Strong BLM rule needed to prevent resource waste, protect public health, royalties, environment OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2016. Today, the Western Environmental Law Center and Western Organization of Resource Councils released a report on state oil and gas regulations for methane waste. The authors performed extensive research to determine whether anticipated federal[Read More…]
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Lingering Cold May Yield Snowstorms from Chicago to NYC During Late January
By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather.com-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports enough cold air will linger across the midwestern and eastern United States during the latter half of January to increase the chance of snow in areas that have received little so far this season. Following a complex storm that will bring snow,[Read More…]
Groups File Suit to Protect Threatened Salmon and Trout in the Puyallup River
Seattle–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2016. A coalition of conservation groups filed suit today to protect Puget Sound Chinook salmon, steelhead and bull trout – all threatened with extinction – from being killed by the Electron hydroelectric project on the Puyallup River. “Wild salmon and steelhead are part of who we are in[Read More…]
UK Researchers Find Bee-Killing Pesticide Cocktail in Hedgerows and Wildflowers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2016. Scientists at Sussex University in the United Kingdom (UK) have found that bumble bees and honey bees are exposed to a harmful chemical cocktail when collecting pollen from wildflowers and hedgerows that border neonicotinoid-treated crops in UK farmland. After testing oilseed rape croplands during blooming season,[Read More…]
Conservationists Challenge Helicopter Intrusions in Premiere Wilderness Area
The helicopter operations are part of a broader program to artificially inflate elk numbers by eliminating wolf packs Middle Fork of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho. Rex Parker / CC BY 2.0 Pocatello, ID —(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016. A coalition of conservationists, represented by Earthjustice, yesterday filed[Read More…]
NASA’s CORAL Campaign Will Raise Reef Studies to a New Level
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2015. A new three-year NASA field expedition gets underway this year that will use advanced instruments on airplanes and in the water to survey more of the world’s coral reefs in far greater detail than has ever been assessed before. The Coral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) will[Read More…]
EPA Concludes Neonicotinoids Pose Risk to Bees, Fails to Analyze Other Pollinators
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2016. The Environmental Protection Agency said today in a “pollinator risk assessment” that imidacloprid, a popular neonicotinoid pesticide, poses a significant risk to honeybees — but it failed to examine risks to nearly 4,000 North American native bees and all other pollinators, including imperiled butterflies, bats and[Read More…]
Illinois Winter Road Conditions in One Click
IDOT online map offers real-time info to help Illinois travelers SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. The Illinois Department of Transportation reminds motorists to bookmark gettingaroundillinois.com on their computers and smartphones for quick access to the latest winter road conditions. The Getting Around Illinois map is updated 24/7 during winter weather, providing[Read More…]
FDA Bans Three Toxic Chemicals From Food Wrapping – Too Little, Too Late
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. Under pressure from EWG and other environmental and health groups, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is banning three grease-resistant chemical substances linked to cancer and birth defects from use in pizza boxes, microwave popcorn bags, sandwich wrappers and other food packaging. The FDA’s belated action[Read More…]
Court Rejects Controversial Request to Delay Cultural Resource Surveys in Utah’s Red Rock Country
Victory: First of six legal challenges to federal land use plans that put priceless cultural artifacts and some of the most spectacular landscapes in America at risk Robber’s Roost in Utah is among the 2.1 million acres of public lands managed by the BLM Richfield Field Office. Deborah Lee Soltesz[Read More…]
