Drought expected to persist in California and expand in the Southeast Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016 Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued the U.S. Winter Outlook today, saying that La Nina is expected to influence winter conditions this year. The Climate Prediction Center issued a La Nina watch this month,[Read More…]
Environmental
Sierra Club Statement on Final Presidential Debate
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2016. Tonight, Donald Trump demonstrated his total unfitness for the office of President while Hillary Clinton made clear that she is prepared to be President of the United States and tackle the climate crisis. In Response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune Released the Following[Read More…]
Petition Filed to Ban Commercial Harvest of Wild Turtles in Louisiana
Millions Exported From State in Past Five Years Photo Source: Center for Biological Diversity BATON ROUGE, La.—(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2016. The Center for Biological Diversity and Gulf Restoration Network petitioned the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries today to end unlimited commercial collection of the state’s wild freshwater turtles. Under[Read More…]
Century Old Records Fall As Summerlike Heat Grips Central, Eastern US
By Renee Duff, meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports July-like heat baked the central and eastern portions of the United States early this week, putting century old records temperatures in jeopardy. The heat expanded from the High Plains to the East Coast from Sunday toWednesday. “A strong area of high pressure combined with[Read More…]
Terry Tempest Williams & Brooke Williams Statement on Bureau of Land Management Oil and Gas Lease Purchase Rejection
Castle Valley, Utah –(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2016. On October 18, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rejected our offers for oil and gas leases made by Tempest Exploration Company, LLC at the agency’s quarterly lease sale in Utah last February. We are disappointed in the agency’s decision to hold us[Read More…]
Decommissioning Dams on the Klamath River to Restore Resilience and Long-term River, Community Health
The Elwha Dam removal project. Photo by Kate Benkert, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016 By: John Bezdek, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, U.S.Department of the Interior In the United States, dams can provide numerous benefits, including water supply, hydropower, and flood protection. Dams are also an[Read More…]
NASA Analysis Finds Warmest September on Record By Narrow Margin
Monthly temperature anomalies with base 1980-2015, superimposed on a 1980-2015 mean seasonal cycle. (Credit: NASA/GISS/Schmidt) NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2016. September 2016 was the warmest September in 136 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in[Read More…]
NOAA Awards $9.3 Million to Advance Coral Reef Conservation
Projects focus on researching climate change, pollution and fishing impacts Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016. The NOAA Coral Reef Conservation program is awarding more than $9.3 million in grants and cooperative agreements to support conservation projects and studies to benefit coral reef ecosystem management in seven U.S. states and territories, the[Read More…]
Feds Release Grossly Inadequate Proposed Rule to Conserve Overfished Dusky Sharks
Dusky sharks severely depleted in U.S. fisheries in violation of federal law Dusky shark swims about 100 miles south of Cabo San Lucas in the Pacific Ocean.Copyright (c) 2004 Robert Heil – www.robertheil.com Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016. Today, in response to a 2015 Oceana lawsuit, the Obama administration released[Read More…]
Pesticide Restrictions in Wisconsin Fail to Protect Groundwater Adequately
WISCONSIN–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2016. A Wisconsin family is speaking out against groundwater contamination after their son fell ill two years ago, prompting them to test their well water. The test results found the water contaminated with fertilizers and pesticides, most notably the weed killer atrazine, which has been banned in their[Read More…]
