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Public News Service info@publicnewsservice.org no Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32550-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32550-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Public Lands/Wilderness Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32262-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/32262-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Community Issues and Volunteering Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Environmental Justice Oceans Philanthropy Public Lands/Wilderness Rural/Farming Sustainable Agriculture Urban Planning/Transportation Waste Reduction/Recycling Water Youth Issues Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31648-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31648-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Public Lands/Wilderness Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31589-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31589-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Oceans Public Lands/Wilderness Water Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31386-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31386-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31028-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/31028-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Health Issues Oceans Water Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30682-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30682-1 a new report that examines case studies from around the nation about how global warming is altering wildlife habitats. The National Wildlife Federation report points to warming coastal waters that Rick Wahle, a research associate professor at the University of Maine, blames for lobster populations shifting north. They're also experiencing shell diseases and attacks from new predators, Wahle said, adding that with numerous other fisheries in the Gulf of Maine depleted, the lobster's importance looms. ...(Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Health Issues Hunger/Food/Nutrition Oceans Public Lands/Wilderness Waste Reduction/Recycling Water Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30538-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/30538-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Public Lands/Wilderness Water Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29992-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29992-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Philanthropy Public Lands/Wilderness Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29875-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29875-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Oceans Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29672-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29672-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Oceans Public Lands/Wilderness Water Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29054-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/29054-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Public Lands/Wilderness Water Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28367-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28367-1 report from the National Wildlife Federation, backed by such groups as the Sierra Club and the National Audubon Society, says it will help stave off climate change, which they consider the major threat to living creatures, and turbines also will create jobs - up to 300,000 overall, by one estimate. Dylan Voorhees with the Natural Resources Council of Maine says Maine cities, especially ports and coastal cities, are primed to benefit. ...(Read More)]]> Oceans Environment Energy Policy Endangered Species & Wildlife Climate Change/Air Quality Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28205-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/28205-1 a new report from the National Wildlife Federation. NWF senior scientist Doug Inkley says the heat waves we've been experiencing, such as our second-hottest June ever, are just the tip of the rapidly-melting iceberg. "We now have a record-low amount of ice in the Arctic. "...(Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27867-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27867-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27032-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27032-1 Environmentally Friendly Fireworks says volunteer clean-up crews pick up pounds of plastic for months after the holiday. ...(Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Consumer Issues Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Toxics Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25582-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25582-1 (Read More)]]> Water Toxics Public Lands/Wilderness Health Issues Environment Energy Policy Endangered Species & Wildlife Consumer Issues Climate Change/Air Quality Animal Welfare Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25163-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/25163-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Urban Planning/Transportation Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24973-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24973-1 a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP). People at the local level, such as the opponents of a proposed liquid propane gas (LPG) facility in Searsport, are likely to be those most affected by environment and climate challenges in their area, but the report says only 15 percent of foundation grant money for environmental work goes to the grassroots organizations addressing those issues. ...(Read More)]]> Citizenship/Representative Democracy Climate Change/Air Quality Community Issues and Volunteering Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Oceans Public Lands/Wilderness Water Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24767-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24767-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Oceans Toxics Water Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24559-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24559-1 new management guidelines proposed by the Obama administration. Peter Nelson, director of the federal lands program for Defenders of Wildlife, says the first forest planning rule update in 30 years will require use of the best available science to resolve long-standing conflicts between loggers and environmentalists in the national forests. "It values those forests for their water and watershed values, for their wildlife values, for their recreation value, and also for the value that they provide to communities and the American people." Nelson says the new rule will allow forest managers to focus on the recovery of damaged watersheds and endangered plant and animal species, while also providing for multiple uses that include recreation and some timber cutting. "...(Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Public Lands/Wilderness Water Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24073-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/24073-1 National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is trying to help families pare down the average eight hours a day children spend in front of screens. ...(Read More)]]> Children's Issues Endangered Species & Wildlife Family/Father Issues Health Issues Youth Issues Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23601-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23601-1 The Nature Conservancy. Ulfelder says natural Christmas trees provide major environmental benefits, like capturing global warming emissions and preventing erosion. ...(Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Consumer Issues Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Rural/Farming Sustainable Agriculture Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23241-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/23241-1 (Read More)]]> Climate Change/Air Quality Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Hunger/Food/Nutrition Oceans Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22172-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/22172-1 (Read More)]]> Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Oceans Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20818-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/20818-1 Oceana will join other environmental groups to keep up the pressure to protect Maine's coast, which they see as important for the state's tourism and lobstering economy. ...(Read More)]]> Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Oceans Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19832-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19832-1 (Read More)]]> Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Environmental Justice Hunger/Food/Nutrition Oceans Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19459-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/19459-1 Pew Environment Group, but the result is that many fish once in danger of disappearing from Atlantic waters are back to healthy population levels. "We've seen the scallop stock rebound from drastically low levels, to now having a very thriving fishery. "...(Read More)]]> Consumer Issues Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Oceans Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18170-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/18170-1 (Read More)]]> Animal Welfare Budget Policy & Priorities Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Environmental Justice Climate Change/Air Quality Public Lands/Wilderness Toxics Waste Reduction/Recycling Water Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/17216-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/17216-1 (Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Children's Issues Early Childhood Education Education Endangered Species & Wildlife Public Lands/Wilderness Youth Issues Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/12490-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/12490-1 National Wildlife Federation (NWF), wacky winter weather events are happening more often because of a changing climate. That means communities need to be prepared to keep people safe and adapt to tourism season shifts. ...(Read More)]]> Budget Policy & Priorities Community Issues and Volunteering Endangered Species & Wildlife Energy Policy Environment Environmental Justice Public Lands/Wilderness Water Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/11079-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/11079-1 (Read More)]]> Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Health Issues Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/10650-1 http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/10650-1 (Read More)]]> Endangered Species & Wildlife Environment Climate Change/Air Quality Oceans Water