By Nat Keohane In a powerful speech earlier today, President Obama announced a comprehensive, common-sense set of steps that the Administration is taking to address climate change by cutting carbon pollution, preparing the United States for the impacts of climate change, and leading international…
By Rachel Schott, Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign Dead zone. Words that bring images of military exercises or deserted, war-torn areas of land, but certainly not an acceptable description of a coastal region that contains some of the nation’s most vibrant and diverse ecosystems,…
By Mathy Stanislaus The Brownfields program creates benefits for local communities including: leveraging job creation, increasing residential property values, and supporting community revitalization and economic redevelopment. Many communities invest time and resources for the opportunity to receive…
By Jim Marston Source: Ethan Miller/Getty Images Today President Obama took an important step toward meeting the promise of his inaugural address to “respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations.” The headline, of…
President Obama has unveiled his second-term plans for climate action, the centerpiece of which is a proposal to reduce pollution from America's power plants. Please thank President Obama for his leadership.
On the Announcement of the President’s Climate Action Plan – June 25, 2013 Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp On the Announcement of the President’s Climate Action Plan – June 25, 2013 Obama …
By Derek Walker The past week has offered a thrilling glimpse into the future for the millions of people around the U.S. and across the world who are yearning for real solutions to climate change. On June 18, Shenzhen, an economically-vibrant city of 15 million on the South China Sea, launched the…
By Sam Bronson If you think the phrase “civic hacking” sounds like an oxymoron, you’re not alone. For a generation, Hollywood films and the work of a few high-profile cybercriminals shaped the popular definition of “hacking,” and not for the good. Fortunately for us, a lot has changed…
By EDF Blogs (Cross posted from EDF Climate Corps ) By: Svetlana Zenkin, EDF Climate Corps fellow A few weeks ago, I joined more than a hundred other students in San Francisco for the sixth annual EDF Climate Corps Training event. I had no idea what to expect over the five days of intensive…
Citizens unhappy with current restoration plan By Candace Griffin, The Plaquemines Gazette (Belle Chasse, La). June 24, 2013. "Three years ago, 210 million gallons of Louisiana sweet crude oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico near the Louisiana coast and officials are trying to find a way to…
By Derek Walker The past week has offered a thrilling glimpse into the future for the millions of people around the U.S. and across the world who are yearning for real solutions to climate change. On June 18, Shenzhen, an economically-vibrant city of 15 million on the South China Sea, launched the…
(Boston, Mass. – June 24, 2013) – Poor air quality, due to ground-level ozone, is expected for coastal Connecticut, Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts, including the Cape and Islands, and coastal Maine from Acadia National Park southward on Tuesday. EPA and the New England states provide…
Campaign to engage Latino communities in Los Angeles and Central Valley Moms Clean Air Force Launches Climate Initiative in California, Campaign to engage Latino communities in Los Angeles and Central Valley, air pollution, climate change,…
On World Oceans Day we celebrated an ecosystem which is inextricably linked to our lives. Oceans cover about 70% of the planet and contain 99% of Earth’s living space. They are home to nearly half of all known species, generate most of the oxygen we breathe, help regulate the climate, and provide…
By EDF Blogs (Cross posted from EDF Voices ) This post was written by Jose Sigala, a field manager for Moms Clean Air Force . He also leads EDF's Climate Initiative in Los Angeles and the Central Valley in California. Source: Moms Clean Air Force …
NOAA's National Weather Service has discovered that 64 percent of lightning deaths since 2006 occurred while people were participating in leisure activities, with fishing topping the list at 26 deaths.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cross-State Air Pollution Case Clean Air Act EPA regulation Mon, 2013-06-24 NEWS RELEASE Contact: Vickie Patton, 720-837-6239, vpatton@edf.org Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org …
On White House Climate Change Announcement Statement of Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund On White House Climate Change Announcement on climate change Tuesday 6/25 Sat,…
By Marita Mirzatuny This commentary originally appeared on EDF's Energy Exchange blog. Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to speak on a panel entitled, Resource Adequacy & Demand Response: Ensuring Texas’ Future Reliability at the 7 th Annual Platts Texas Energy Markets Conference…
Each Monday we write about the New England environment and way of life seen through our local perspective. Previous posts By Amy Miller My daughter will be coming out of dance class in just two or three minutes. My aging mother will not want to get into a hot stuffy car. Excess heat, or cold, [...]