By Erica Morehouse California made history by implementing the US’ first economy-wide cap-and-trade program, holding its first auction in November 2012. Building on that success, the Golden State recently approved linkage between California’s and Quebec’s carbon markets, with the two…
By Michael Craghan For years I lived in a little beach town at the Jersey Shore in Manasquan, N.J. I took these pictures of tidal flooding in 2007. I was interested in human/environmental interaction and found a great story right where I lived. Obviously people here live with water. Little did I…
By Abbey Brown EDF’s US Climate and Energy Program takes to the airwaves A lot has been happening with NYC Clean Heat lately. We have converted over 1,200 boilers to the cleanest available fuels and we have reduced over 150 tons of soot pollution , or particulate matter (PM2.5), from the air.…
By Nat Keohane (This post first appeared on EDF Climate Talks .) While Washington is stuck in gridlock, other jurisdictions around the world are moving forward on climate policy. Market-based approaches to cutting carbon are in place in jurisdictions accounting for nearly 10% of the world’s…
Environmental Defense Fund recently released the latest version of its popular Seafood Selector, a tool to help make consumers aware of critical ocean conservation issues through the fish that they and their families eat. Today I want to take a moment to remember what life was like in 2001, when…
By Tim O'Connor California’s 5 th District Court of Appeals issued a tentative ruling yesterday in favor of California’s Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) moving forward. The case is POET, LLC v. California Air Resources Board (CARB) and POET, a South Dakota ethanol producer, had alleged that…
By Elena Craft, PhD The Houston-Galveston Area Council’s (H-GAC) Clean Cities Coalition and Clean Vehicles programs will host a clean fleet conference on June 5 th in Sugar Land, Texas. Dedicated to helping transportation fleets conserve fuel and reduce air pollution through the use of…
Senate committee to examine Restore Act progress By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. June 3, 2013. "WASHINGTON — A Senate committee this week will examine the status of Gulf restoration efforts three years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster…" ( Read more ) Local flood…
By Cameron Davis The day before Memorial Day, we’re visiting my friend Kathy Bero. As I wrote this looking out over south central Wisconsin’s hills, growing green with spring, I feel lucky she’s around. Kathy and I met nearly 30 years ago when she was helping to save the Great Lakes in…
EDF Statement on Today’s Court of Appeal Ruling on the Low Carbon Fuel Standard upheld standard against Poet LLC ethanol produces Mon, 2013-06-03 FOR IMMEDIATE…
By Jennifer Andreassen Environmental Defense Fund and Natural Resources Defense Council today echoed the new call by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade body comprising 240 airlines worldwide, for governments to agree this September on a single global cap on emissions of…
By Nat Keohane While Washington is stuck in gridlock, other jurisdictions around the world are moving forward on climate policy. Market-based approaches to cutting carbon are in place in jurisdictions accounting for nearly 10% of the world’s population. Above: areas shaded blue have emissions…
Fred Krupp talks about Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died today Mon, 2013-06-03 Contact: Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org “We at EDF join in mourning today’s…
By Gernot Wagner (This post was co-authored by Thomas Sterner and appeared first on EDF Voices .) Last week, the Obama administration released new energy efficiency standards for microwaves, along with an update to the government’s official Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) figure. What do those…
By EDF Blogs In Memoriam: Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) “We at EDF join in mourning today’s death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg. “Over his long career, Frank Lautenberg was a tireless advocate for protecting America’s health and environment. As a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works…
By Jim Marston EDF's Energy Innovation Series highlights innovations across a broad range of energy categories, including smart grid and renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency financing and progressive utilities, to name a few. This Series helps illustrate that cost-effective, clean…
U.S. NGOs echo aviation industry call to government: We want a global emissions cap adopted this year Mon, 2013-06-03 Contact: Annie Petsonk, apetsonk@edf.org, +1-202-365-3237 …
Each Monday we write about the New England environment and way of life seen through our local perspective. Previous posts By Amy Miller There’s a big sign flashing as you exit my Maine village to the north: EXPECT MAJOR DELAYS. Route 236 between South Berwick and Berwick is being repaved, I guess.…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to clean up lead contamination at the Raritan Bay Slag Superfund site in Old Bridge and Sayreville, New Jersey. EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck announced the plan today at the site in Old Bridge, New Jersey. She…
By Michael Dexter Growing up in Florida the threat of extreme weather brought a rush of last minute preparations, and I clearly remember the urgency involved with preparing for such events. We would clear portions of the house likely to flood, park the car on high ground, and ready an inflatable…