Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2016 By DRo NYT: Trump’s Stock in Oil Pipeline Company Raises Concern WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump holds stock in the company building the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline, and pipeline opponents warn that Trump’s investments could affect any decision he makes on the $3.8 billion project as president.[Read More…]
Environmental
Trump to Scrap All NASA Climate Research
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 23, 2016 By Pakalolo In breaking news from The Guardian, President Elect Donald Trump, according to his senior NASA advisor, will eliminate all climate change research within the agency because it is “politicized science”. Bob Walker, a Trump senior advisor, stated that the Earth Science Division will be[Read More…]
NOAA Research Links Human-Caused CO2 Emissions to Dissolving Sea Snail Shells Off U.S. West Coast
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2016. For the first time, NOAA and partner scientists have connected the concentration of human-caused carbon dioxide in waters off the U.S. Pacific coast to the dissolving of shells of microscopic marine sea snails called pteropods. Commercially valuable fish such as salmon, sablefish and rock sole make[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Canada’s Decision to Transition Away from Coal is What Global Leadership Looks Like
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2016. Canada announced yesterday that it plans to virtually eliminate all use of traditional coal-fired electricity by 2030 as part of its federal government’s plans to counter catastrophic climate change. In response, Bruce Nilles, Senior Director of Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign, released the following statement:[Read More…]
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Files Suit to Protect Lands and Water from Illegal Gas Drilling
BLM and BIA issued the oil and gas approvals without consulting with the Nation A drill rig at sunrise. Jim Parkin / Shutterstock Tulsa, OK —(ENEWSPF)–November 22, 2016. Last week the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, and tribal member Walter Echo-Hawk, filed suit against the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs[Read More…]
Statement From A.G. Schneiderman On New York Court Of Appeals Regarding Review Of Indian Point Nuclear Power Facility Relicensing
Indian Point nuclear power facility – Photo Source: huufingtonpost.com NEW YORK – (ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2016. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued the following statement on today’s decision by the New York Court of Appeals affirming the requirement that the consistency of relicensing the Indian Point nuclear power facility with State[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues Access Funding for Scamming Lead-Paint Poisoning Victims Out of Settlement Money
Bureau Alleges Company Took Advantage of Consumers with Cognitive Impairments Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—November 21, 2016. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today filed a complaint in federal district court against Access Funding, LLC for an illegal scheme in which victims of lead-paint poisoning and others were deceived into signing away[Read More…]
Obama Administration Protects 30,000 Acres from New Mining Claims Near Yellowstone National Park
PRAY, Mont. –(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2016. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined Under Secretary of Agriculture Robert Bonnie, U.S. Senator Jon Tester and Montana Governor Steve Bullock to announce actions to protect important land near Yellowstone National Park from the threat of mining. New mining claims will now be[Read More…]
U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement Would Cause Diplomatic and Economic Decline
High-emission pathways are also high cost due to the destructive effects of climate change. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2016. While the United States held its turbulent presidential election, world leaders convened in Marrakech, Morocco, for the first U.N. climate summit since the adoption of the Paris Agreement. Uncertainty about whether[Read More…]
Lawsuit Challenges Secrecy of First Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail Project in United States
Federal Railroad Administration Fails to Provide Documents Showing Alaska Railroad LNG Shipments Are Safe WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2016. Before Alaska Railroad shipped liquefied natural gas (LNG) in September — the first rail shipment of LNG in U.S. history — the Federal Railroad Administration refused to publicly disclose documents showing how the[Read More…]
