California Oil Officials Retroactively Approved Decades-old Work, Declined to Witness Leak Tests at Playa Del Rey Wells Los Angeles, CA-(ENEWSPF)- As California lawmakers hold hearings on the safety and reliability of gas-storage facilities, a new analysis by the Center for Biological Diversity finds that state oil and gas regulators have a[Read More…]
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Study: Government Wolf-killing Reduces Tolerance, Spurs Wolf-poaching
Silver City, NM-(ENEWSPF)- A study published today of the proportion of wolves that went missing in Wisconsin and Michigan over the course of 18 years shows that when “culling” of wolves was permitted, poaching of wolves increased as well; when wolves were protected from culling, poaching decreased. The study accounted for[Read More…]
Oregon Spotted Frog Gains More Than 65,000 Acres, 20 River Miles of Protected Habitat in Oregon, Washington
Portland, OR-(ENEWSPF)- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today designated 65,038 acres and 20.3 river miles of critical habitat for Oregon spotted frogs in Oregon and Washington. The frogs were protected as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in 2014 in response to a petition and lawsuit from the[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Asked to Revoke Oklahoma Oil, Gas Leases
Oklahoma City-(ENEWSPF)- The Center for Biological Diversity today requested that the Bureau of Land Management pull 11 public fossil fuel leases sold last month in Oklahoma and Kansas over concerns that fracking and underground injection of oil wastewater could increase the risk of earthquakes in these areas, threatening the physical[Read More…]
All Sectors of Society Must Collaborate, Innovate, Invest to Fulfil Paris Agreement Goals, Secretary-General Tells Climate Action Summit
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at Climate Action 2016, in Washington, D.C., today: It is a great pleasure to be with you today. Just two weeks ago, 175 countries came to the United Nations to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change. Never before[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell, Senator Feinstein Join Hundreds to Celebrate Three New California Desert National Monuments
Tucson, AZ-(ENEWSPF)- The Center for Biological Diversity, along with hundreds of local desert residents, elected officials, community and faith leaders, business owners, veterans and others, joined today with Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to celebrate three new national monuments that President Obama designated in the Southern California[Read More…]
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Riverside County From Swapping Protected Endangered Species Habitat for Degraded Mining Lands
Riverside, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Public-interest groups and concerned taxpayers filed a lawsuit today challenging Riverside County’s approval of a plan to trade away more than 40 acres of important habitat for endangered plants to a private developer — and receive only highly degraded mining lands in return. If the “swap” is finalized, the[Read More…]
2016 US Summer Forecast: More 90-Degree Days Than Normal To Scorch East; West To Battle Drought, Fires
If the AccuWeather forecast is any indication, the Park Forest Aqua Center should be busy this summer By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a s a strong El Niño fades, the weather across the country will slowly change. In much of the eastern United States, a[Read More…]
EPA Finds Atrazine Likely Harming Most Species of Plants, Animals in U.S.
PORTLAND, Ore.—(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2016. The amount of the herbicide atrazine that’s released into the environment in the United States is likely harming most species of plants and animals, including mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles, according to a preliminary risk assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency. Atrazine is well known as[Read More…]
#TTIPleaks: Confidential TTIP Papers Unveil US Position
Brussels, Belgium–(ENEWSPF)–1 May 2016 – Greenpeace Netherlands has obtained 248 pages of leaked Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiating texts [1], which will be published on Monday 2 May at 11:00 CET. The documents unveil for the first time the US position and deliberate attempts to change the EU[Read More…]
