Rejecting Keystone XL would avoid carbon pollution comparable to key Obama Administration truck rule emissions savings WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2013 – The proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline would significantly boost the carbon pollution that drives climate change, failing the test set by President Obama, according to a detailed analysis by[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2013.  When shopping for sportswear nowadays, you might notice the stickers or tags on some clothing items touting the apparel as “antimicrobial.” What’s not mentioned on those tags, however, is the point that these antimicrobials, often titanium dioxide or silver nanoparticles (nanosilver), are largely untested, and recent[Read More…]

The first-known shell-crushing ray-finned fish, Fouldenia, is shown swimming along the bottom of a tropical freshwater floodplain about 348 million years ago. The Fouldenia fossils came from a site in Scotland that also produced the earliest-known post-extinction tetrapods, four-limbed creatures that later crawled ashore and evolved into amphibians, reptiles, birds[Read More…]

In September, BOEM will Auction Nearly 112,800 Acres Offshore Virginia for Wind Energy Development WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2013.  As part of President Obama’s comprehensive plan to move our economy toward domestic clean energy sources and begin to slow the effects of climate change, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2013.  Organophosphate pesticide poisoning from contaminated school lunches is suspected as the cause of deaths for at least 25 children in India. The children, aged four to 12, became sick after eating a lunch provided to them by the school. Several reports suggest the rice or cooking[Read More…]

Global Warming, Oil Development Remain Key Threats to Arctic Seals ANCHORAGE, Alaska–(ENEWSPF)–July 19 – The Center for Biological Diversity intervened in a lawsuit today to defend Arctic bearded seals from an attempt by the oil and gas industry to strip their Endangered Species Act protection. The Alaska Oil and Gas[Read More…]

Federal Agencies Announce Formation of Puerto Rico Environmental Crimes Task Force Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2013.  Federal authorities arrested eight people in the cities of Arroyo and Patillas, Puerto Rico, yesterday on felony and misdemeanor charges for the illegal take, possession and sale of endangered sea turtles and their parts for[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2013.  A recent report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) examines the health of the nation’s streams over 20 years and finds that streams nationwide are severely degraded by humans, exhibiting elevated levels of pesticides and nutrients as well as streamflow modifications. Overall, the report finds that[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2013.  U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today highlighted the continued growth of electric vehicle sales – doubling in the first 6 months of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 – as the Energy Department released its most recent pricing data showing the low cost of fueling[Read More…]

First poll on President Obama’s entire climate action strategy reveals robust bipartisan support for common-sense plan WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2013 – To help battle climate change, 65 percent of Americans endorse setting limits on dangerous carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants, according to a new national poll conducted for the[Read More…]