Protection for Rare Missouri Fish Protects Clean Water for People Too COLUMBIA, Mo.–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protected a rare cave- and stream-dwelling fish found only in Perry County, Mo., under the Endangered Species Act today, but decided against protecting any critical habitat for the fish[Read More…]
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Rare Mountain Fox in California and Oregon Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. The Center for Biological Diversity reached a legal agreement late Monday requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make a decision on Endangered Species Act protection for the Sierra Nevada red fox. The Center petitioned for protection for the fox in 2011, leading to a[Read More…]
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Wild and Scenic Smith River From Destructive Caltrans Highway-widening Project
Caltrans Oblivious to Public-safety Concerns, Rare Ecological Values, Critical Salmon Habitat Along Scenic Smith River Canyon CRESCENT CITY, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. Conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit yesterday challenging a California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) highway-widening project that threatens endangered salmon runs, ancient redwoods and public safety along the wild[Read More…]
New Agreement Will Speed Federal Protection for Boreal Toads
Toads in Southern Rockies, Utah, Nevada, Idaho Suffering From Disease, Habitat Destruction DENVER–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. The Center for Biological Diversity reached a settlement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service late Monday giving the agency four years to consider Endangered Species Act protection for boreal toads in the southern Rocky[Read More…]
Agreement Will Speed Endangered Species Act Protection for Northeast Songbird
Mountain-dwelling Bicknell’s Thrush Imperiled by Climate Change RICHMOND, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. The Center for Biological Diversity reached a settlement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service late Monday giving the agency four years to consider whether to protect the Bicknell’s thrush under the Endangered Species Act. The thrush nests only[Read More…]
Imperiled Coastal Florida Bird, Lizard Threatened by Sea-level Rise Move Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— In a settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service committed late Monday to making Endangered Species Act findings on whether protections are warranted for the MacGillivray’s seaside sparrow and the Florida Keys mole skink, in 2018 and 2017 respectively. Both species[Read More…]
Dim the Lights: Study Aims to Get Teen Night Owls to Bed Earlier
BERKELEY–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. Dim lights, board games, and no bedside electronics: An old-fashioned sleepover? Not exactly. This overnight takes place at UC Berkeley and involves dozens of undergraduate research assistants, some in white lab coats and goggles, who collect saliva samples to gauge the hormone levels of teenage night owls.[Read More…]
Harvard School of Public Health Honors Elton John for AIDS Work
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. Harvard School of Public Health announced today that Sir Elton John will receive the Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative Leadership Award on October 15. The award is presented to individuals who have exhibited extraordinary vision, leadership, and courage in the worldwide struggle against[Read More…]
Time to Rethink Misguided Policies That Promote Biofuels to Protect Climate
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. Policymakers need to rethink the idea of promoting biofuels to protect the climate because the methods used to justify such policies are inherently flawed, according to a University of Michigan energy researcher. In a new paper published online in the journal Climatic Change, John DeCicco takes[Read More…]
McLaren Lapeer Nurses, Community Tell CEO: Put Patients Before Profits
RNs from McLaren Lapeer Region and community members rallied on September 23, 2013 for safe staffing Nurses say hospital isn’t helping them solve patient safety concerns LAPEER–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013. More than 100 registered nurses from McLaren Lapeer Region and community members rallied Monday to demand that hospital CEO Bart Buxton[Read More…]
