Fishing gear continues to be major killer of whales in North Atlantic BOSTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011.  Conservation and animal protection groups filed a lawsuit yesterday asking a federal court in Massachusetts to hold the National Marine Fisheries Service accountable for continuing to allow four federal fisheries to injure and kill endangered[Read More…]

New report shows company making formaldehyde-free ‘No More Tears’ shampoo in some countries but not U.S. San Francisco–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011.  More than two years after leading health and parents’ groups asked Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) to reformulate its flagship baby shampoo to remove a chemical that releases formaldehyde, a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011.  With negotiations to delay the court-ordered Clean Water Act (CWA) permits for pesticide applications breaking down in the U.S. Senate, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Pesticides General Permit (PGP) will take effect today. The PGP, a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit, covers most[Read More…]

New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011.  Calling all Angry Birds fans! You think you know birds? It’s time to get real. Audubon has issued a challenge to all Angry Birds fans to take their hand at playing Birding the Net, an innovative social media game recently launched by the nonprofit. The[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011.  NOAA today released the final management plan and environmental assessment for the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary in Washington state. The document provides a framework for the sanctuary to refine its research, education and outreach programs, create and enhance partnerships, and manage potential threats to the[Read More…]

Create world’s most efficient flexible organic light-emitting diodes on plastic   TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011.  Engineering researchers at the University of Toronto have developed the world’s most efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) on plastic. This result enables a flexible form factor, not to mention a less costly, alternative to traditional[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–31 October 2011.  Top United Nations officials today marked the global population reaching 7 billion with a call to action to world leaders to meet the challenges that a growing population poses, from ensuring adequate food and clean water to guaranteeing equal access to security and justice. “Today, we[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2011. The Borough Council of Oradell, NJ has pledged to review the use of pesticides on public grounds following an incident in which children may have been allowed to prematurely re-enter an herbicide-treated soccer field. This incident recalls the recently reported exposure and poisoning that occurred in[Read More…]

MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2011  Students from an Ohio middle school were evacuated earlier this month when chemical weed killers were applied to nearby fields. Ironically, the children were evacuated to a site near the sprayed fields that made at least 47 children ill (GANNETT PHOTO). When I arrived home today after[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011 A Delta II rocket launches with the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft payload from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011. (Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) America’s newest polar-orbiting satellite roared into orbit this morning, setting the stage for enhanced[Read More…]