By Elena Craft, PhD The science behind air pollution in urban areas is clear: smog has been linked to premature deaths, increased asthma attacks and breathing problems, and increased hospital visits. But most of us have no way of knowing about the pollutants that we’re exposed to on a daily…
Scientists are expecting a very large “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico and a smaller than average hypoxic level in the Chesapeake Bay this year, based on several NOAA-supported forecast models.
By Felicia Chou Today, I found out that our office’s beloved Garbage Gremlin costume is M.I.A, after being “borrowed” by someone from another office. While I’m sure it’ll turn up somewhere soon, its disappearance eerily coincides with the release of our new report that tells us what our…
Special interest groups are clamoring to use BP's fines to build highways and other coastal developments, instead of environmental restoration.
By Tom Murray Hat's off to the World Wildlife Fund and CDP for an important new study , released this week, about the potential to drive significant financial benefits, higher return on investment, and increased capital expenditure by pursuing a goal to reduce carbon emissions by 3% annually…
By Nancy Stoner In March, I released a Water Technology Innovation Blueprint while visiting the University of South Florida’s (USF) College of Global Sustainability in partnership with the Water Environment Federation (WEF). This Blueprint promotes technology innovation across the national water…
Plans for coastal restoration debated in St. Bernard By Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). June 17, 2013. "CHALMETTE – The crowd at a coastal restoration meeting Monday agreed something has to be done to reverse coastal land loss in Louisiana, but sharply disagreed with how the…
EDF praises Shenzhen plan to reduce carbon intensity 21% by 2015 EDF welcomed the launch of Shenzhen's emissions trading system, which covers 635 companies and 40% of the city’s total emissions. …
Louisiana fishers and coastal restoration advocates expected to pack Monday meeting By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). June 17, 2013. "Louisiana fishers and coastal restoration advocates are expected to pack a meeting in St. Bernard Parish on Monday to discuss…
Each Monday we write about the New England environment and way of life seen through our local perspective. Previous posts By Amy Miller It was a beautiful day on the Salmon Falls River. As we paddled up the gently moving water between Maine and New Hampshire, I could imagine we were in the wild…
Join us for the Partnership for Sustainable Communities Twitter Town Hall on Monday, June 17, at 1:30 PM ET. Posted online by HUD, DOT and EPA on respective websites. By Bob Perciasepe, Maurice Jones, and John Porcari June 16, 2013 marks the four-year anniversary of the Partnership for Sustainable…
By Alisha Renfro, Coastal Scientist, National Wildlife Federation In 2011, high water levels in the Mississippi River prompted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway in order to reduce pressure against the river levees and safely shunt the flood waters past nearby…
By Mathy Stanislaus When I went to Omaha, NE last week, I was excited for Superfund’s big announcement: the delisting of over 1,000 residential parcels from the Omaha Lead Superfund site. This was an important milestone in EPA’s overall site cleanup activities, particularly for the residents…
SHEBOYGAN, Wisc. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the completion of all dredging and habitat restoration projects required to remove the Sheboygan River "Area of Concern" from a list of toxic hot spots identified in the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
NOAA today released for public comment a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) and proposed rule for expanding the boundaries of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron from its current 448 square miles to 4,300 square miles.
By EDF Blogs This blog post was written by guest blogger Matt Golden, Senior Energy Finance Consultant. Source: City-Data.com The EDF Investor Confidence Project (ICP) is a multi-year initiative to help spur growth in the commercial energy efficiency retrofit market by reducing transaction costs…
West Bank's $3 billion flood-control ring finished; milestone ceremony planned Monday By Manuel Torres, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). June 13, 2013. "Marking a major milestone in the New Orleans area’s flood control improvements, the Army Corps of Engineers said it has finished all…
By Erin Birgfeld “Close the windows!” my father’s voice boomed through the house. “Are you trying to kill me? I have hay fever, you know!” Back from college for the summer, I had opened all the windows to enjoy a mild summer day, so rare in the Washington, DC, area. What I had forgotten…
Governor Matt Mead unveiled draft regulations that would establish a groundwater testing program for oil and gas operations in Wyoming. Thu, 2013-06-13 Contact: Lauren Whittenberg,…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Midwest Invasive Species Network (MISIN) App The MISIN smartphone app (iPhone) provides a mobile solution for the capture of invasive species field observation data. You can play an important role in the early detection and rapid…