Honolulu, Hawaii–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2016 – 6:37 P.M. HST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. Well, welcome to Hawaii. (Laughter.) AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Aloha! THE PRESIDENT: Aloha! (Laughter.) You know, it’s not often I get to welcome folks to my home state. [Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama at the 20th Annual Lake Tahoe Summit
Lake Tahoe, Nevada–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2016 – 2:26 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Tahoe! This is really nice. I will be coming here more often. (Applause.) My transportation won’t be as nice — (laughter) — but I’ll be able to spend a little more time here. First of all, I want[Read More…]
‘Great Elephant Census’ Reveals Staggering Decline in Savannah Elephants
To Save Elephants, Poaching, Ivory Trade Must Stop Savannah elephant courtesy Flickr/Bernard Dupont. SEATTLE, Wash.—(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2016. Results of a multiyear survey effort released today reveal that Africa’s savannah elephants are far worse off than anticipated. A survey called the “Great Elephant Census” estimates that only around 352,271 elephants[Read More…]
Tropical Depression 9 To Target Us Gulf Coast Late This Week
By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports Tropical Depression Nine developed just south of Florida on Sunday and will turn toward the northeastern Gulf Coast of the United States later this week. Tropical Depression Nine was the former tropical disturbance 99L. The center of this system is about 350 miles[Read More…]
Sierra Club, Environmental Coalition Slams Industrial Polluters, Files Brief Defending EPA’s Closure of SSM Loopholes
Coalition files brief with DC Circuit Court of Appeals touting public health benefits of closure, EPA authority under the Clean Air Act WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. The Sierra Club, a coalition of environmental organizations, and grassroots environmental justice groups filed a brief today with the U.S. Court of[Read More…]
Interior Department and Senator Brian Schatz Announce Additional Federal Support to Combat Rapid ‘Ōhiʻa Death
Federal Assistance will pioneer adaptive treatments to contain fatal pathogen that threatens Hawai‘i’s ecosystem, water supply and economic vitality WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. In response to a request from Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), the U.S. Department of the Interior announced today $497,000 in additional federal funding to combat a[Read More…]
Secretaries Pritzker, Jewell Applaud President Obama’s Expansion of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Secretaries Intend to Recognize Office of Hawaiian Affairs as Additional Co-Trustee in Management of World’s Largest Marine Protected Area WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today applauded President Obama’s action to use his executive authority under the[Read More…]
President Obama to Create the World’s Largest Marine Protected Area
Source: NOAA.gov Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 26, 2016. On Friday, President Obama will expand the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii, creating the world’s largest marine protected area. Building on the United States’ global leadership in marine conservation, today’s designation will more than quadruple the size of the existing[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Opposes Dakota Access Pipeline
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement in support of grassroots and legal efforts to stop the Dakota Access pipeline, which would run from North Dakota to Illinois: “The major global crisis facing our planet today is climate change. The vast majority of scientists tell[Read More…]
Five Years Since Tropical Storm Irene, Report Warns of Severe Weather Damage From Climate Change
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–August 25, 2016 – As Vermonters mark the fifth anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pointed to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office that warns damage from severe weather in future decades is expected to become increasingly common in Vermont and throughout the[Read More…]
