Satellite exceeded anticipated lifespan by eight years After nearly 11 years of helping the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predict weather and climate patterns and save lives in search and rescue operations, NOAA announced today it has turned off the NOAA-17 Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellite (POES). It was one of[Read More…]
Environmental
Islands in the Rain
Researchers use volcanic islands to measure how rainfall sets the pace of landscape formation CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2013. If you’ve ever stood on a hill during a rainstorm, you’ve probably witnessed landscape evolution, at least on a small scale: rivulets of water streaming down a slope, cutting deeper trenches in[Read More…]
California Plan Falls Short of Reducing Soil Fumigants
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2013. A report released Tuesday by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) lays out an “Action Plan” to reduce farmer’s reliance on toxic soil fumigants. The plan was created by the Nonfumigant Strawberry Production Working Group, which was made up of scientists, growers, and other[Read More…]
Members of UK Parliament Call for Precautionary Ban on Neonicotinoids
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2013. In response to the United Kingdom (UK) blocking attempts to introduce a Europe-wide ban on the world’s most widely used insecticides – neonicotinoids, some members of parliament (MPs) from the environmental audit committee (EAC) chided their government last week for relying on “fundamentally flawed” studies[Read More…]
Secretary Salazar Highlights Historic Progress at Gateway National Recreation Area in Partnership with New York City
Jamaica Bay Greenway Trail, Science Institute, and Technical Education Center Will Help Create a Dynamic Urban Park NEW YORK, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today highlighted historic progress on three major projects at Gateway National Recreation Area that will make the park more accessible to New[Read More…]
Pesticides Found In Long Island Drinking Water
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Last Wednesday close to a hundred people attended a public hearing at the Riverhead campus of Suffolk County Community College, sponsored by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), to comment on the draft of the Long Island Pesticide Pollution Prevention Strategy. The strategy, which was[Read More…]
Great Beer Needs Clean Water: NRDC Partners with Craft Brewers to Protect the Clean Water Act
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013 – It takes great water to make great beer, so the Natural Resources Defense Council is teaming up with nearly two dozen nationally-respected craft brewers to launch a campaign today advocating for strong clean water policies. The craft brewing industry—makers of beloved brews, small business entrepreneurs and[Read More…]
Sierra Club and Environmental Coalition Petition the Department of Energy to Revise Out-of-Date Rulemaking Policy on Natural Gas Exports
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Yesterday, the Sierra Club and a list of environmental coalition partners have filed a petition with the Department of Energy (DOE) to revise the nearly 30-year-old policy guidelines for approving natural gas exports. The petition urges the DOE to establish new regulations or guidance, defining how the DOE[Read More…]
Court Victory for Opponents of Fracking in California
Judge Rules Federal Agency Failed to Address Fracking Risks in Auctioning Off Monterey County Public Lands SAN JOSE, CA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Yesterday, a federal judge has ruled that the Obama Administration violated the law when it issued oil leases in Monterey County, CA without considering the environmental impacts of hydraulic[Read More…]
Court Victory for Opponents of Fracking in California
Judge Rules Federal Agency Failed to Address Fracking Risks in Auctioning Off Monterey County Public Lands SAN JOSE, CA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2013. Yesterday, a federal judge has ruled that the Obama Administration violated the law when it issued oil leases in Monterey County, CA without considering the environmental impacts of hydraulic[Read More…]
