Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. NOAA Research yesterday announced $6 million in funding to get scientific and technological advances from the government and academia to NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) more rapidly, improving severe weather and water hazards forecasting. “NOAA has sharpened its focus on speeding up this important transition of[Read More…]
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Endocrine Disruptors Cost U.S. Billions Due to Health Care and Lost Wages
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 25, 2016. Last week, a study, Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the USA: a population-based disease burden and cost analysis, published in The Lancet journal, concludes that exposure to pesticides and other chemicals found in common household items, such as toys, makeup and detergent, costs the U.S. more than $340 billion annually[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell, Google Announce Donation to Connect Kids to National Parks
Let’s Move! Outside Campout Part of Nationwide Movement Inspiring Youth to Play, Learn, Serve and Work on Public Lands KIRKLAND, Wash. –(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2016. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined Google Executive Eric Young to announce Google’s $165,000 donation to the National Park Foundation’s Open OutDoors[Read More…]
Neonicotinoid Insecticide Exposure Reduces Bumblebee Colony Size
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2016. Systemic neonicotinoid (neonic) exposure is associated with reductions in colony size and changes in foraging behavior, according to a recent field study done by a team of scientists at Imperial College London. The senior author of the study, Richard Gill, Ph.D., stated that when neonicotinoid “exposure[Read More…]
University of Chicago Law School Students Deliver Environmental Legal Aid
Abrams clinic provides pro bono legal work, experience for students Law students at the Abrams Environmental Law Clinic are working with Recovery on Water, a group of breast cancer patients and survivors who row as therapy, to improve water quality for the Chicago River. Courtesy of: Recovery on Water CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October[Read More…]
Sierra Club: EPA Releases Voluntary Guidelines for Oil and Gas Operations
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued voluntary guidelines for oil and gas operations. In response, Sierra Club Staff Attorney Andres Restrepo released the following statement: “We commend the EPA for finalizing its Control Techniques Guidelines for oil and gas operations. These guidelines will help[Read More…]
EPA Postpones Glyphosate Cancer Review Meeting after Letter from CropLife America
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 21, 2016. Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) postponed a long-planned Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) on the carcinogenicity of the widely used herbicide glyphosate due to “recent changes in the availability of experts for the peer review panel.” However, as veteran journalist, formerly with Reuters, Carey Gillam[Read More…]
Interior Department Announces Broader Plan to Review Management of Lands in Northwestern New Mexico
Unique intra-agency effort will include a comprehensive analysis of oil & gas leasing and management on public and tribal lands in sensitive areas adjacent to Chaco Canyon Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. To address concerns regarding mineral leasing and development activity adjacent to Chaco[Read More…]
Where the Colorado River Now Runs Dry, New Hope for Wildlife
With cooperation from U.S. and Mexico, regular “pulse flows” could restore an ecological corridor Vermillion Flycatcher. Photo: Camilla Cerea/Audubon COLORADO RIVER DELTA, Mexico -(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. In 2014, 34 billion gallons of the Colorado River reached the sea, connecting the river through its ancient delta for the first time in[Read More…]
Chicagoland Nurtures Henslow’s Sparrow Rebound New Audubon Study Reveals
Land Management Partnership Brings Imperiled Prairie Bird Back From the Brink Henslow’s Sparrow. Photo: Joshua Clark/Audubon Photography Awards NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. New findings in a study released by the National Audubon Society indicate that grasslands of the greater Chicago region are contributing significantly to the recovery of threatened[Read More…]
