WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2016. Today, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he plans to appoint fast food CEO Andrew Puzderas the head of the U.S. Department of Labor. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “Andrew Puzder and Donald Trump are trying to pull one[Read More…]
Environmental
New Bird Species and Giraffe Under Threat – IUCN Red List
Cancun, Mexico–(ENEWSPF)–8 December 2016 (IUCN) – Over 700 newly recognised bird species have been assessed for the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM, and 11% of them are threatened with extinction. The update also reveals a devastating decline for the giraffe, driven by habitat loss, civil[Read More…]
Western Environmental Law Center on Appointment of Industry Puppet as EPA Administrator
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2016. The appointment of Scott Pruitt, a climate denier and fossil fuel industry puppet as EPA Administrator in the next presidential administration effectively hijacks the mission of the agency to serve corporate masters at the expense of public health and the environment. “In the American West, the continued[Read More…]
Food & Water Watch: Scott Pruitt Will Lead Trump’s Disastrous Deregulatory Agenda at EPA
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2016. Statement by Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch: “Today Donald Trump’s transition team announced Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt will head the Environmental Protection Agency in his administration. “It’s no secret that Trump wants to abolish environmental protections. Pruitt, who has already fought the[Read More…]
350.org on Pruitt at EPA: “Puppet of the Fossil Fuel Industry”
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2016. President-elect Trump announced today that he intends to appoint Oklahoma attorney general, and close fossil fuel industry ally, Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency. 350.org Executive Director May Boeve issued the following response: “You couldn’t pick a better fossil fuel industry puppet. Pruitt formed[Read More…]
Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Northern California
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of northern California at 8:49 a.m. CT. The quake rumbled 157 km (97 mi) W of Ferndale, California, 166 km (102 mi) W of Fortuna, California, 168 km (104 mi) W of Eureka, California, 176 km (109 mi) WSW of Arcata,[Read More…]
CEO Of Publicly Traded Company Along With Two Others Sent To Federal Prison
Indianapolis, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Josh Minkler and Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden for the Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced today the sentencing to federal prison of two individuals who defrauded investors and biodiesel purchasers of millions of dollars. “Indiana is not the place to try[Read More…]
Turns Out That Breitbart Article the House Science Committee Tweeted Out is a Con Job
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2016 By Walter Einenkel Lamar Smith wondering how he can hold a planet in between his fingers like this if they’re supposed to be so big Over the past many years, scientists have piled up evidence and data that point to humanity’s responsibility in warming trends to[Read More…]
Safe Drinking Water for Flint, Michigan Threatened by Political Backroom Deals
Earthjustice urges White House to oppose rollbacks to California water protections Bottled water distribution by National Guard at Fire Station 6, in downtown Flint, Michigan, on January 23, 2016. Linda Parton / Shutterstock.com Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 5, 2016. Today, Representative Kevin McCarthy (CA), with support from Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA),[Read More…]
New Report Confirms Bee-Killing Pesticides Cause Other Widespread Environmental Harm
Economic analysis also reveals neonicotinoids do not increase crop yields WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2016. A new report released today by Center for Food Safety (CFS), Net Loss—Economic Efficacy and Costs of Neonicotinoid Insecticides Used as Seed Coatings: Updates from the United States and Europe, shows that the economic and environmental losses[Read More…]
