By Emily Reyna Yesterday, Thomson Reuters Point Carbon published an updated forecast for allowance prices in the California carbon market, causing many skeptics to pontificate the beginning of the end for cap and trade as we know it. But many failed to recognize what the market IS doing: Putting…
By Elena Craft, PhD Source: Houston Air Quality Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region VI, representing Texas and surrounding states, announced that Houston was on track to meet the 1997 federal health standard for ozone within the next five years. Of course, I am and have…
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week ordered D&D Mobile Home Park to address violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. D&D, located on the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Reservation in Riverside County, was found to have high levels of arsenic in its…
Description: The Mississippi River Restoration Delta Campaign seeks an effective, dynamic, energetic individual to lead outreach efforts in the New Orleans Metro Area with the aim of building awareness and support around the importance of restoring Louisiana’s coast. The New Orleans Metro Area…
EDITORIAL: BP oil spill needs correct estimate By editorial staff, Beaumont Enterprise. Sept. 9, 2013. "While BP continues to slog through thousands of civil court cases from the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a curious side issue has developed: Exactly how much oil did ooze…
By Rachel Shaffer Rachel Shaffer is a research assistant. Richard Denison, Ph.D. , is a Senior Scientist. Last Friday afternoon, we received the discouraging news that EPA has withdrawn two draft rules it had developed under its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authority. As discussed in our…
By Danielle Nichols As I finished up my final assignments and cleared out my cubicle, I could not help but be amazed at how quickly time flew during my summer at EPA headquarters. I felt as if I had just started and was already saying my goodbyes. (You can read my earlier blog about why [...]
ATLANTA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced a settlement today with the Town of Timmonsville and City of Florence, S.C., to resolve drinking water and sewer problems
ATLANTA – The Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced a proposed settlement today with the City of Columbia to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA), including unauthorized…
By Jim Marston I’ve seen many energy issues expand and contract in the years I’ve been with EDF since 1988. Our organization has celebrated and participated in many victories regarding climate change, including landmark legislation that put limits for the first time on California’s…
September 10, 2013
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Sept. 9, 2013) - As schools across the country are returning to classes, EPA Region 7 is introducing a suite of new, free web-based resources designed to help school administrators and service providers keep school buildings and facilities…
By Marita Mirzatuny This commentary originally appeared on EDF's Energy Exchange blog . In an effort to gauge where America’s power grid stands, Washington D.C.-based group GridWise Alliance evaluated grid modernization in 41 states and the District of Columbia. Texas and California tied…
By Marita Mirzatuny In an effort to gauge where America’s power grid stands, Washington D.C.-based group GridWise Alliance evaluated grid modernization in 41 states and the District of Columbia. Texas and California tied for first place—standing far above the next runner up. So what makes…
A fleet of underwater robots is descending into waters off the east coast to collect data that could help improve storm intensity forecasts during future hurricane seasons. Several regions of the NOAA-led U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) are partnering to deploy 12 to 16 autonomous…
NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration has launched a new online mapping tool for the Great Lakes that will give decision makers, resource managers, and environmental responders better information as they clean up hazardous materials and restore the coastal and estuarine environments.
September 4, 2013
Each Monday we write about the New England environment and way of life seen through our local perspective. Previous posts by Jeri Weiss After cataloguing every pen and binder in my son’s school supply pile, we’re still left with a long list of things to buy before he heads back to college. …
By Richard Denison Richard Denison, Ph.D. , is a Senior Scientist. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has withdrawn two draft rules it had developed under authority of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA originally sent the proposed rules to the White House for its review way back…
Treasury releases RESTORE rules By The Washington Bureau, The Advocate (Baton Rouge). Sept. 6, 2013. "WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury announced Thursday night newly proposed federal rules to govern and hand out the funds generated from the RESTORE Act legislation signed into law last year that…