On Eve of ALEC Conference for Lawmakers, Issue Brief Outlines Radical Group’s Agenda to Gut EPA and State Environmental Safeguards; 111 Groups Urge State Legislators to Shun ALEC and Its Pro-Pollution WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014 — When state lawmakers gather in Washington, D.C. tomorrow for the American Legislative Exchange[Read More…]
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Groups Bring New Legal Action for Federal Ban of Dangerous Oil Tank Rail Cars
Federal agency refuses to act on hazardous rail cars carrying explosive Bakken crude A train with DOT-111 tanker cars. Chris Jordan-Bloch/Earthjustice Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. Today, Earthjustice on behalf of Sierra Club and ForestEthics challenged the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) denial in November of the groups’ petition for an[Read More…]
Ontario Proposes Restrictions on Neonicotinoid-Treated Seeds
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. Last week, the government of Ontario, Canada proposed a plan to reduce the use of neonicotinoid (neonic)-treated corn and soybean seeds by 80% as part of a broad initiative to improve pollinator health. It sets a goal of reducing over-winter honey bee deaths to 15% by[Read More…]
Lawsuit Challenges Denial of Endangered Species Protection to Arizona’s Pygmy Owls
Suit Also Targets Recent Obama Administration Policy That Will Cause Loss of Species in United States TUCSON, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. The Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife today filed a lawsuit in federal court in Arizona against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Interior Department for[Read More…]
Nearly 20 Lynx Caught in Traps in Maine This Fall as Trapping Rules Loosened
AUGUSTA, Maine—(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. A federally protected Canada lynx has been killed by a trap and nearly 20 others have been caught but not killed this fall, including five or six since the federal government’s approval last month of a trapping plan administered by the state of Maine. The state[Read More…]
Former NY Rangers Goalie Mike Richter in New Ads Supporting Offshore Wind
Former New York Rangers goalie Mike Richter recording in studio. NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. Today, the Sierra Club launched new radio ads on major stations across Long Island featuring former New[Read More…]
Environmental Leader Martin Litton Dies at 97
San Francisco–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. Giant of the environmental movement and former Sierra Club board member Martin Litton died yesterday at 97 at his home in Palo Alto, CA. Litton served on the Sierra Club Board of Directors from 1964 to 1973, and was a recipient of the John Muir Award, the[Read More…]
35 U.S. Hospitals Designated as Ebola Treatment Centers
CDC trains and assesses Ebola hospital readiness in collaborative effort Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. An increasing number of U.S. hospitals are now equipped to treat patients with Ebola, giving nationwide health system Ebola readiness efforts a boost. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state health officials[Read More…]
The Deadly Truth About Painkillers
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. No matter where you stand on the topic of prescription drugs in recovery, there is no denying the facts. Prescription drug use, particularly of opiates, is on the rise, and the problems that go along with it are growing too. And it’s not just from people abusing[Read More…]
Sophisticated HIV Diagnostics Adapted for Remote Areas
New tool is low-cost, with no electricity needed – NIH study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. Diagnosing HIV and other infectious diseases presents unique challenges in remote locations that lack electric power, refrigeration, and appropriately trained health care staff. To address these issues, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health[Read More…]
