MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2012 March has been off-the-charts warm for much of the nation. If you live East of the Rockies, then chances are your lawn and garden thinks it’s the first day of summer — not the first day of spring. With unprecedented March temperatures confusing every aspect of Mother[Read More…]
Environmental
Brazil Issues Criminal Charges Against Chevron
SAN RAMON, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2012. Today Rainforest Action Network activists traveled to Chevron’s headquarters in San Ramon to issue an arrest warrant for Chevron CEO John Watson for international environmental and human rights crimes. The action came the day that Brazilian prosecutors filed criminal charges against Chevron executives after the[Read More…]
Supreme Court Allows EPA to Enforce Clean Water Act
NRDC: ‘Polluters Will Still Be Held Accountable’ WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2012 — In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today left intact the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to issue compliance orders that protect our health and our environment. The following is a statement from Jon Devine, senior attorney in the water[Read More…]
Federal Judge Puts Final Nail in Coffin of Bush-era Logging Plan for Oregon
Ruling returns forests to Northwest Forest Plan and protection of water, fish, and wildlife Portland, OR–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2012. Late yesterday, a federal court in Oregon formally struck down a Bush-era plan that abandoned scientific protections for federal public lands in western Oregon and would have opened up those lands to[Read More…]
Cancer-Causing Methyl Iodide Pulled
Manufacturer pulls fumigant pesticide off U.S. market, California officials urged to support safe transitions for strawberry farmers Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2012. After years of promoting their product in the face of scientific opposition, pesticide manufacturer Arysta LifeScience yielded to mounting pressure and pulled cancer-causing methyl iodide off the U.S. market.[Read More…]
Europe’s Next Weather Satellite Gears Up for Launch
MetOp-B being readied for testing EU–(ENEWSPF)–21 March 2012. Following the safe arrival of the MetOp-B weather satellite in Kazakhstan, the sophisticated craft is now being carefully assembled and tested before launch on 23 May. MetOp-B will provide essential data for weather forecasting and climate monitoring. Developed as a joint[Read More…]
Dangerous Levels of DDT Still Plague San Francisco Bay
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2012. A half-century after California officials discovered that large amounts of the pesticide DDT had been discharged into a San Francisco Bay canal, the chemical is still poisoning fish and posing a threat to human health despite numerous cleanup attempts. After years of limited success with clean-up,[Read More…]
NASA’s Swift Narrows Down Origin of Important Supernova Class
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Studies using X-ray and ultraviolet observations from NASA’s Swift satellite provide new insights into the elusive origins of an important class of exploding star called Type Ia supernovae. These explosions, which can outshine their galaxy for weeks, release large and consistent amounts of energy at[Read More…]
Groups Sue Two More Mining Companies for Endangering WV Streams
Charleston, WV–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012. Today, the Sierra Club, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, and Ohio Valley Environmental Council have filed suit against two mining companies for discharging pollutants that have biologically impaired headwater streams in West Virginia. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Charleston, alleges that mine runoff from five[Read More…]
Amount of Coldest Antarctic Water Near Ocean Floor Decreasing for Decades
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2012 A layer of Antarctic Bottom Water colder than 0ºC (colors, with darkest blue areas having the thickest layer, and white none) covers the ocean floor around Antarctica (center, shaded grey). Rates at which this layer is thinning during the study period (red numbers in meters per[Read More…]
