Environmental, climate protections undermined in leaked text WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2016.   Today, Greenpeace Netherlands released nearly 250 pages of leaked negotiation texts from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), revealing for the first time the U.S.’s position to undermine environmental and climate protections. The text, which fails[Read More…]

Judge Chastises State, Rules From Bench Ordering State to Reduce Carbon Emissions Seattle, WA –(ENEWSPF)–UPDATED May 3, 2016 (Link to transcript from the bench ruling in this case listed below.) April 29, 2016.  Today, in a surprise ruling from the bench in the critical climate case brought by youths against[Read More…]

Ruling Upholds Forest Service Plan to Protect Irreplaceable Wildlife Habitat and Minimize User Conflicts SANTA FE, N.M. —(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016.  The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday dismissed an appeal of the U.S. Forest Service’s 2012 Santa Fe National Forest travel management plan that protected key wetland, forest and[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016.  As the latest round of trade negotiations in New York City move toward conclusion today, it is increasingly clear that the public, especially in Europe, takes a dim view of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement. Trade deals are unpopular in the U.S. as[Read More…]

OAKLAND, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016.  Conservation and public-health groups today filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency because the agency has failed to update air-pollution thresholds for sulfur and nitrogen. Standards for the dangerous air pollutants known as sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides must be reviewed[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016.  Today, the United States Senate passed a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that restores funding for wind energy research and development (R&D). The amendment was attached to the Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) Energy and Water Appropriations bill.[Read More…]

MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016.  From a quarter to half of Earth’s vegetated lands has shown significant greening over the last 35 years largely due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change on April 25. An international team of 32[Read More…]

Advocates push for significant haze pollution clean-ups for iconic landscapes Split view of clear and hazy days in Shenandoah National Park. Source: National Park Service Photo Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016.  Today, the EPA released a proposal to clarify and update the Regional Haze Rule under the Clean Air Act.[Read More…]

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) and President François Hollande of France brief the press. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 April 2016 – As 175 world leaders signed the Paris Agreement at United Nations Headquarters today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the next critical step is to ensure that the landmark accord for[Read More…]

Fisheries Management is Key to Maintaining Abundance of Forage Fish Food Source Four day old puffin chick in hand Seal Island July 15, 2013. Photo: Steve Kress/Audubon NEW YORK, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016.   A new study by the National Audubon Society demonstrates how puffin chicks reveal changes in forage[Read More…]