September 16, 2014
While the EPA is tirelessly working to finally put national limits on carbon pollution from America's power plants, this bill would block them at every turn. C4.
Stennis Space Center, MS – The Gulf of Mexico Program recently announced that the Florida Aquarium will receive over $161,000 cooperative agreement for the project “Watershed Investigations: Engaging Underserved Youth in Exploring Climate Change in Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.” Debbi…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today added the Pierson’s Creek site in Newark, New Jersey to its Superfund list of the country’s most hazardous waste sites. Past industrial activity at and in the vicinity of the site, including the manufacture of chemicals, has…
By Jorge Madrid Map of polluting power plants in Los Angeles County. Many are located in or near the region’s most vulnerable communities that are already over-burdened by air pollution. My mom is a pro at shopping for good deals. She taught me the importance of timing my purchases during the…
By Jorge Madrid Map of polluting power plants in Los Angeles County. Many are located in or near the region’s most vulnerable communities that are already over-burdened by air pollution. My mom is a pro at shopping for good deals. She taught me the importance of timing my purchases during the…
You’re invited: Learn how we created and reported the Losing Ground project By Anne Mueller, The Lens. Sept. 9, 2014. “Tuesday, The Lens is hosting a panel discussion offering an in-person opportunity for you…” ( read more ) Group says climate change imperils birds By Xerxes Wilson, The…
By EDF Blogs ( This post was written by Derek Sylvan of the Institute for Policy Integrity, and first appeared on The Cost of Carbon Pollution . The Cost of Carbon Project is a joint project of the Environmental Defense Fund, the Institute for Policy Integrity, and the Natural Resource Defense…
Each year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides millions of dollars to the State of New York, which in turn provides funding to local governments for various clean water purposes, including building or upgrading sewage treatment plants. This has resulted in significant improvements in…
September 16, 2014
September 15, 2014
By Ben Ratner Source: MIssy Schmidt/Flickr The technologies we see today didn’t all start out in the forms we’re used to. The phones we carry in our pockets used to weigh pounds, not ounces. Engineers developed hundreds of designs for wind turbines before landing on the three-blade design…
By Ben Ratner This post originally appeared on EDF Voices . The technologies we see today didn’t all start out in the forms we’re used to. The phones we carry in our pockets used to weigh pounds, not ounces. Engineers developed hundreds of designs for wind turbines before landing on the…
Univ. of Florida study says BP oil spill led to $585 million in recreational fishing losses, newspaper reports By Jennifer Larino, The Times-Picayune. Sept. 15, 2014. “A new study by researchers at the University of Florida and several other partners estimates…” ( read more ) Local projects…
By Michael Panfil Source: PSE&G It’s September, fall is around the corner, and with it, the second anniversary of devastating Hurricane Sandy. A smarter, more efficient electric grid should be on the minds of all New Jerseyans. Unfortunately, it’s not. Wired magazine calls America’s…
By EDF Oceans American fishermen are 23 times more likely than the average American worker to die on the job. That’s a shockingly high number, and it might not surprise you if you’ve watched Deadliest Catch . Amazingly, it’s better than it used to be, and a policy that EDF has championed for…
BP's Lessons in Playing Nasty or Nice By Paul M. Barrett, BloombergBusinessweek. Sept. 11, 2014. “Within weeks of the epic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP ( BP ) apologized…” ( read more ) Coastal Rundown: The 2014 Society Of Environmental Journalists Conference By Laine…
By: Abdul Wadood, EDF Climate Corps Fellow and graduate student at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering How does one maintain a facility of 4.2 million square feet, with five acres of roofs, that is two city blocks long and has 375 tenants? And, how does a building built in 1930 (also…
BOSTON – EPA is extending the comment period on its Draft Modification to General Electric’s Reissued RCRA Permit (also referred to as the Proposed Cleanup Plan for the Housatonic River Rest of River). In response to several requests for extension, public comments on the Draft Permit will be…
DALLAS – (Sept. 11, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will travel to Corrales and Santa Fe on Monday to support state and federal partnerships that are protecting local communities and improving environmental coordination. Administrator McCarthy will…