Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2012. University of South Florida (USF) researchers find that the commonly used fungicide chlorothalonil is lethal to a variety of freshwater organisms, including amphibians, snails, zooplankton, algae and aquatic plants below estimated environmental concentrations deemed safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The research builds on[Read More…]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—(ENEWSPF)—May 22, 2012.  The second demonstration mission for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program is under way as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lifted off Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:44 a.m. EDT. “I want to congratulate SpaceX for its[Read More…]

Kotzebue Harbor chart replaces measurements last taken in 19th century Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2012 NOAA Ship Fairweather worked around the clock while acquiring Kotzebue data during the summer of 2011. Download here. (Credit: NOAA.) NOAA formally presented today to Alaska officials a new nautical chart for Kotzebue Sound in the Alaskan Arctic,[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 May 2012.   Marking the International Day for Biological Diversity, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the fragile state of the world’s oceans, urging greater protection for marine biodiversity. “Oceans cover almost three-quarters of the surface area of the globe. They are home to the largest animal known to have[Read More…]

Interior will leverage resources to support river initiatives in every state and District of Columbia WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2012.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today identified river projects in 10 western and Pacific Northwest states to serve as models of the America’s Great Outdoors River Initiative to conserve and restore[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2012 The 100-year-old lawn at Taliesin in Wisconsin is top-dressed with compost from Purple Cow Organics. The inspiration for today’s post comes by way of Taliesin, the Frank Lloyd Wright designed home in Spring Green, Wi. By the legendary architect’s directive, the grounds are beginning their second century[Read More…]

UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–22 May 2012.  A new collaboration between Oxford University and the Lausanne Museum of Zoology will use the latest genetic techniques to investigate organic remains that some have claimed belong to the ‘Yeti’ and other ‘lost’ hominid species. The Oxford-Lausanne Collateral Hominid Project invites institutions and individuals with collections[Read More…]

Harvard study finds circumpolar rivers most responsible for high levels of mercury in the Arctic Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2012.  Environmental scientists at Harvard have discovered that the Arctic accumulation of mercury, a toxic element, is caused by both atmospheric forces and the flow of circumpolar rivers that carry the element[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2012.  The Spanish-based Inesfly company announced recently its plans to release commercially pesticide encapsulated paint, Inesfly 5A IGR, containing two neurotoxic organophosphates (OPs), chlorpyrifos and diazinon, and the insect growth regulator (IGR), pyriproxyfen, which it hopes will combat malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. The company’s owner Pilar Mateo,[Read More…]

Interior will leverage resources to support River Initiatives in every state and District of Columbia WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2012.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today identified river projects in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic States and the District of Columbia to serve as models of the America’s Great Outdoors River Initiative[Read More…]