Event at Trinity United Church of Christ Outlines Risks of Climate Disruption; Solidifies Faith Community Action on Climate CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 15, 2014. On Saturday, hundreds from Chicago’s faith community gathered at Trinity Church of Christ (Trinity UCC) on Chicago’s South Side to voice support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)[Read More…]
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Updated ‘Whale Alert’ iPad, iPhone App Invites Public to Contribute to Protection of West Coast Whales
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2014. Mariners and the public on the U.S. West Coast can now use an iPad™ and iPhone™ to help decrease the risk of injury or death to whales from ship strikes. Whale Alert a free mobile application originally developed in 2012 to help protect endangered right whales[Read More…]
Local Municipality Requires Labeling of Penta (PCP)-Treated Utility Poles
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2014. The Town of North Hempstead on Long Island, New York has passed a new law requiring warning labels on the utility poles that are treated with the hazardous wood preservative, pentachlorophenol (PCP). At the town board meeting on September 9, a vote of 7-0 mandated the labeling[Read More…]
New Pollinator Bill Helps Pesticide Industry, Not Bees or Beekeepers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. Center for Food Safety today expressed concerns with a bill that could derail positive efforts already underway in Congress and the White House to improve pollinator health. The purposefully narrow and limiting bill, H.R. 5447, was introduced by Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) and would amend the[Read More…]
Court Strikes Down Loophole Allowing Road Construction for Coal Mines in Colorado Backcountry
Victory: Order finalizes a June decision finding U.S. Forest Service failed to account for climate impacts Aspens in full color during autumn in the Sunset Trail Roadless Area. Ted Zukoski / Earthjustice Gunnison County, CO–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. A federal court overturned a coal mine expansion decision Thursday, eliminating a loophole[Read More…]
Gaia Discovers its First Supernova
Type Ia supernova EU–(ENEWSPF)–12 September 2014. While scanning the sky to measure the positions and movements of stars in our Galaxy, Gaia has discovered its first stellar explosion in another galaxy far, far away. This powerful event, now named Gaia14aaa, took place in a distant galaxy some 500 million light-years[Read More…]
FTC Stops Marketers of Phony Health Care ‘Discount’ Schemes Directed at Older Americans and Spanish-Speaking Consumers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. The Federal Trade Commission has halted two health care scams that were designed to trick consumers into paying for phony “discount” cards, which the scammers falsely claimed would provide consumers with health insurance, or help them pay for prescription drugs. Under settlements with the FTC and[Read More…]
Levels of Pesticides Still a Concern for Aquatic Life in U.S. Rivers and Streams
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. A new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report finds that levels of pesticides continue to be a concern for aquatic life in many of the Nation’s rivers and streams in agricultural and urban areas. The study, which documents pesticide levels in U.S. waterways for two decades (1992-2011),[Read More…]
EPA Registers New Nematicide Alternative to Restricted-Use Soil Fumigants, Including Methyl Bromide
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is registering a new active ingredient, fluensulfone, a non-fumigant nematicide that provides lower-risk chemical control of nematodes than methyl bromide and other Restricted Use soil fumigants. Under the Montreal Protocol, EPA has phased out methyl bromide because its use depletes the ozone[Read More…]
EPA Plan to Slow Superweeds is Remedy in Name Only
Center for Food Safety identifies key flaws in Agency’s new plan Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014. Center for Food Safety today panned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new plan to manage herbicide-resistant weeds. The Agency will now require pesticide companies to take steps it says will help stem the tide of[Read More…]
