By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center -(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a storm will spread snow from the Upper Midwest to the mid-Atlantic coast this weekend in what may be winter’s last gasp. The storm this weekend is the second and weaker of the two storms moving through a[Read More…]
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EPA Issues Draft Risk Assessment for Chemical used in Spray Adhesives, Dry Cleaning Applications and Degreasing Uses
Assessment indicates risks to workers and consumers WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Yesterday, the U. S. Environmental protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment and peer review a draft risk assessment for 1-Bromopropane (1-BP) used in spray adhesives, dry cleaning (including spot cleaners) applications, and degreasing uses. “This draft assessment will[Read More…]
EPA Takes Strong Steps to Prevent Poisonings and Protect Workers from Paraquat
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to take action to stop poisonings caused by accidental ingestion of the herbicide paraquat, which can also cause severe injuries or death from skin or eye exposure. “We are taking tough steps to prevent people from accidentally drinking paraquat[Read More…]
Iconic Grizzly Bear to Become More Vulnerable
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service releases proposal to remove the Yellowstone-region grizzly bear population from the endangered and threatened species list Grizzly bear near Swan Lake Flats in Yellowstone National Park. Jim Peaco / National Park Service Bozeman, MT —(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2016. Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service[Read More…]
Chlorpyrifos Reduces Memory and Learning in Exposed Bees
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2016. Honey bees experience a learning and memory deficit after ingesting small doses of the insecticide chlorpyrifos, potentially threatening their success and survival, according to a study in New Zealand. Chlorpyrifos is a highly neurotoxic organophosphate pesticide used worldwide on crops to protect against insects and mites. The study, Measurements[Read More…]
EPA Charged with Delaying Action on Toxins in Water that Harm Human Health
Clean water advocates and commercial fishermen move to protect people from dangerously weak water pollution standards Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) on ice. Highly valued for sushi, bigeye tuna has been increasingly in demand for the past decade. NOAA FishWatch Seattle, WA —(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2016. Yesterday, a coalition of clean water[Read More…]
Tribe and Conservationists File Suit to Protect Wild Salmon, Rural River Communities
Groups Seek Alternatives to Flawed Forest Service Salvage Plan Happy Camp, Calif. –(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2016. Today the Karuk Tribe, along with the Environmental Protection Information Center, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Center for Biological Diversity, and Klamath Riverkeeper, filed suit in federal court challenging a massive post-fire logging plan in Klamath[Read More…]
Prize-winning Honduran Environmental Activist Murdered
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2016. Last night assailants attacked and killed Berta Cáceres, an indigenous activist who earned the Goldman Prize in 2015 for her work stopping a dam project in Honduras. Cáceres co-founded the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras, known as COPINH. She won a[Read More…]
State of Washington Delays Action on Climate Change – Again
Department of Ecology Abandons Proposed Greenhouse Gas Rule SEATTLE –(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2016. On Friday, Feb. 26, the Washington Department of Ecology withdrew its proposed rule to reduce carbon emissions in the state. The rule was supposed to remedy a lawsuit brought by eight youth petitioners against the state of Washington,[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Durbin, Portman Call on EPA to Implement Kirk’s Great Lakes Sewage Dumping Public Notice Requirements
Urge EPA Administrator to Provide Plan, Timeline for Requiring Treatment Facilities to Notify Public When Sewage Is Dumped into the Great Lakes WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2016. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to swiftly implement Senator Kirk’s[Read More…]
