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View it in your browser June 4, 2014 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Marine Stewardship Council certifies 13 West Coast Groundfish Species as Sustainable On Tuesday, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced its certification of 13 species of groundfish caught of the West Coast, some of which are shipped throughout the U.S. and exported as well. This adds an estimated nearly 41 million pounds a year of domestic, certified sustainable seafood available to consumers (based on 2013 landings). By Shems Jud, EDF Finding Inspiration with Edward Abbey in Yellowstone A NYC-based environmentalist finds solace in Edward Abbey's advice not to work too hard, and is refueled and re-energized by a recent trip to Yellowstone National Park accordingly... By Sylvia Fallon, NRDC Groups Fight to Protect Endangered Species From Dangerous New Pesticide Conservation and food safety groups filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency this week for failing to protect endangered species from a new, toxic pesticide called cyantraniliprole. EPA risked far-reaching harm to both aquatic and terrestrial species by approving the widespread use of this new pesticide in January without input from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife and National Marine Fisheries services. "The Endangered Species Act and just basic, common-sense requires EPA to seek input from our expert wildlife biologists before it blindly unleashes new pesticides across the American landscape," said Brett Hartl, endangered species policy director at the Center for Biological Diversity. "EPA's failure to look before it leaps has once again put imperiled wildlife across the country in harm's way." By Brett Hartl, Center for Biological Diversity EARTHTALK Q&A Look Ma, No Hands Just a decade ago most of us wouldn't have dreamed we'd live to see driverless cars whisking people around, but things are changing fast and analysts now think they will be common by 2020 and account for the majority of cars on the road by 2040. But will these potentially ubiquitous driverless cars be good or bad for the environment? The experts weigh in... By Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss, EarthTalk.org               This content is brought to you free by E-The Environmental Magazine, which is published by Earth Action Network, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Our address is 28 Knight Street, Norwalk, CT 06851. Forward email This email was sent to aquarianm@gmail.com by ethisweek@earthtalk.org |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. E - The Environmental Magazine | 28 Knight Street | Norwalk | CT | 06851