Anti-wildlife Groups Spur Halt to Recovery Efforts, Poaching Investigations WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)– February 16, 2016.  The nation’s only population of red wolves is in an alarming free-fall, declining by 27 percent from 2014 to 2015 to as few as 50 individuals, according to new population counts released by the U.S. Fish and[Read More…]

President Obama Protects 1.8 Million Acres, Home to Millions of Birds Prairie Falcon. Photo: Peter Knoot/Audubon Photography Awards SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016.  Millions of California birds will be among the beneficiaries of three new national monuments created by executive order today. At the request of US Senator Dianne Feinstein, President Barack[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2016.  A new study published last week asserts a viral epidemic driven by parasitic mites is contributing to the global decline in bees, problematically underplaying the significant impact that bee-toxic neonicotinoid insecticides have on pollinator populations, as supported by a growing body of scientific literature, especially findings[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2016.  When the President visited Alaska in August, he described the urgent and growing threat of a changing climate as “a challenge that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other.” Last year broke the record set by 2014 as the warmest year[Read More…]

International Civil Aviation Organization sets carbon standards for commercial airplanes that will reduce carbon pollution and save on fuel costs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2016.  Today in Montreal, the U.S. and 22 other countries reached agreement on the first-ever global carbon standards for commercial aircraft. When fully implemented, the standards are[Read More…]

Astrolabe Glacier EU–(ENEWSPF)–8 February 2016.  Antarctica is surrounded by huge ice shelves. New research, which includes using data from satellites such as ESA’s heritage Envisat, has revealed that there is a critical point where these shelves act as a safety band, holding back the ice that flows towards the sea.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2016.  A recent study has revealed that a decrease in soil biota, resulting from an increase in arid zones due to climate change, impacts the services that soil provides, from decomposition of organic matter to nutrient cycling and carbon fixing. “As the aridity of soils goes up, the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2016.  Conservation groups have filed an administrative complaint urging the Obama administration to investigate last summer’s controversial approval of Shell’s oil drilling in the Chukchi Sea, which resulted from a rushed environmental review to meet the company’s timeline. The complaint urges an investigation of the “loss of[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016.  Roosevelt University has received national recognition for its comprehensive approach to sustainability from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Completing its first-ever sustainability self-assessment report in December 2015, Roosevelt has received a bronze rating from the world’s leading higher education sustainability organization[Read More…]

Proposed Legislation Aims to Reduce Bycatch of Critically Endangered Albatross and Petrel Species Waved Albatross. Photo: E. B. Connelly/Audubon Photography Awards WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016—Yesterday, Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) introduced the Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act, which would enable U.S. federal agencies to comply with an international agreement aimed to[Read More…]