Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2014. Residents of St. Louis, Michigan aren’t used to seeing large excavators and dump trucks haul piles of dirt from their front yards or entire blocks of big, neighborhood trees felled. What they are used to seeing are dead birds —sometimes even spontaneous, mid-flight deaths of the[Read More…]
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Federal Report Highlights Five Years of Progress Providing Communities with Affordable Housing, Efficient Transportation and Economic Growth
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 7, 2014. In celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Partnership for Sustainable Communities, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released “Five Years of Learning from Communities and Coordinating Federal Investments,” a report demonstrating how[Read More…]
Interns Build on Green Initiatives at Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014. A Roosevelt University student and a recent graduate are making the institution a more sustainable place to be for years to come with help from a Chicago company. Sustainability Studies major Mary Beth Radeck and May 2014 Accounting graduate Kevin Markowski are cultivating rooftop gardens in the[Read More…]
Outrage in Colorado over Fracking Betrayal of Top Democrats
Activists in Erie, Colorado protest fracking in their community. (Photo: Erie Rising) Politicians announce drilling regulatory panel will welcome input by industry and business groups, headed by XTO Energy president Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- In what is being slammed as a hijacking of the democratic process—and a cave to pressure by the[Read More…]
Watch: ‘Massive Environmental Disaster’ in Canada as Toxic Tailing Pond Floods Waterways
(Image: Screenshot from Cariboo Regional District video) Water ban put in place as a tailing pond gives way and tens of millions of gallons of waste course through area rivers and lakes British Columbia-(ENEWSPF)- A middle-of-the-night breach of the tailings pond for an open-pit copper and gold mine in British[Read More…]
Recent B.C. Toxic Waste Spill Alarming, But Unfortunately Not Surprising
Vancouver.-(ENEWSPF)- Already having successfully defeated another similar proposed B.C. mining site, the Council of Canadians is disturbed, but unfortunately not surprised, about yesterday’s massive toxic waste spill in the B.C. Cariboo region. The Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley Mine spilled five million cubic metres of toxic waste water – the equivalent[Read More…]
One Year Later: Iowa’s Battered Soil and Streams Still Unprotected
AMES, Iowa–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014. A new survey of Iowa farmland finds that “ephemeral gullies” are still ravaging many crop fields despite a few welcome signs of improvement compared to a year ago. Unprotected fields were once again battered by spring storms this year, according to a report released today by[Read More…]
Conservation Groups Launch Legal Challenge to Cut Carbon Pollution from Aircraft
Challenge cites EPA’s delay in addressing one of the fastest-growing sources of carbon pollution Aviation is one of the fastest-growing sources of carbon pollution, rising three to five percent a year. San Francisco, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014. Conservation groups today filed a notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency[Read More…]
Banned Pesticide DDT with Lingering Residues Again Linked to Obesity and Diabetes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014. A new study finds that female mice exposed in utero to the pesticide DDT are at greater risk for obesity and type-2 diabetes, adding to a growing body of literature linking metabolic diseases to pesticide exposure. The study, titled Perinatal Exposure of Mice to the Pesticide[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Support Heroin Awareness and Prevention Efforts Across Illinois
New Law Strengthens Task Force Devoted to Fighting Heroin ROMEOVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to fight heroin use in communities across Illinois. The new law will expand the scope of a special task force created last year to study heroin use in Illinois and make recommendations[Read More…]
