The spread of green banking paves the way for clean energy investments
By Brad Copithorne While no two “green banks” are exactly the same, the idea behind these government-created financial institutions is to dramatically expand the clean energy market. Rather than providing grants to stimulate clean energy investment, green banks use attractive interest rates and…
MEDIA ADVISORY: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to Visit Orlando for Asthma Awareness Month at Dr. Phillips High School
ATLANTA - On Thursday, May 15, 2014, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy is traveling to Orlando as part of Asthma Awareness Month at Dr. Phillips High School. Administrator McCarthy will participate in a classroom experiment to test air pollution, meet with…
The Spread of Green Banking Paves the Way for Clean Energy Investments
By Brad Copithorne Source: 401kcalculator.org While no two “green banks” are exactly the same, the idea behind these government-created financial institutions is to dramatically expand the clean energy market. Rather than providing grants to stimulate clean energy investment, green banks use…
President Obama Goes to Walmart
By Elizabeth Sturcken I never really expected to be sitting in a Walmart in Mountain View, CA listening to President Obama speak about environmental commitments, but I am excited for the momentum he is generating, particularly in the private sector, to support the EPA announcement on carbon limits…
U.S. Climate Assessment Report Warns of Energy Challenges – All of which We’re Ready to Meet
By Cheryl Roberto Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC-BY-SA 3.0 “The effects of human-induced climate change are being felt in every corner of the United States, scientists reported Tuesday, with water growing scarcer in dry regions, torrential rains increasing in wet regions, heat waves becoming…
EPA Reaches Agreement with CEMEX to Protect Water Quality in Puerto Rico; Company Agrees to Comply with Clean Water Act and Preserve More than 400 Acres of land in Puerto Rico’s North Karst Region
(San Juan, P.R.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has reached an agreement with Cemex Concretos, Inc. and Cemex de Puerto Rico, Inc. (CEMEX) to settle the companies’ violations of requirements to control stormwater discharges under the Clean Water Act. The EPA…
Houston’s Environmental Justice “Encuentro” to Chart Path Forward for Communities
This post was co-authored by Dr. Denae King , research associate professor at the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University, and Juan Parras , founder of Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services. Source: Houston Peace and Justice Center Encuentro in…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 13, 2014
Our Views: Our coast under threat Editorial by The New Orleans Advocate. May 12, 2014. “While there are those who for various reasons believe climate science is either wrong or overstated in terms of its effects, the consensus is against that minority view…” ( read more ) NASA spots worrisome…
Jerome, Idaho dairy processor to ensure wastewater discharges meet federal standards
(Seattle—May 12, 2014) Idaho Milk Products, Inc., located in Jerome, Idaho, has agreed to resolve Clean Water Act violations related to the discharge of wastewater that did not meet federal standards, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The wastewater, which…
EPA Provides $100,000 to Support Green Infrastructure Development for City of Omaha, Neb.
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., May 12, 2014) - EPA is providing $100,000 applied research funding for the City of Omaha, Neb., to establish a water monitoring network around the installation of green infrastructure systems. “Green infrastructure provides many community…
One Year Later: Texas Environmental Agency Fails to Address Public Comments on Pollution in Texas City
By Elena Craft, PhD This post was co-authored by Adrian Shelley, Air Alliance Houston Executive Director. Estimated Distribution of Benzene Annual Concentration, Based on Retrieved Primary Source Location and Wind Direction Frequency One year ago this week, EDF, along with Air Alliance Houston…
EPA Legal Agreement with Pfizer Will Protect Air Quality and Fund Recycling Program Barceloneta
(San Juan, Puerto Rico) The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it has settled a case with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC for violations of the Clean Air Act at the company’s pharmaceutical manufacturing plant, in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico. Pfizer did not have the proper air…
A gift for mothers (and daughters, and all of us): New tools for breast cancer monitoring and prevention
By Rachel Shaffer Rachel Shaffer is a research assistant. Our mothers are no doubt on our minds right now, after Mother’s Day weekend. And I am no exception, especially since, as I blogged about last year , this month is the anniversary of my own mother’s breast cancer diagnosis. This year…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 12, 2014
The full extent of the BP Gulf oil spill is still unfolding before our eyes (+audio) By Adam Wernick, Public Radio International (Living on Earth). May 9, 2014. ““It is impossible to say,” Hayward responded. “We will mount, as part of the aftermath, a very detailed environmental…
Desalination can Help Solve our Water Woes, but not without Clean Energy
By Kate Zerrenner Source: Prodes Project As drought continues to grip Texas and many other Western states , one of the solutions often discussed (and pursued) to overcome water scarcity is desalination. Simply put, desalination, or desal as it is most commonly called, is a process that removes salt…
Desalination can Help Solve our Water Woes, but not without Clean Energy
By Kate Zerrenner Source: Prodes Project As drought continues to grip Texas and many other Western states , one of the solutions often discussed (and pursued) to overcome water scarcity is desalination. Simply put, desalination, or desal as it is most commonly called, is a process that removes salt…
President Obama Goes to Walmart
By EDF Blogs By: Elizabeth Sturcken , Managing Director, Corporate Partnerships Program I never really expected to be sitting in a Walmart in Mountain View, CA listening to President Obama speak about environmental commitments, but I am excited for the momentum he is generating, particularly in the…
President Obama Goes to Walmart
By Elizabeth Sturcken I never really expected to be sitting in a Walmart in Mountain View, CA listening to President Obama speak about environmental commitments, but I am excited for the momentum he is generating, particularly in the private sector, to support the EPA announcement on carbon limits…
Hundreds of Thousands Support Standards to Ensure a Healthy Low-Carbon Future
By EDF Blogs By: Mandy Warner , Climate & Air Policy Specialist Image by Arnold Paul, cropped by Gralo This is a fact that always stuns people: There are currently no national limits whatsoever on carbon pollution from U.S. power plants, the single largest source of this pollution in the…
Hundreds of Thousands Support Standards to Ensure a Healthy Low-Carbon Future
By Mandy Warner This is a fact that always stuns people: There are currently no national limits whatsoever on carbon pollution from U.S. power plants, the single largest source of this pollution in the country. But last year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal that…