this week to Peabody Energy Corp.’s plans to destroy more than 15[Read More…]
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IDB’s Multilateral Investment Fund, Audubon Unveil $2.6 Million Birding Ecotourism Partnership To Support Economic Development and Biodiversity Conservation in the Americas
Birds To Create Jobs for Local Communities in Belize, Guatemala, Paraguay and The Bahamas Lindblad Expeditions New York, N.Y.–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2013. In a novel regional program that uses bird-watching to create sustainable jobs in communities while simultaneously protecting biodiversity and natural resources, the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of[Read More…]
BASF Sues EU Commission for Restricting Pesticides Harmful to Bees
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2013. On November 6 BASF, a German agrochemical company, took legal action in the General Court of the European Union (EU) to challenge the EU Commission’s decision to restrict seed treatment uses of the insecticide fipronil. BASF joins chemical companies Bayer and Syngenta in challenging the EU’s[Read More…]
Video: Fox Attacks ‘Foolish’ George Clooney Over Typhoon Haiyan And Climate Change
(ENEWSPF)- Fox Business disparaged actor George Clooney as "irresponsible" and "foolish" for allegedly "blaming" Super Typhoon Haiyan on climate change. However, Clooney merely stated that regardless of "whether or not this particular storm" can be attributed to climate change, denying the existence of manmade climate change — as those censuring[Read More…]
Snow, Arctic Cold Returns to Chicago, Park Forest
Park Forest sees its first snowfall of 2013. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest officially sees its first snowfall of the 2013-14 winter season. And it’s still fall. Officially. Be prepared to clean off your cars tomorrow morning. Or scrape off, perhaps, more appropriately. Does anyone have any[Read More…]
Fishermen Sue National Fisheries Service to Protect River Herring and Shad from Industrial Trawlers
Recent decision to kill new plan violated federal law Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013. Recreational fishing groups have filed a lawsuit in the D.C. District Court challenging a decision by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to terminate a plan to protect river herring and[Read More…]
New Management Plan for Missouri’s Ozark National Scenic Riverways Inadequate to Protect Water Quality, Endangered Hellbenders
ST. LOUIS, Mo.–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013. A draft plan for management of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways released by the National Park Service today proposes improved waterway protections but falls short of taking the aggressive steps necessary to ensure the long-term survival of rare aquatic species like the endangered Ozark hellbender.[Read More…]
Audubon and Toyota Award $1.3 Million to 70 Environmentalists Through Toyota TogetherGreen
2013 Grants and Fellowships Support Conservation Innovation and Leadership in 30 States and D.C. New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013. Toyota TogetherGreen, a conservation initiative of the National Audubon Society and Toyota, this week announced new awards of more than $1.3 million to 70 innovative and diverse conservation projects nationwide. Audubon[Read More…]
Study Finds Climate Link to ‘Atmospheric River’ Storms
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013. A new NASA-led study of “atmospheric river” storms from the Pacific Ocean may help scientists better predict major winter snowfalls that hit West Coast mountains and lead to heavy spring runoff and sometimes flooding. Atmospheric rivers — short-lived wind tunnels that carry water vapor from tropical[Read More…]
Study Sheds Light On Soil Microbes as Key to Ecosystem Health
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013. In a new study on ecosystems in the Midwest, scientists suggest that once-fertile landscapes dominated by tall grass prairies and supported by microbial biodiversity have been destroyed due to decades of agricultural production. The study, Reconstructing the Microbial Diversity and Function of Pre-Agricultural Tall Grass Prairie[Read More…]
