The non-profit organizations join the lawsuit to preserve the U.S. Forest Service’s rules that utilize science to sustainably manage our public lands and protect clean water, clean air and wildlife. Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2012. The Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center and Oregon Wild, filed[Read More…]
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Scotts Miracle-Gro Caught Again, This Time a Record Penalty Levied for Pesticide Violations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2012. Lawn company giant, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., pleaded guilty to numerous charges of misleading consumers with unapproved labels and falsifying insecticide registrations, including using toxic chemicals in wild bird food. Scotts was ordered to pay $12.5 million in criminal fines, the largest penalty ever set under the[Read More…]
NOAA, Partners to Document Civil War-era Warship Sunk in Gulf of Mexico Battle
TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2012. A team of archaeologists and technicians assembled by NOAA will begin today to create a three-dimensional sonar map to document the storm-exposed remains of the USS Hatteras, the only Union warship sunk in combat in the Gulf of Mexico during the Civil War. The Hatteras, an iron-hulled[Read More…]
Measuring Mercury Levels: Nano-velcro Detects Water-borne Toxic Metals
Coal plants like this one in West Chicago release mercury into the atmosphere which can end up in the water supply. This plant, the Crawford Generating Station, is among the last coal-fired plants to shut down in the city, and this move could help bring the already low mercury content[Read More…]
Conservation Groups Challenge Kill‐at‐Will Policy for Wyoming Wolves
Federal delisting undermines successful recovery of iconic endangered species Bozeman, MT–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2012. Conservation groups, represented by Earthjustice, today served notice that they will file a court challenge to the federal government’s removal of Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for Wyoming wolves. Earthjustice is representing Defenders of Wildlife, Center for[Read More…]
Massive Fine Isn’t the End of Miracle Gro’s Disaster
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2012. Scotts Miracle Gro’s tainted bird seed and mislabeled pesticides are symptoms of a corrupt organization, according to a class-action lawsuit against the company. Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges Mafia-Like Activity Miracle Gro Boss Says One Employee Acted Alone in Misleading Government On Friday the Justice Department handed down $12.5[Read More…]
Giant ‘Balloon of Magma’ Inflates Under Santorini
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)-10 September 2012. A new survey suggests that the chamber of molten rock beneath Santorini’s volcano expanded 10-20 million cubic metres – up to 15 times the size of London’s Olympic Stadium – between January 2011 and April 2012. The growth of this ‘balloon’ of magma has seen the[Read More…]
Santorini Volcano Sees Growth Spurt
Santorini inflating EU–(ENEWSPF)–10 September 2012. In the south Aegean Sea, the islands of Santorini have been showing signs of unrest for the first time in over half a century. Satellite data confirm that the islands have risen as much as 14 cm since January 2011. The Santorini volcano’s last major[Read More…]
Drinking Water in Several Oregon Schools Found To Be Contaminated with Multiple Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2012. Traces of pesticides in drinking water were found in eleven rural elementary schools in Oregon, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study released on August 30. The study shows a disturbing variety of pesticides that when combined could have dramatic impacts on the health[Read More…]
Walls of Lunar Crater May Hold Patchy Ice, LRO Radar Finds
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been studying the moon since June 2009. Credit: NASA NASA-(ENEWSPF)- Small patches of ice could make up at most five to ten percent of material in walls of Shackleton crater. Scientists using the Mini-RF radar on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) have estimated the maximum[Read More…]
