By Emily Reyna Six months ago, California launched the largest economy-wide cap-and-trade program in the world, in what many have deemed a grand experiment . Many people watched nervously as the market unfolded, despite California having applied the lessons learned from the growing pains of the…
By EDF Blogs By: Mark Franks, EDF Energy Research Intern Source: Achrnews.com Hurricane Sandy proved that New York City’s energy system is not up to the challenges of the present day. And, as we have highlighted before , the city faces some major challenges to reducing dangerous air…
Get late-breaking information from the NOAA National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center (http://www.spc.noaa.gov/).
By Lina Younes In the United States, Memorial Day weekend is considered the kickoff of the summer season when we relax, enjoy outdoor activities and have fun under the sun. Some people even go the extra mile “to get ready” by visiting tanning salons in advance so they won’t seem so pale when…
Live chat Tuesday: Talk to Bob Marshall about challenges facing coastal Louisiana By Steve Myers, The Lens (New Orleans). May 20, 2013. "Last week, WWNO-FM started to air a series on the crisis facing the Louisiana coast, reported by The Lens’ Bob Marshall and produced by WWNO’s Fred…
By Victoria Mills Today, Environmental Defense Fund launched a new class of EDF Climate Corps fellows to catalyze energy savings in organizations around the country. This year’s class is bigger than ever – with 116 students placed in 106 different organizations . New participants such as…
By Rachel Shaffer Rachel Shaffer is a research assistant. Last week, Angelina Jolie announced that she recently had a double mastectomy: surgery to remove both of her breasts. She chose to undergo such a difficult procedure because she, like her mother who had breast cancer (and died of ovarian…
By Jon Goldstein Source: Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile Wyoming is one of the leading energy states in the country. It is the top overall energy exporter in the U.S., the third leading producer of natural gas, and number eight in oil production. In fact, if Wyoming were a country, it would rank tenth in…
A number of scientific studies indicate that warming waters are affecting fish populations globally—and often in unpredictable ways. This finding is significant for fisheries management because as fish populations shift, whole ecosystems are changed. A recent study covering 40 years of data…
By Mandy Warner Most Americans rely on cars every day — cars that transport us to work and school, but that emit harmful soot, smog, and other dangerous air pollutants that impact human health. We’ve posted before about a new way to clean up that pollution – the Tier 3 standards . EPA has…
According to NOAA scientists, April 2013 was also the 37th consecutive April and 338th consecutive month (more than 28 years) with a global temperature above the 20th-century average.
NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard today a new report that finds that 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. seafloor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation’s coastal marine resources.
As recreational boaters gear up for a summer of fun on coastal waters and the Great Lakes, NOAA is testing MyNOAACharts, a new mobile application that allows users to download NOAA nautical charts and editions of the U.S. Coast Pilot.
Each Monday we write about the New England environment and way of life seen through our local perspective. Previous posts By Phil Colarusso As summer slowly approaches, the boating season begins. Boat owners spend countless hours and lots of money readying their vessel for the season. They generally…
The Louisiana Coast: Last Call — River Diversions By Bob Marshall, WWNO (New Orleans). May 20, 2013. "It’s almost impossible to find anyone in coastal Louisiana opposed to the idea of “coastal restoration.” Storms like Katrina, Gustav and Isaac have shown everyone the value of the…
Apple, General Motors and NYSE Euronext join an increasing number of organizations engaging the next generation of business and policy leaders to cut costs and emissions EDF Climate Corps kicks of 2013 summer …
On May 9, the daily mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, surpassed 400 parts per million for the first time since measurements began in 1958. It marks an important milestone because Mauna Loa, as the oldest continuous carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement station…
By Matt Watson Source: Soundcheck-WNYC Yesterday the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a new draft of its so-called “fracking rule.” To be fair, the proposed rule does represent a level of progress compared to sorely outdated rules on the books. But we’re dealing with critical issues…
By Gernot Wagner Via EDF Voices . This first appeared online in an article posted at ensia.com . Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is broken. Robert F. Kennedy said as much in his first major presidential campaign speech. Simon Kuznets, the father of GDP, acknowledged its shortcomings. GDP is an…
America’s fishing laws are generally working well to rebuild fish stocks, but there is still work to be done to make sure that our sustainable fisheries are sustainable for fishermen. That was the takeaway message from the recent gathering of the nation’s top fisheries advisors, scientists,…