By Mandy Warner It is almost getting old for us to write about this … but it needs to be repeated. As power plant pollution control projects continue, we are seeing – yet again — that the cost of meeting clean air standards, like the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for power plants (MATS),…
By Lee Coker When Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) started its partnership with KKR five years ago , it would have been hard to anticipate the dramatic findings from Malk Sustainability Partners' report “ESG in Private Equity – 2013 ,” released Monday. The private equity sector has…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting statements of interest from organizations interested in hosting the New York-New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program. The Harbor & Estuary Program, which has worked to protect and restore waterways throughout the New York-New…
Era of high activity for Atlantic hurricanes continues
(New York, N.Y. – June 11, 2013) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its final approval of an air permit for the construction and operation of a new 77 megawatt solid waste facility, owned by Energy Answers Arecibo, LLC’s, at the former site of Global Fibers Paper Mill in…
By Mark Brownstein Source: Kinder Morgan Is natural gas really better for the climate? This may seem like a simple question. After all, natural gas is the cleanest burning fossil fuel. And data from the Energy Information Administration in April showed a downward trend in U.S. energy-related…
By Katie Henderson Last week, EPA released the fifth drinking water infrastructure needs survey and assessment. This survey indicates that $384 billion is needed to invest in things like pipes, treatment plants and storage tanks to meet the needs of 73,400 water systems across the country over the…
The Louisiana Coast: Last Call — Getting Involved By Bob Marshall, WWNO (New Orleans). June 10, 2013. "After interviewing nearly 20 people involved in the coastal restoration process and program — from scientists and engineers, to public officials leading agencies — one of the surprising…
By Nat Keohane Today, the International Energy Agency released a special report of its World Energy Outlook, entitled Redrawing the Energy-Climate Map . The report is notable not only for its substantive conclusions – but for what it signifies. First, the substance: The report starts by…
By Will Lindsey, Environmental Defense Fund The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing Thursday (June 6) to review the progress that has been made to restore the Gulf Coast since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster . Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Roger…
By Nat Keohane Today, the International Energy Agency released a special report of its World Energy Outlook, entitled Redrawing the Energy-Climate Map . The report is notable not only for its substantive conclusions – but for what it signifies. First, the substance: The report starts by…
(New York, N.Y.) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck and Congress Member Sean Patrick Maloney today visited three Superfund sites in Orange and Dutchess Counties to review and assess progress on the cleanup of contamination at these hazardous waste sites. Their…
(New York, N.Y.) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck and Congress Member Sean Patrick Maloney today visited three Superfund sites in Orange and Dutchess Counties to review and assess progress on the cleanup of contamination at these hazardous waste sites. Their…
Each Monday we write about the New England environment and way of life seen through our local perspective. Previous posts By Dave Deegan Like many New Englanders, we’ve been really busy lately with our garden. The warm growing months are so fleeting here that you have to be ready the minute you…
EDF: Threat is no longer ‘oil shock’, but ‘climate shock’ The International Energy Agency announced policy recommendations to limit increases in global temperatures below two degrees Celsius at no net cost to the world economy. …
Congress needs to remedy its flood insurance mistakes: Editorial The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). June 7, 2013. "Thousands of Louisiana residents are still facing the prospect of dramatically higher flood insurance rates. But the fight in Congress to delay and reconsider those increases is…
President Obama and China's President XI announxe they will work to limit HFC's Sat, 2013-06-08 Contact: Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org President…
Sorted by Combined MPG. Click on column headings to resort. EPA Fuel Economy (MPG) Our User’s Average MPG Vehicle Name City Comb Hwy Fuel Cost 2012 Toyota Prius c 1.5 L, 4 cyl, Automatic (variable gear ratios), Regular Gasoline 53City 50 Combined 46Highway 51.0Show Details $1,100per year MSRP:…
Stennis Space Center, MS – The Gulf of Mexico Program recently announced Shell Exploration and Production Company will receive a First Place 2013 Gulf Guardian Award in the Environmental Justice/Cultural Diversity Category for their “Saving a Vanishing Culture” Project. The awards ceremony…
Stennis Space Center, MS – The Gulf of Mexico Program recently announced the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc. (CROW) will receive a First Place 2013 Gulf Guardian Award in the Civic/Non-Profit Organization Category. The awards ceremony will be held on June 26, 2013, at the Tampa Bay…