Halt Bush’s “Fast Track to Extinction” Scheme

August 27, 2008

polar bear on the extinction fast track WASHINGTON, DC (RUSHPRNEWS) AUGUST 27,2008–The Bush Administration has just launched a disastrous new “Fast Track to Extinction” scheme that would put polar bears, wolves, whales and countless other imperiled wildlife at grave risk. Read more

Canada Establishes Three National Wildlife Areas in Nunavut

August 26, 2008

Nunavut FLAGCanada Establishes Three National Wildlife Areas  in Nunavut: Nearly Half a Million Hectares
to be Preserved

Ottawa, Canada (RUSHPRNEWS) August 26, 2008 -Nature Canada today congratulated the Government of Canada, the community of Clyde River and the Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated upon the announcement that Canada will protect more than 450,000 hectares of Arctic wilderness in Nunavut, including a globally significant Important Bird Area, by establishing three new National Wildlife Areas: Niginganiq (Isabella Bay); Qaqulluit (Cape Searle); and Akpait (Reid Bay). All three sites are located on the northeast side of Baffin Island in Nunavut. Read more

Court Denies Challenge to LA Bus Fare Hike

August 26, 2008

LA Bus Fare HikeDespite high gas prices, decision could force more people into cars, says NRDC

LOS ANGELES, (RUSHPRNEWS) August 26, 2008 - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge today denied a legal challenge blocking increased bus fares in low-income neighborhoods. Conservation and community groups had argued the fare hike should not go forward until an environmental assessment is complete. Higher fares could make public transportation unaffordable for as many as 100,000 bus riders with an annual median income of $12,000, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Bus Riders Union and the Labor/Community Strategy Center. Read more

California Shows How Smart Suburbs Can Be Clean Energy Solutions

August 25, 2008

CLEAN SUBURBSby Frances Beinecke

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (RUSHPRNEWS)August 25, 2008–This week, the California Assembly is poised to pass a bill that will use suburban development to reduce driving time for residents and cut global warming pollution. That’s right, while Congress spent the summer arguing over offshore drilling and other false promises to lower gas prices, California has actually crafted a solution that truly will help commuters save money at the pump.

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WHO and UNEP join to combat environment-related disease in Africa

August 22, 2008

UNITED NATIONS IN AFRICANEW YORK (RUSHPRNEWS)Aug. 22, 2008–Diseases caused by environmental change are responsible for too many deaths in Africa. In 2002 alone, unsafe water, pollution, poor sanitation, inadequate waste disposal, insufficient disease vector control and exposure to chemicals claimed about 2.4 million lives.

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South Korea will announce its emissions reduction target for 2020 next year

August 22, 2008

NEW YORK,(RUSHPRNEWS) August 22, 2008–Lots of people have been wondering what efforts developing countries will take in the international response to global warming pollution in the lead-in to the agreement to be reached in Copenhagen. Well, we will get some greater clarity next year from South Korea as they announced today at the international negotiations in Ghana.

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Smog deaths in Canada to Soar to More than 700,000

August 22, 2008

OTTAWA, CANADA (RUSHPRNEWS) AUGUST 22, 2008–A milestone report released last week by the Canadian Medical Association warned that smog-related deaths are set to soar to more than 700,000 in Canada over the next two decades. It also predicted that long- and short-term exposure to air pollution will kill at least 21,000 Canadians this year alone. Read more

NRDC Forced to Sue to Get Public Records on Bee Mystery

August 21, 2008

what is killing bees?EPA Buzz Kill: Is the Agency Hiding Colony Collapse Disorder Information?

 WASHINGTON, DC (RUSHPRNEWS)August 21, 2008– The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit today to uncover critical information that the US government is withholding about the risks posed by pesticides to honey bees. NRDC legal experts and a leading bee researcher are convinced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has evidence of connections between pesticides and the mysterious honey bee die-offs reported across the country.

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Court Strikes Down Bush Administration Pollution Monitoring Loophole, Upholds Public’s Right to Know

August 20, 2008

logo NRDCThrows out EPA rule that waived pollution monitoring requirements for thousands of factories and power plants

Washington, D.C.(RUSHPRNEWS) August 20, 2008– A federal appeals court today struck down an Environmental Protection Agency rule that exempted major industrial polluters from accurately measuring dangerous emissions. Read more

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