$5 Billion in U.S. Funding Threatens Endangered Sea Turtles, Dugongs SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2013. Conservation groups amended an existing lawsuit today to challenge U.S. funding for a second fossil fuel production and transport facility located inside Australia’s Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. The U.S. Export-Import Bank has now[Read More…]
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South Suburban College to Host Campus Cleanup Day
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 7, 2013. The South Suburban College (SSC) Green Club, along with the Sustainability Committee, announce the 2nd annual Campus Cleanup Day on Wednesday, October 23, 2013. Participants will meet in the Student Government Office near the Cafeteria at 2:00 p.m. The event will coincide with National Campus[Read More…]
Oregon Passes Bill to Limit GE Oversight
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2013. A controversial agriculture bill that would bar counties in Oregon from regulating genetically engineered (GE) crops has passed in the state legislature to the dismay of many organic and environmental groups. Senate Bill 863 also includes an emergency clause, which would allow the bill to go[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Opens Largest Annual Water Quality Exhibition in North America
Proclaims October as “Water’s Worth It” Month in Illinois CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by thousands of water professionals from around the world to officially open the 86th annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC®) at McCormick Place in Chicago. Governor Quinn is committed[Read More…]
Federal Government Urged to Halt Offshore Oil Fracking in California Coastal Waters, Analyze Dangers to Whales, Sea Turtles
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2013. The federal government is violating a key national environmental law by allowing offshore fracking in waters off California’s coast without analyzing risks to human health and endangered marine species, according to a notice letter filed today by the Center for Biological Diversity. The notice was filed[Read More…]
Citrus Farmers and Beekeepers at Odds Over Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 4, 2013. It was hoped that a recent meeting in Florida between beekeepers and citrus growers could create stronger communication between both agricultural sectors. Beekeepers in Florida have begun to voice growing concerns over the increased use of insecticides on citrus trees where their bees are used as pollinators.[Read More…]
2013 Hurricane Season Ranks as One of the Least Intense
(Graphic: AccuWeather.com) State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports with only two hurricanes so far, the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is well behind the curve to reach the average number of hurricanes and is one of the least intense since 1950. While the season does not end until late November, time is running[Read More…]
67 Groups Urge California to Ban Super-toxic Rat Poison
Over 11,000 Comments Warn of Risks to Wildlife, Pets and People SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. A coalition of 67 conservation, environmental justice, public health, worker’s rights and sustainable farming groups joined more than 11,000 Californians in submitting comments today urging the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to ban super-toxic rat[Read More…]
University of Oregon Researcher is a Lead Author for Special Journal on Climate Change
EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013 — University of Oregon researcher Kathy Lynn is a lead author for a first-ever peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted exclusively to climate change and its impacts on indigenous communities across the United States. The newly released special issue of Climatic Change brings together more than 50 authors[Read More…]
Recycling Fundraiser Helps Sustainability Efforts at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC)is participating in the FundingFactory Recycling Program. Students, faculty, and staff at PSC, as well as community and businesssupporters can drop off ink cartridges, cell phones, small electronics, and laptops in the atrium of PSC, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago[Read More…]
