• Statement by EDF’s Suzy Friedman on new USDA funds for Lake Erie Basin farmers

    August 19, 2014

  • UGA Student wins National Water Quality Challenge Award

    ATLANTA – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that James Wood, a Ph.D. candidate from the University of Georgia located in Athens, Ga., was one of seven undergraduate and graduate student winners for Phase 1 of the National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) Campus…

  • EPA Announces Awards to College Students in National Water Quality Challenge

    WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced seven undergraduate and graduate student winners for phase 1 of the National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) Campus Challenge, recognizing exemplary research in the area of water quality and ecosystems

  • Horry County in South Carolina awarded a First Annual EPA Region 4 Rain Catcher Award

    ATLANTA – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Horry County with the regional 2014 EPA Rain Catcher Award in the Neighborhood/Community Category for the Crabtree Swamp Restoration Project in Conway, South Carolina. The award was given at an award ceremony during the…

  • The Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District awarded a First Annual EPA Region 4 Rain Catcher Award

    ATLANTA - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) with the regional 2014 EPA Rain Catcher Award in the Municipal Category. The award was given at an award ceremony during the Environmental Protection Agency,…

  • Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Tennessee Assembly Plant awarded a First Annual EPA Region 4 Rain Catcher Award

    ATLANTA – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Volkswagen Group of America with the regional 2014 EPA Rain Catcher Award in the Commercial Category for the Chattanooga, Tennessee Assembly Plant. The award was given at an award ceremony during the Environmental Protection…

  • Transportation Diversification is Key to Fixing California’s Gas Price and Pollution Woes

    By Tim O'Connor This summer I had the unique opportunity to drive with members of the California state legislature through their districts in Los Angeles and the Central Valley. In addition to brown lawns, hazy air, and intense heat, we were reminded of California’s persistently high gas…

  • Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 19, 2014

    Are the Gulf Coast wetlands drying up? By Casey Toner, AL.com. Aug. 18, 2014. “The Gulf Coast wetlands have not fared well going on two decades…” ( read more )

  • EPA to Host Clean Air Act Rulemaking and Permitting Training in Birmingham AL

    ATLANTA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host Clean Air Act Rulemaking and Permitting training at the Bethel Baptist Church, 3200 28th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL on August 27-28, 2014 (9:00 am – 4:00 pm) to help local communities better understand the air permitting…

  • EP…Yay

      By Gyeongbae Jung It’s 8 AM. I wake up, shower, put on some clothes, and struggle to find matching socks as I wonder why I didn’t to go to bed earlier. The struggle continues as I get ready to bike to my internship at EPA. I’m not a very good biker, but I lie […]

  • Women in Power: Managing California's Electric Grid Takes Nerves of Steel – and a Knack for Collaboration

    By Lauren Faber This is the fourth in a series of posts about leading women in the power, environmental science, advocacy, policy, and business sectors. To see previous installments, please use the ‘Search’ field in the left sidebar to search for ‘Women in Power.’  Electricity touches…

  • EPA Awards $120,000 in Urban Waters grants to Revitalize Mystic River Watershed

    BOSTON – In two separate grants, EPA is awarding $120,000 to two organizations working to clean up the Mystic River Watershed, just outside Boston, Mass. The two Mystic River Watershed grants are part of $2.1 million EPA awarded nationally to 37 organizations in 17 states and Puerto Rico to help…

  • Sen. Jim Jeffords was a true champion for the environment

    August 18, 2014

  • You’re invited: Join experts to talk about cost of restoring Louisiana's coast and who will pay

    The Lens , with sponsorship from the  Mississippi River Delta Restoration Coalition , is hosting a panel discussion on the financing of Louisiana's $50-billion Coastal Master Plan at Loyola University this Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. This event is designed to send the audience home…

  • EDF is Calling for More Demand Response in California and Why You Should Too

    By Lauren Navarro Source: North America Power Partners This week the California State Assembly will consider Senate Bill 1414 (Wolk). What’s so exciting about SB 1414? This bill will accelerate the use of demand response (DR), a voluntary and cost-friendly program that relies on people and…

  • EDF is Calling for More Demand Response in California and Why You Should Too

    By Lauren Navarro Source: North America Power Partners This week the California State Assembly will consider Senate Bill 1414 (Wolk). What’s so exciting about SB 1414? This bill will accelerate the use of demand response (DR), a voluntary and cost-friendly program that relies on people and…

  • Latest Mississippi River Delta News: August 18, 2014

    Researchers study extent of feral hog damage in Louisiana By Courtney Collins, KNOE (Baton Rouge, La.). Aug. 15, 2014. “LSU AgCenter researchers are in the process of conducting two surveys…” ( read more )

  • New Standard Would Give IL Customers the Right to Easily Access Their Energy Data

    August 18, 2014

  • Utility 2.0: NY Utility Regulators Should Consider Change to “Formula for Success”

    By Rory Christian Source: Daniel Schwen, Wikimedia Commons Acquire more customers, sell more electricity. This primary formula has fueled the runaway success of utility companies in America, as well as the rest of the world, for well over a hundred years. But today, in an era when customers are…

  • Household Electricity Data May be a Click Away for Illinois Residents

    By Dick Munson Source: Alex Rumford Energy data collected via smart meters could lead to services that improve people’s lives and cut harmful carbon pollution. This is true if customers have easy access to the energy data they need to control their own energy use and reduce their electricity…