EPA Honors Mack Trucks in Greensboro, NC for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
ATLANTA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Center for Corporate Climate Leadership announced the third annual Climate Leadership Award winners in partnership with the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The…
EPA Honors Fruit of the Loom, Inc. in Bowling Green, KY for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
ATLANTA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Center for Corporate Climate Leadership announced the third annual Climate Leadership Award winners in partnership with the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The…
EPA Honors Novelis in Atlanta, GA for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
ATLANTA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Center for Corporate Climate Leadership announced the third annual Climate Leadership Award winners in partnership with the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 25. 2014
As more of coastal Louisiana is lost, official map makers erase names (+video) By John Snell, WVUE (New Orleans, La.). Feb. 24, 2014. “As Louisiana barrier islands, marshes and swamps melt away, some of the best-selling fiction…” ( read more ) Appeals court upholds dismissal of 11 parish…
China’s Toxic Air Pollution
The air pollution in China is so think that it is impeding photosynthesis. The result could devastate China’s food supply. And, what is bad for the plants is also bad for humans. The Guardian reports, “He Dongxian, an associate professor at China Agricultural University’s College of Water…
EPA Announces 11 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants Totaling Over $5 Million to Combat Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
CHICAGO – (Feb. 25, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of 11 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling more than $5 million for projects to combat invasive species in the Great Lakes basin. “These Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants will be…
How Mexico’s reforms open new doors for reaching clean energy and climate goals
By Christina McCain (This post originally appeared on Foreign Policy Blogs on Feb. 24) With a new climate change law and President Enrique Peña Nieto's overhaul of federal oil and electricity monopolies, Mexico now has important opportunities to meet renewable energy and emissions…
Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Week -- Mar 3-9, 2014
http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/hisaw/ Hawaii Invasive Species Council. The State of Hawaii is hosting the 2nd annual Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Week (HISAW) in March 2014. HISAW seeks to promote information sharing and public engagement in what the Hawaii State Legislature has declared…
New York’s Con Edison to Take New Measures Protecting Against the Effects of Climate Change
By EDF Blogs By: Elizabeth B. Stein , Attorney and Adam Peltz , Attorney Source: Iwan Baan The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) took a historic step late last week, unanimously approving an Order that requires Con Edison to implement state-of-the-art measures to plan for and…
EPA Honors Corporate Leadership in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Center for Corporate Climate Leadership announced the third annual Climate Leadership Award winners in partnership with the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The…
California's carbon market could help stop Amazon deforestation
By Derek Walker (This post appeared in Point Carbon North America on Feb. 7) By Juan Carlos Jintiach, Shuar indigenous leader from the Amazon basin, and Derek Walker, Associate Vice President for the US Climate and Energy Program at Environmental Defense Fund California has a role to play in…
Coalition Launches Global Initiative to Empower Local Communities to Restore Their Coastal Fisheries and “Fish Forever”
February 24, 2014
Let’s not turn back the clock on U.S. fisheries
Fisheries management can be a contentious business. So it’s all the more striking that the business of legislating on federal fisheries has historically been a relatively cordial affair. The gains of the last two decades have been possible because of strong cooperation across the aisle. In 1996…
Supreme Court Hears Case on EPA’s Efforts to Address Climate Pollution
February 24, 2014
New Report Finds Demand Response-Green Building Partnership is Off to a Great Start
By Jamie Fine Buildings account for 40% of our nation’s electricity use. In 2012, power plants spewed about 2 gigatons of global warming pollution into our air, which was about one-third of total U.S. emissions. That’s why EDF and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) teamed up to launch the…
Carbon Auction Results Show Stability Amidst Eventful Time for Cap and Trade
By Katie Hsia-Kiung It’s early in 2014, but it’s already been a busy year for cap and trade in California. On the upside, several major developments have set off a series of conversations around the state’s landmark program, including Governor Brown’s plans for how to invest cap-and-trade…
Statement of EDF President Fred Krupp on the Retirement of Rep. John Dingell
February 24, 2014
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Feb. 24, 2014
Insight: Jindal Budget Team Gets Creative to Make Ends Meet (+audio) By Amy Jeffries and Robert Travis Scott. Feb. 24, 2014. “As reporters and analysts dug deeper into the state budget proposal this week, the plan was scrutinized for its creative financing, including using the Coastal Protection…
The Supreme Court and Climate Pollution: What is – and is not — at stake
By Vickie Patton (This post originally appeared on EDF Voices ) Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case challenging EPA’s interpretation that the Clean Air Act permit program requiring new and rebuilt industrial sources to deploy leading pollution control technology for each…
In Colorado, a breakthrough for cleaner air and safer climate
February 23, 2014