• Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding Improves Water Quality at Northeast Ohio Beaches

    No. 13-OPA026 CHICAGO – Great Lakes beaches were open 94 percent of the time last summer, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 BEACH report. EPA’s Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Report is available at: …

  • Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding Improves Water Quality at Milwaukee Area Beaches

    No. 13-OPA025 CHICAGO – Great Lakes beaches were open 94 percent of the time last summer, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 BEACH report. EPA’s Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Report is available at: …

  • Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding Improves Water Quality at Northwest Indiana Beaches

    No. 13-OPA024 CHICAGO – Great Lakes beaches were open 94 percent of the time last summer, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 BEACH report. EPA’s Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Report is available at: …

  • Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding Improves Water Quality at Rochester Area Beaches

    No. 13-OPA023 CHICAGO – Great Lakes beaches were open 94 percent of the time last summer, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 BEACH report. EPA’s Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Report is available at: …

  • Kansas Department of Transportation to Pay $477,500 Penalty to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act at Three Construction Sites

    Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., July 2, 2013) - The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has agreed to pay a $477,500 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at three road construction sites that are located near Lawrence, Manhattan, and…

  • Entomologists are Exploring the Causes of a Massive Die-off of the Honey Bee Population, from Viruses and Mites to the Role of Pesticides on Bee Health and Behavior (Jun 13, 2013)

    Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Entomologists are Exploring the Causes of a Massive Die-off of the Honey Bee Population, from Viruses and Mites to the Role of Pesticides on Bee Health and Behavior (Jun 13, 2013) USDA estimates that honey bees and other polinators…

  • On-Bill Repayment in California: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

    By Brad Copithorne This commentary originally appeared on EDF's California Dream 2.0 Blog Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) issued a proposed decision with the final implementation rules to create the nation’s first On-Bill Repayment (“OBR”) program for…

  • The Shade Is Not Enough

    By Lina Younes Millions of people in the U.S. head to the beach for some relaxation and fun activities every summer. As many of you may be planning your trip, I wanted to share my family’s recent experience. Hopefully you will not repeat our mistakes. A couple of weeks ago, my family and I enjoyed…

  • It’s Time for Latino Leadership on Climate Change

    By Jorge Madrid (This post first appeared on EDF voices ) Source: Thomas Hawk/Flickr I love California in the summertime, and Fourth of July weekend is one of my favorite holidays. But it is getting excruciatingly HOT out here, and according to the best science, it is going to get much hotter. …

  • On-Bill Repayment in California: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

    By Brad Copithorne Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) issued a proposed decision with the final implementation rules to create the nation’s first On-Bill Repayment (“OBR”) program for commercial properties.  If properly constructed, the program is expected to…

  • Tomatoes and Timing

    By Michael Rohwer For the past few years, I’ve been growing vegetables in an open plot behind my house, much like my family did as I grew up. It was easy to know when to begin planting in Michigan. Once the snow was gone it was time to plant. Now that I live in a [...]

  • Latest Mississippi River Delta News: July 2, 2013

    Cleanup must continue By Editorial Page Staff, The Daily Comet (Thibodaux, La.). June 27, 2013. "If anyone still needed proof that the BP oil-spill cleanup is not yet complete, that proof was found off our coast a few weeks ago. A 40,000-pound tar ball was found just off Grand Terre…

  • Updated - Invasive Species Conference Calendar

    Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Many New Upcoming Invasive Species Related Conferences added (U.S. and International), including : Aquatic Plant Management Society 2013 Annual Meeting -- Jul 14-17, 2013 8th International Conference on Urban Pests -- Jul 20-23,…

  • Annual Adirondack Park Invasive Species Awareness Week -- Jul 7-13, 2013

    Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Annual Adirondack Park Invasive Species Awareness Week -- Jul 7-13, 2013 Adirondack communities and organizations will celebrate the 8th annual Invasive Species Awareness Week. * See our New York state resource page for more…

  • A Big Step Forward for Better Rigs To Reef Management

    As I’ve written before, the Rigs to Reefs process of the federal and state agencies in the Gulf of Mexico is a good example of “finding ways that work”. This cooperative process enables the owners of oil and gas platforms to use those structures to create artificial reefs. In fact, this…

  • Mexican fisheries delegation visits West Coast; EDF-sponsored fact-finding trip illustrates benefits of collaboration in fishery management

    Last week I had the pleasure of accompanying senior fisheries officials from four Mexican states to Southern California, where they met with fishermen, seafood processors and members of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC). As they establish and reinforce their own fishery management…

  • How's Your Electric Bill Treating You? Time To Give It Some Thought

    By Jamie Fine This commentary originally appeared on EDF's California Dream 2.0 Blog When was the last time you really gave a lot of thought to your electric bill? If your answer is “not very often”, then you’re not alone. In fact, the typical household thinks about their electric bill…

  • How's Your Electric Bill Treating You? Time To Give It Some Thought

    By Jamie Fine When was the last time you really gave a lot of thought to your electric bill? If your answer is “not very often”, then you’re not alone. In fact, the typical household thinks about their electric bill only six minutes a year . The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)…

  • EPA official tours Howard County rain gardens, touts how youth efforts are helping the Chesapeake Bay

    ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (July 1, 2013) -- EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin made a visit to Howard County today to get a close up look at rain gardens being developed by a local youth group to help control storm water runoff and benefit the Chesapeake Bay

  • New oil spill money released for Gulf Coast restoration

    By Mordechai Treiger, Environmental Defense Fund Last month, Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Trustees from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident announced  Phase III of their Early Restoration efforts. The  NRDA Trustees  include representatives from the five Gulf Coast states and…