MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2016. This year’s melt season in the Arctic Ocean and surrounding seas started with a bang, with a record low maximum extent in March and relatively rapid ice loss through May. The melt slowed down in June, however, making it highly unlikely that this year’s summertime sea ice[Read More…]
Environmental
Environmental Groups Secure Settlement from Coal Mine Owner to Restore Mining Sites Across West Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 19, 2016. The Sierra Club, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC), and West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, announced a $6 million stream restoration and reforestation settlement today with the Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund (VCLF). The settlement will support pilot restoration projects — administered by Appalachian Headwaters — in West[Read More…]
Harley-Davidson to Stop Sales of Illegal Devices That Increased Air Pollution from the Company’s Motorcycles
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2016. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Harley-Davidson Inc., Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group LLC, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company Inc. and Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations Inc. (collectively Harley-Davidson), that requires the companies to stop selling and to buy back[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Blue Whales, Other Endangered Animals From Offshore Fracking in California
Federal Government Authorized Fracks From Oil Platforms Without Analyzing Threats to Rare Whales, Sea Otters, Turtles, Birds or Fish Sea otter photo by Michael “Mike” L. Baird. SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–August 18, 2016. The Center for Biological Diversity yesterday filed a notice of intent to sue the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on NASA Study Confirming Fossil Fuels as Source of Largest Methane Buildup
BURLINGTON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2016 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement Tuesday after a study released by NASA confirmed that the largest concentration of atmospheric methane in the United States – located in the Four Corners region of the Southwest – is directly related to leaks from[Read More…]
New Tests Find Significant Decrease in Bee-Killing Pesticides in “Bee-Friendly” Plants
Poll shows 51 percent of Americans more likely to shop at retailers committed to not sell bee-killing pesticides WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 16, 2016. A report released today showed a significant decrease in the number of “bee-friendly” home garden plants sold at major retailers that have been pre-treated with pesticides[Read More…]
NASA Says Methane ‘Hot Spot’ in New Mexico Linked Directly to Gas Extraction and Coal Mining
Study says 250 polluters are responsible for half of the emissions causing the “hot spot” SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO—(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016 — NASA released a new study today examining what caused a methane “hot spot” to form in New Mexico. This new study of methane emissions generated by the oil and[Read More…]
NOAA Establishes International Marine Mammal Bycatch Criteria for U.S. Imports
Fish and fish products must meet protection standards comparable to the U.S. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 12, 2016. Nations exporting fish and fish products to the United States will have to meet fishing standards for protecting marine mammals equal to those American fishermen follow, under a final rule published yesterday by NOAA[Read More…]
Atlantic Hurricane Season Still Expected to be Strongest Since 2012
Forecasters now expect 70-percent chance of 12–17 named storms Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. In its updated 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, NOAA calls for a higher likelihood of a near-normal or above-normal season, and decreases the chance of a below-normal season to only 15 percent, from the initial outlook issued[Read More…]
Stakeholder Groups Challenge Oregon Forest Management Plan
New plan sacrifices clean water, fishing economy, carbon storage, recreational opportunities A clearcut section of the Oregon Forest — George Sexton Eugene, OR —(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Late yesterday, a coalition of conservation and fishing groups challenged in the U.S. District Court in Oregon a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forest management[Read More…]
