The Rail Customer Coalition recently sent a letter to the head of President-elect Biden’s Transportation Transition Team to share the coalition’s top policy priorities for 2021 and to urge the new administration to support STB reform. The country’s transportation network is at a tipping point due to the fact that federal policies have not been […]
Despite what has been claimed, there is no scientific consensus that exposure to certain PFAS interfere with immune response. While one research team has reported an association between levels of one PFAS (PFBA) and the severity of COVID-19 response, the results of that research have not even been peer reviewed. While the study has not […]
Published by the Environmental News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, December 9, 2020 (ENS) – When marine predators themselves face mortal threats, researchers at the University of British Columbia studying orca deaths in Pacific Ocean waters believe that human tampering with the ocean is to blame. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2020/12/09/the-killing-of-killer-whales/
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Scientists and conservationists capture footage of an unidentified whale species in the waters north of the San Benito Islands. Ensenada, BCN, Mexico – Dec. 8, 2020 – Researchers working with Sea Shepherd Conservation Society believe that they have discovered a previously unknown species of whale off the western coast of Mexico. […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, December 7, 2020 (ENS) – The extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is finally over, after a record-breaking 30 named storms and 12 landfalling storms in the continental United States, breaking a record set in 1916. All this unprecedented activity was stoked by a La Niña that […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Honeybees and their problems get the most attention, but scientists are using tactics learned from bird conservation to protect American bees. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/science/native-bees-census.html
As we move from the first 10 risk evaluations to the next 20 high-priority risk evaluations, it is imperative that the 2016 TSCA amendments be followed for current and future risk evaluations. These amendments require the use of best available science and the weight of the scientific evidence when evaluating new and existing chemicals. They […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In an unusual experiment, a coral reef in Mexico is now insured against hurricanes. A team of locals known as “the Brigade” rushed to repair the devastated corals, piece by piece. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/05/climate/Mexico-reef-climate-change.html
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (December 2, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates 50 years of protecting human health and the environment in the United States, on tribal lands, and around the world. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-celebrates-50-year-progress-dedicates-conference-center-first-administrator
As we move forward in our series on the importance of the 2016 TSCA amendments, the next chemical we are going to focus on is one that you may be somewhat familiar with, formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is a critical building block chemical, but you may have heard mixed messages about this chemical compound. This blog dives […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society The illegal totoaba swim bladder trade is responsible for the decline of the critically endangered vaquita porpoise MEXICO CITY, Mexico – Nov. 26, 2020 – In a precedent-setting legal development, Mexican authorities have arrested six suspected totoaba traffickers under charges of Organized Crime – Crimes Against the Environment. A press […]
This year we’ve all been reminded of the importance of washing our hands often and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces in the battle against the COVID-19 virus. But we probably haven’t thought of how our nutrition intersects with our ability to fight infections, like COVID-19. Americans are generally well fed and undernourishment is not a widespread […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment World leaders committed to some efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic, but the meeting illustrated the difficulty of carrying out an agenda when the United States is indifferent or hostile to many goals. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/22/us/politics/g20-summit-trump.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An expanding coalition of Native Americans, liberal activists and Democrats in Congress are demanding an American Indian Interior secretary, and they want Deb Haaland. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/climate/native-american-interior-secretary.html
Published by Ocean Conservancy As I look at the news this week, I realize that it’s been a long year and a longer month (and we’re only halfway through November!). We made it through a challenging election season, to now face the concerning and rapid increase in COVID-19 cases across the United States. Here in Oregon, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (November 19, 2020) — In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-marks-native-american-heritage-month-new-tribal-epa-accomplishments-timeline
Published by Ocean Conservancy You’ve heard of catfish. You’ve heard of lionfish. And you’ve probably heard of frogfish, too. But have you ever heard of hogfish? I certainly hadn’t, but as someone with the last name Hogge (yes, it’s pronounced like the animal), I knew once I learned about this adorably odd critter that I simply […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) DALLAS (November 18, 2020) — While in Texas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler viewed an American Airlines disinfecting demonstration thanks to EPA’s first-ever long-lasting antiviral product for use against COVID-19. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-wheeler-kicks-region-6-visit-texas
PFAS (or Fluorotechnology) are a large and diverse universe of chemistries. Each has its own unique structure, uses and environmental and health profiles. It is very concerning that The Guardian has published a piece seemingly intended to frighten the public while taking the very unscientific and inappropriate approach of lumping all PFAS together as though […]
Published by the Environmental News Service MIAMI, Florida, November 16, 2020 (ENS) – The word iota means something very small, but the Category 5 Hurricane Iota now bearing down on Central America is the exact opposite. Expected to bring catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge, and torrential rainfall, it’s about to smash into Nicaragua and Honduras […]