University of Utah teams receive $15K each for Sustainable Technology Competition
EPA awards nearly $700K to student teams nationwide
EPA proposes new NPDES permits for Agana and Northern District Sewage Treatment Plants
(12/04/12) HONOLULU - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a notice of proposed action under the Clean Water Act to reissue National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits to the Guam Waterworks Authority for the Northern District and Agana Sewage Treatment Plants. The proposed…
New Issue -- Invasive Plant Science and Management - Jul-Sep (Vol 5, Issue 3)
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New Issue -- Invasive Plant Science and Management - Jul-Sep (Vol 5, Issue 3) is available online: Note : Article abstracts are available to everyone. Full-text articles may require a subscription (USDA access through DigiTop ).…
University of Utah teams receive $15K each for Sustainable Technology Competition
EPA awards nearly $700K to student teams nationwide (Denver, Colorado—December 4, 2012) Two student-led projects at the University of Utah have received $15,000 each from the U.S
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: December 4, 2012
RESTORE Act's Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council to hold first meeting Dec. 11 in Mobile, Ala. By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). November 30, 2012. "The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, which will oversee the spending of about 80 percent of BP Clean…
Study on sedimentation will help planners develop effective river diversions
By Alisha A. Renfro, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, National Wildlife Federation This year, drought conditions throughout most of the country have left the Mississippi River flowing at a near all-time low . This is a stark comparison to 2011, when heavy rains and a large snowmelt in the spring sent record…
COP18: Why Texas Should Care About Climate Change
By Elena Craft, PhD Credit: www.globalpost.com This is the first of a two-part series on greenhouse gases and the part Texas plays. This week wraps up COP18, “ The Convention on Climate Change ” conference held in Doha, Qatar this year. COP18 gets its name from the 18 th session of the…
The Great Lakes Christmas Tree Ship
By Cameron Davis On November 22, the Rouse Simmons listed badly, caked in ice from water and snow during one of storms for which the Great Lakes are known this time of year. Its cargo: more than 5,000 Christmas trees bound from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to Chicago. Hermann Schuenemann had been…
New Ask an Expert 2.0 Launches on December 3 (Dec 2, 2012)
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New Ask an Expert 2.0 Launches on December 3 (Dec 2, 2012) A major update to Ask an Expert, released on Monday Dec 3, extends the reach of research-based answers making them a learning tool for a larger number of people. * See our…
Texas Plays At Collecting Fees From Ozone Polluters
Source: www.kidsstuffworld.com This blog post written by Adrian Shelley originally appears on the Air Alliance Houston blog . Earlier this year, we wrote about the consequences of Houston’s failure to meet a thirty year old one-hour ozone pollution standard. The federal Clean Air Act imposes…
NOAA, California partner to improve forecasts of powerful 'atmospheric river' winter storms
NOAA scientists and colleagues are installing the first of four long-term “atmospheric river observatories” in coastal California this month to better monitor and predict the impacts of landfalling atmospheric rivers.
Nominations Sought For Top State Conservation Awards
(November 30, 2012 – BATON ROUGE, LA) The Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) is accepting nominations for the 49th Governor's State Conservation Achievement Awards. The program recognizes those persons and organizations making outstanding contributions to the natural resource welfare and…
New England Catch Shares Ruled Legitimate by 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals
In a long-awaited decision, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a 2011 lower court ruling confirming the legality of the NE sector program.Ruling on a suit brought by the ports of New Bedford and Gloucester, as well as fishermen and fishing groups, the justices determined that the NE…
New experimental tool offers customizable views of Great Lakes water level data
The new NOAA Great Lakes Water Level Dashboard, to be presented this week at the American Geophysical Union annual fall meeting, offers interactive displays of any combination of historical, current and projected water levels for all of the North American Great Lakes.
On-Bill Repayment: A Way To Eliminate The Upfront Costs For Energy Efficiency Projects
By Kate Zerrenner When a state is facing electric resource shortages, like Texas is, it’s just common sense to explore all the ways to make our electric use more efficient. We know efficiency makes sense – in terms of grid reliability, lower emissions, and reduced costs to ratepayers. But there…
A Global Approach to Managing the Holidays’ Hottest Gadgets
By Panah Bhalla As we begin our holiday shopping this year, it is hard not to notice how important electric and electronic devices have become in our everyday lives. But with their welcomed constant upgrades, we have to figure out what to do with these products when they stop working or become…
Research, response for future oil spills: Lessons learned from Deepwater Horizon
A special collection of articles about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill provides the first comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the science used in the unprecedented response effort by the government, academia, and industry.
EPA Approves Florida’s Rules to Protect Waterways from Nutrient Pollution
ATLANTA – EPA has approved the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) rules to protect Florida’s waterways from excess nitrogen and phosphorus. These pollutants, called “nutrients,” cause algal blooms, contaminate drinking water supplies and are among the largest…
Doha climate talks: review of the major issues at COP 18
By Jennifer Haverkamp This week and next, more than 190 nations are meeting again for the annual United Nations climate conference, this year being held in Doha, the capital city of oil- and gas-rich Qatar. Jennifer Haverkamp is director of EDF's international climate program The Doha…
Ice Mass Loss Mounting
from NASA PASADENA, Calif. – An international team of experts supported by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) has combined data from multiple satellites and aircraft to produce the most comprehensive and accurate assessment to date of ice sheet losses in Greenland and Antarctica and their…
ALEC & Heartland: Freedom Fighters?
By Marita Mirzatuny This commentary was originally posted on the EDF Energy Exchange blog . As we approach a new Congress, and a new Legislative Session here in Texas, the Heartland Institute and their pal American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are gearing up to reverse state renewable…
