California, world’s sixth largest economy, going nuclear-free BERKELEY, CALIF. –(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2016. An historic agreement has been reached between Pacific Gas and Electric, Friends of the Earth, and other environmental and labor organizations to replace the Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors with greenhouse-gas-free renewable energy, efficiency and energy storage resources.[Read More…]
Environmental
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Pacific Bluefin Tuna
Overfishing Continues As Population Reaches Near Historic Low Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons/aes256. SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Pacific bluefin tuna have reached dangerously low population levels, so a coalition of individuals and groups today petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service to protect the species under the Endangered Species Act. The[Read More…]
Endangered Sonoma County Tiger Salamander Gets Recovery Plan
Photo courtesy USFWS. SANTA ROSA, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. In accordance with a settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today released a final recovery plan for the endangered Sonoma County population of the California tiger salamander. The plan calls for purchase and permanent[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Report Finds 11 Oil and Gas Companies Were Responsible for Half of the Industry’s Methane Pollution in 2014
A pump jack for pulling oil from the ground is seen near New Town, North Dakota, on February 25, 2015. Source: AP/Matthew Brown Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. In 2014, ConocoPhillips topped the list of companies with the most methane pollution in the onshore oil and gas production sector.[Read More…]
Farmers, Farmworkers and Beekeepers Confront EPA with 2.64 Million Dead Bees
National “Keep Hives Alive Tour” ends with rally at EPA WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. Over 40 percent of U.S. honeybee hives die each year, costing the farming and beekeeping industry more than $2 billion annually. On the Keep the Hives Alive Tour, farmers, farmworkers, beekeepers and food advocates[Read More…]
Millions of Dead Bees in D.C. Send S.O.S. for Pollinators
National Keep the Hives Alive Tour visits Washington during Pollinator Week WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016. National Pollinator Week begins today as beekeepers, farmers, scientists, food movement advocates and consumers around the country elevate the plight of bees and other important pollinators. Center for Food Safety has joined several beekeeping, farming, and[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry With Greenland Foreign Minister Vittus Qujaukitsoq and Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen
GREENLAND–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2016 FOREIGN MINISTER QUJAUKITSOQ: Good afternoon. I think it’s appropriate to have a brief presentation and introduction of what we are doing here. Welcome to this briefing and good afternoon to all of you. I am pleased to welcome Secretary John Kerry to Ilulissat, Greenland. Today, we are[Read More…]
Sunshine, Warmth To Highlight Father’s Day Weekend Across Northeastern US
AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports the weather will be ideal for any outdoor activities across the northeastern United States through this weekend. Following a stormy and humid Thursday for parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, drier air will settle over the region for several days. “A sprawling area of high pressure sitting over[Read More…]
Mussel Shells Much Thinner Than 50 Years Ago
Tatoosh Island, where Prof. Cathy Pfister and her colleagues collected and analyzed some of the mussel shells. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016 By Matt Wood California mussel shells collected off the coast of Washington state in the 1970s are, on average, 32 percent thicker than modern specimens, according to a new study[Read More…]
Interior Department Supported $106 Billion in Recreation, Conservation, Water and Renewable Energy Investments, Supporting More than 860,000 Jobs in FY 2015
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–June 17, 2016. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today released the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Economic Report for Fiscal Year 2015. The report highlights that Interior investments in recreation, conservation, water and renewable energy led to $106 billion in economic output, and supported 862,000 jobs. Interior’s[Read More…]
