A major winter storm is expected to affect the Northeast and New England Friday into Saturday. As much as 1 to 2 feet of snow is forecast from the New York City metro area to Maine, with localized heavier amounts possible. For the most up to date forecast, watches and warnings, visit weather.gov.
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…
Ulises Mendez, Rare program manager in Mexico, waited for the cackles to subside before asking the fishers what they had learned. The fishers had just completed a candy-grabbing game designed to expose the benefits of good fishery management.
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…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- When Traveling, Bring Back Fun Memories-Not Invasive Pests! (Apr 9, 2013) While traveling, protect our country from invasive plant pests and diseases to help keep our agriculture and forests safe. Learn and prepare in advance of…
ATLANTA – Mississippi State University has been designated a Center of Excellence for Watershed Management, becoming the tenth such institution in the Southeast. Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and…
By Andrew Hutson Is the business community its own worst enemy? That was my takeaway from a recent post on FastCompany’s blog . In it, Joss Tantram makes the provocative argument that trade — “rights of enterprise, private trade and market activity” — is a fundamental human right. But…
By Virginia Palacios Texas is suffering from a water deficit; one that is spurring lawmakers at the Texas Capitol to discuss unprecedented, and much needed, investments in our water infrastructure. With roughly 98 percent of the state in drought and water use restrictions in place in 70 percent of…
NOAA received the prestigious 2013 Space Achievement Award today from the Space Foundation "for its use of space-based systems in making life-saving predictions and issuing early warnings of calamitous weather conditions."
By Michelle DePass EPA’s international work embodies one of the top cross cutting priorities of this Administration, which is expanding the conversation on environmentalism and working for environmental justice. At home, this means proactively reaching out to communities traditionally left out of…
BP Begins Its Defense Of 2010 Gulf Oil Spill NPR Morning Edition. April 9, 2013. "In New Orleans, BP has begun calling its first witnesses in a trial to determine who and what's to blame for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP likely will spend the next two weeks presenting its…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New Issue -- Invasive Plant Science and Management - Jan-Mar (Vol. 6, No. 1) is available online: Note : Article abstracts are available to everyone. Full-text articles may require a subscription (USDA access through DigiTop ).…
(Boston, Mass. – April 8, 2013) – A packaging company has agreed to pay $484,900 in penalties to settle EPA claims that it violated numerous federal and state environmental regulations at its liquid and aerosol packaging facility in Dudley, Mass. According to EPA’s complaint, filed in Sept.…
First global study of the impacts of climate change on wine and conservation reveals loss of majority of current area suitable for grape growing by 2050 and expansion of vineyards into wildlife habitats First global study of the impacts of climate…
By Kate Zerrenner As part of my role at EDF, I keep track of stories about the benefits of energy efficiency. By that, I don’t just mean data and figures, rather stories about the real, tangible and positive impacts saving energy can have on everyday people. We live in a data-driven world,…
By Colin Meehan Source- FERC: National Assessment of Demand Response Potential If Texas Legislators want to make sure the lights stay on this summer, they have a great opportunity to do so tomorrow, April 9, 2013, while saving electric customers money. There are two critical bills being…
Gulf Oil Spill Payouts: BP Might Appeal After Judge Rules To Uphold Settlements By Kathy Finn, Reuters. April 5, 2013. "NEW ORLEANS, April 5 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge's ruling Friday against BP Plc means the company can proceed with its appeal of the way a court-appointed administrator…
This post was written by guest blogger Deanna Altenhoff, Executive Director of CLEAN AIR Force of Central Texas. We are all familiar with the term “Ozone Action Day” and typically associate it with a hot summer day. But what does it really mean? The CLEAN AIR Force of Central Texas…
Each Monday we write about the New England environment and way of life seen through our local perspective. Previous posts By Amy Miller My town has a ski hill, the best darn ski hill in America. A rope tow drags people up the 175 vertical feet for $5 a day. Of course, when the winter [...]
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Species Profile -- Sacred Bamboo Sacred Bamboo was introduced as an ornamental. It colonizes by spreading underground root sprouts and by animal-dispersed seeds, and may displace native species. It is difficult to remove manually…