Environmental Defense Fund, Partners Offer Common Sense Plan for Colorado River’s Future
Major federal study to conclude that climate change will require major changes in river management Major federal study to conclude that climate change will require major changes in river management …
Pecan Street Inc. Researchers’ Report Receives Outstanding Paper Award
By Colin Meehan Source: Pecan Street Inc. With 1.8 gigawatts (GW) of solar power installed in 2011 and an expected 2.8 GW in 2012 , it is safe to say that solar energy has solidified its role as an important part of our nation’s energy portfolio. Affordability, competitive financing and reduced…
Pecan Street Inc. Researchers’ Report Receives Outstanding Paper Award
By Colin Meehan Source: Pecan Street Inc. With 1.8 gigawatts (GW) of solar power installed in 2011 and an expected 2.8 GW in 2012 , it is safe to say that solar energy has solidified its role as an important part of our nation’s energy portfolio. Affordability, competitive financing and reduced…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: December 11, 2012
Lafourche voters reject new levee tax The Associated Press. December 10, 2012. "THIBODAUX, La. (AP) – Lafourche Parish votes have rejected levying a new 1-cent sales tax north of the Intracoastal Waterway for flood protection…" ( Read more ) The Mississippi River Ebbs, and Farmers…
Study shows polar-orbiting satellite data was key to pinpointing Sandy’s track and time of landfall
According to a new study by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the NOAA forecasts of Hurricane Sandy’s track could have been hundreds of miles off without information from polar-orbiting satellites. Rather than identifying the New Jersey landfall location within 30…
Sustainable Logistics Webcast: Join us on DC Velocity
By Kate Hanley Each year, emissions from corporate freight logistics in the United States amount to nearly 500 megatons of carbon dioxide. If U.S. freight was a country, it would be the 11 th largest carbon emitter in the world. However, logistics is an area of tremendous opportunity for companies…
Export Promotion Work at Power Industry Conference
By Marc Lemmond I am excited to be in Orlando, FL at POWER-GEN, the largest power generation sector trade event in the world, to help showcase EPA’s export promotion efforts by highlighting EPA analysis of environmental issues for power generation in the U.S. and around the world. According to…
Environmental Defense Fund Launches New ESG Management Tool for Private Equity
Comprehensive new framework provides a roadmap for assessing and improving environmental, social and governance performance Comprehensive new framework provides a roadmap for assessing and improving environmental, social and governance…
Oregon -- ODA Adopts Rules for Oregon's New Firewood Law: Firewood Coming From Outside the Pacific NW Will Ned Heat Treatment and a Label (Nov 28, 2012)
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- ODA Adopts Rules for Oregon's New Firewood Law: Firewood Coming From Outside the Pacific NW Will Ned Heat Treatment and a Label (Nov 28, 2012) The Oregon Department of Agriculture has finalized the rules for a new state law…
Update -- USDA Seeks Suggestions for Projects Funded by Section 10201 of the 2008 Farm Bill (comments due Dec 12)
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- USDA Seeks Suggestions for Projects Funded by Section 10201 of the 2008 Farm Bill (Nov 9, 2012) APHIS is accepting suggestions to implement Section 10201 ("Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention") of…
Military Benefits from Insecticide Spray Equipment Testing (Dec 10, 2012)
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Military Benefits from Insecticide Spray Equipment Testing (Dec 10, 2012) When it comes to selecting spray equipment to combat harmful insects that threaten the health of deployed soldiers, military personnel can turn to USDA…
Company Self-Discloses Air Violations
Vintage Oil and Gas Production near Bakersfield, California agrees to pay fine SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Vintage Production California LLC, a major oil and gas production company and subsidiary of OXY USA Inc., has agreed to pay $34,000 to…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: December 10, 2012
Restoration Council begins oil spill recovery effort with meeting in Mobile (Guest Column) By Bethany Kraft, Ocean Conservancy, for The Press Register (Mobile, Ala.). December 7, 2012. "Citizens across the Gulf region have an unprecedented opportunity through the Gulf Coast Ecosystem…
Time Is Running Out To Set Stronger Limits On Soot Pollution
Credit: Mom's Clean Air Force This blog post was written by Molly Rauch, and it originally appeared on the Mom's Clean Air Force blog . On December 14, the Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to release a final standard for allowable levels of soot in ambient outdoor air. Moms…
Super Mommy vs. Toy Packaging
By Sarah White “Open it please.” Ugh! Those dreaded words again. My son looks up at me, his eyes wide with anticipation as he hands to me the object of his desire- a newly bought action figure complete with accessories. The toy is entombed in layers of cardboard, plastic and sadistic twisty…
Global Warming Gets Cold Reception
(DOHA/ WASHINGTON – Dec. 8, 2012) After another marathon negotiating session, countries at the UN climate talks in Doha managed to scrape together minimal progress on its scope of work and agreed to begin addressing the hardships that climate change is already inflicting on the most vulnerable…
Doha climate talks eke out modest deal on Kyoto, new 2015 agreement, and climate loss, but consideration of many issues postponed to next year
EDF's statement on the Doha COP 18 climate talks Sat, 2012-12-08 Contact: Jennifer Andreassen, 202-572-3387, jandreassen@edf.org Jennifer…
US, Mexico, and Conservation Organizations Join Forces to Restore Flows to the Colorado
Historic binational agreement expected to create improved framework for future river management Historic binational agreement expected to create improved framework for future river management …
EPA, State and City Launch Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off in New York City
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York City Department of Sanitation are collecting and properly disposing of potentially hazardous common household products from flood-damaged homes and residences in New York City. Beginning on Dec. 10 and continuing through Dec
Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission Announces 2013 Python Challenge™ (Dec 5, 2012)
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission Announces 2013 Python Challenge™ (Dec 5, 2012) The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is announcing the 2013 Python Challenge™ with its goal of increasing public…