CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 5, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The City of Chicago and One Earth Film Festival will host free screenings of ‘Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution’ in the city’s colleges, monuments and parks during the weekend of Earth Day, from April 19 to 22. Trailer below. Film Overview: When the issue[Read More…]
Science
2018 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook: 4 US Impacts Predicted Amid Another Active Season
AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- Do you believe in predictions? Can you believe the best that science has to offer? Here’s the best that AccuWeather can predict regarding the upcoming hurricane season, which lasts all too long, for those in the path of the storms. AccuWeather reports after a devastating hurricane season for the[Read More…]
Digital Billboard Demanding Pruitt’s Firing Circles EPA, Congress, and Condo Rental
Friends of the Earth hires digital truck carrying the message “Stop the Corruption. #FirePruitt” WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 Contact: Lukas Ross As EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt huddles at a private event with auto industry lobbyists this morning, Friends of the Earth will increase the pressure for his firing. A[Read More…]
As Administrator Pruitt Rolls Back Car Emission Standards, Audubon Says the Move ‘Makes No Sense’
Rolling back fuel efficiency standards undermines one of the most effective federal policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions in the U.S. Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 By National Audubon Society “Who wants to spend more on gas? No one. Rolling back fuel efficiency standards makes no sense. It’s short-sighted and bad[Read More…]
What Makes Us Truly Happy and Healthy?
Multi-year Harvard research collaboration with Aetna will assess well-being across numerous dimensions of health and wholeness Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 Contacts: Caroline Perry and Todd Datz What does it mean to be well? Not just “not ill,” but really thriving? Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and at[Read More…]
Hubble Uncovers the Farthest Star Ever Seen
Baltimore, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 By: Ann Jenkins, Ray Villard, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, and Patrick Kelly, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities More than halfway across the universe, an enormous blue star nicknamed Icarus is the farthest individual star ever seen. Normally, it would be much too faint to view,[Read More…]
Germs with Unusual Antibiotic Resistance Widespread in U.S.
Ramped-up CDC strategy helps providers stop spread of new germs, prevents large outbreaks Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations Health departments working with CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Lab Network found more than 220 instances of germs with “unusual” antibiotic resistance genes in the United States last year, according[Read More…]
Court Declares that EPA Failed To Protect Civil Rights
Leaders Applaud Decision and Vow To Keep Fighting for Justice San Francisco, CA—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 Contact: Jonathan Smith, Earthjustice Yesterday, a federal court ruled that EPA violated the law by waiting a decade or more to investigate civil rights complaints filed by community groups across the country. The lawsuit challenged[Read More…]
Court Rejects Flawed Mexican Wolf Management Rule
Capping Population, Killing More Wolves, Cutting Off Habitat Undermines Recovery TUCSON—(ENEWSPF)—April 3, 2018 Contact: Matthew Bishop, Western Environmental Law Center Today, a judge ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) to go back to the drawing board on its deeply flawed 2015 Mexican wolf management rule. The court rejected[Read More…]
Court Finds Fracking Approvals in Greater Chaco Violate Cultural Protections
Santa Fe, NM –(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2018 Contact: Kyle Tisdel, Western Environmental Law Center Over the weekend, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico issued a “preview” order indicating it will soon rule in favor of advocate groups challenging hundreds of federal fracking approvals in the Greater Chaco[Read More…]
