(Seattle - Nov. 19, 2013) The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reached an agreement to close 55 motor vehicle waste disposal wells across Alaska located at state vehicle repair and maintenance facilities. Some of the wells…
By Josephine Chu We all remember Superstorm Sandy, especially those of us who live along the East Coast. My parents, who reside on Long Island, were very lucky and did not have any major damage to their home. They did, however, have to live without electricity for two weeks. Seeing the impact on my…
By Jim Marston On Thursday, November 7, the Environmental Protection Agency opened its doors across the country to solicit public comment on the Carbon Pollution Standards for existing coal-fired power plants. The EPA seeks to implement common sense, realistic limits on the air pollution emitted…
By Dylan Murray Para español, vea el blog del Instituto del Bien Común On the last day of our meeting in Lima, Peru last month, five consultants from indigenous organizations across the Amazon were hunkered down at their computers. WHRC's Alessandro Baccini (center) teaching Peruvian…
Originally published on November 18, 2013 on the Oceans Health Index Website Introduction Written by Steven Katona, Managing Director, Ocean Health Index Maximizing sustainable food production from the ocean by harvest of wild fish stocks and production of farmed species by mariculture is one of the…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $60,000 to the New York State Restaurant Association Educational Foundation to help New York City restaurants reduce pollution from their operations. The foundation will assist new restaurants in efforts to reduce energy and water…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $149,000 to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to assist automotive repair and other industrial facilities in the South Bronx, New York in preventing pollution
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $335,705 to organizations in New Jersey to fund projects that will help small and medium-sized businesses reduce pollution. These grants, which were awarded to the New Jersey Small Business Development Center at Rutgers University…
By Whit Remer and Elizabeth Weiner, Environmental Defense Fund Earlier this month, the Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition submitted public comments to the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) on a proposed rule governing disbursements from the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Trust…
BP posts gulf environmental data online; plans more for 2014 By Paula Dittrick, Oil & Gas Journal. Nov. 18, 2013. “Information about offshore water conditions in the Gulf of Mexico was posted online, BP PLC reported, saying that BP, federal and state agencies, and the Natural Resource Damage…
(Boston, Mass. – Nov. 18, 2013) – EPA recently gave nation recognition to the Town of Sharon, Mass. for the Town’s efforts to educate and inform citizens about practical ways to conserve water and thus save money. The recognition was under EPA’s WaterSense program
November 18, 2013
November 18, 2013
By Katie Hsia-Kiung At this time last year, an 11th hour lawsuit was brought by the California Chamber of Commerce on the eve of the state’s first carbon auction —and with it a wave of questions aimed to cast doubt on the landmark program. Will the auction actually happen? Will companies…
Former swamp to teach about wetlands restoration By The Associated Press. Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. “The governor's coastal restoration czar, Garret Graves, is among officials coming to New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward to unveil signs at a platform overlooking 440 acres of brackish water dotted…
By Marita Mirzatuny Source: Pecan Street Inc. This commentary originally appeared on EDF's Energy Exchange blog. Over the past few years, we’ve seen some of the world’s largest automakers release their first mass-market electric vehicles. Models like the Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and…
By Ellie Kanipe One summer evening after a long day at work, I went for a walk in my neighborhood to relax. To my delight, I saw the most awesome thing ever: kids in my neighborhood, which is a stone’s throw over the Potomac River from Washington DC, had put up hand-drawn posters all over the…
By Marita Mirzatuny Source: Pecan Street Inc. Over the past few years, we’ve seen some of the world’s largest automakers release their first mass-market electric vehicles. Models like the Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S are popular with consumers looking to reduce their carbon…
November 15, 2013
HARRISBURG (Nov. 15, 2013) -- Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Harrisburg's Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts is the recipient of a $205,305 environmental education grant. The funding will be used to train middle and high school science teachers in the…