According to NOAA scientists, the globally-averaged annual combined land and ocean surface temperature in 2012 was 1.03°F (0.57°C) above the 20th-century average of 57.0°F (13.9°C). The annual report also found that all 12 years of the 21st century (2001-2012) rank among the 14 warmest in the…
Draft plan clearly commits at least 30 percent of RESTORE funds to Gulf ecosystems The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council released its proposed path forward for restoring the Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 BP oil disaster. …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, eskree@edf.org David Ringer, National Audubon Society, 212.979.3062, dringer@audubon.org Lacey McCormick, National Wildlife Federation, 512.203.3016, mccormick@nwf.org Heather Layman, The Nature…
By Steven Hamburg Congress just passed a bill to provide more than $50 billion to victims of Hurricane Sandy . If you think that seems like a lot of money, consider this – Hurricane Sandy was just one of the eleven weather disasters in the U.S. last year that caused more than $1 billion each in…
By Alissa Sasso Alissa Sasso is a Chemicals Policy Fellow. The European Union is maintaining a steady pace as it works to address chemicals of concern: Last month, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added 54 Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) to the Candidate List for Authorisation under its…
By Jackie Roberts Over the weekend, The New Republic published an interview with President Obama, where he noted the following: "On climate change, it's a daunting task. But we know what releases carbon into the atmosphere, and we have tools right now that would start scaling that back,…
Tell your members of Congress you support President Obama's call for climate action and urge them to do the same.
By Jennifer Andreassen EDF President Fred Krupp commented today on the nomination of U.S. Senator John Kerry as Secretary of State: Senator Kerry is a superbly qualified public servant who will bring to his new post a deep understanding of issues at the confluence of international diplomacy,…
BP guilty plea for Gulf oil spill to be considered by federal judge on Tuesday By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). January 28, 2013. "U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance will hold a hearing Tuesday on whether to accept a guilty plea agreement by BP that requires the company to…
By Elena Craft, PhD Source: Wikipedia Since 2009, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has led the charge toward providing clean air protection, putting into place historic standards that will ultimately help save thousands of lives and prevent hundreds of thousands of asthma and heart attacks. Last…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its government partners will hold a public listening session on February 25, 2013 from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas. The sessions will be broadcast via video to locations in St. Croix, U.S.…
By Ross Geredien Last November, I accompanied U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) biologists to inspect a unique habitat restoration project led by the FWS Chesapeake Bay office. Here’s my account of that day: The wind stings my face as we skim across the water. To my left, the bay’s silvery…
on Senator Kerry’s nomination as Secretary of State Statement by EDF President Fred Krupp on Senator Kerry’s nomination as Secretary of State. Tue, 2013-01-29 …
Recently, McDonald’s USA announced that it would become the first national restaurant chain to serve fish sporting an eco-label from the Marine Stewardship Council at all of its locations across the country. The new label will make its debut in conjunction with the launch of the restaurant’s new…
By Tim O'Connor California’s landmark clean energy bill AB 32 received a big boost today from the San Francisco California Superior Court in the case Citizen’s Climate Lobby et. al., v. California Air Resources Board. The Court’s decision offered unequivocal support for the legality of…
By Richard Denison Richard Denison, Ph.D. , is a Senior Scientist. Lest anyone thought that efforts by state legislators to protect their citizens from toxic chemical exposures would slacken despite Congress’ inability to take such action, this week’s announcement that legislators in at least…
By Steve Schwartzman (Cross-posted from EDF's California Dream 2.0 blog ) California moved into the fast lane on the low-carbon development highway when it launched its carbon market this month. Now it has the opportunity to do even more to stop dangerous climate change while cutting the…
By Steve Schwartzman California moved into the fast lane on the low-carbon development highway when it launched its carbon market this month. Now it has the opportunity to do even more to stop dangerous climate change while cutting the costs of controlling global warming pollution. Recommendations…
One of NOAA's handiest navigation products, especially for recreational boaters, has been Coast Survey's experimental BookletCharts™ -- nautical charts that are easy to download and print from home computers.
According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten the health and vitality of U.S. coastal communities’ social, economic and natural systems.