Earth Month Tips: Calulate your household’s carbon footprint & get tips on reducing carbon pollution
Use EPA’s Household Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculator to estimate your household greenhouse gas emissions resulting from energy use, transportation, and waste disposal. This tool helps you understand where your emissions come from and identify ways to reduce them. The link below will get you…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 8, 2014
Health of Gulf species suggests problems, raises questions almost four years after BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, report says By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune. April 8, 2014. “The health of bottlenose dolphins, predators at the top of the food chain in the Gulf of Mexico…”…
The quest for sustainable seafood has never been easier
If you love seafood, the six weeks between Mardi Gras and Easter is likely one of your favorite times of the year. It doesn’t hurt that restaurants, fish markets and grocery stores are awash with Lenten promotions, resulting in the most profitable period for seafood sales. So why not use this time…
EPA Reaches Agreement with Two Companies Requiring the Cleanup of Asbestos at a School and Head Start Facility in Penuelas, Puerto Rico
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with the Homeca Recycling Center Co, Inc. and Tallaboa Industrial Park, LLC to clean up asbestos that spread from a building in the Tallaboa Industrial Park during demolition to the nearby Jorge Lucas Perez Valdevieso…
EPA to Work with Ports to Improve Environmental Performance / Clean diesel grants and new ports initiative will advance sustainable technologies
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting the “Advancing Sustainable Ports” summit to mark the kickoff of a new EPA initiative to recognize ports that take action to improve environmental performance. EPA will also award $4.2 million in grant funding for clean…
Fix-a-leak to Keep Pests Out!
By Marcia Anderson While on an inspection of a school, I walked into a kitchen, flicked on the light switch, and several cockroaches went scurrying back to their hiding places. We discovered that the cockroaches were flourishing due to water collecting under the refrigerator, a valve leak under…
Turning Lemons into Lemonade: How Two Companies are Turning Your Trash into Low Carbon Fuel
By Tim O'Connor By Tim O’Connor and Chloe Looker EDF’s Innovators Series profiles companies and people across California with bold solutions to reduce carbon pollution and help the state meet the goal of AB 32. Each addition to the series will profile a different solution, focused on the…
Earth Month Tips: Power down
Did you know U.S. households spend approximately $100 per year to power devices not in use? That’s roughly 8 percent of household electricity costs. Nationwide, the total electricity consumed by electronics while idle equals the annual output of 12 power plants. Powering down electronics not in…
Let’s Remove Roadblocks to North Carolina Solar Energy
By Greg Andeck Source: Gray Watson, http://256.com/solar/ Earlier this year, North Carolina considered providing the aerospace giant Boeing with incentives and other tax credits worth up to $2.5 billion if the company built a new manufacturing facility in the state. Given the high cost of…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: April 7, 2014
Lafourche barrier island project receives $145 million from oil spill fines By Keith Magill, The Houma Courier. “About $145 million in fines from the 2010 Gulf oil spill will pay for a project that will restore barrier island beaches…” ( read more ) Money an issue as Comite project drags on…
Seeing the Future through the New Trucks of Today
By Jason Mathers I was able to peer into the future of trucking the other day. Anyone who was in Louisville, Kentucky could see it. And there were a lot of us there – 75,000 people attended the Mid-America Trucking Show. This annual event is the world’s largest heavy-duty trucking show. Over a…
U.S. EPA Administrator to Address U.S. Water Alliance During 2014 Water Prize Ceremony
WASHINGTON – EPA Administrator McCarthy will deliver remarks at the US Water Alliance’s 2014 US Water Prize Ceremony Monday evening. She will discuss EPA’s continued efforts to safeguard our waterways, including the Agency’s recent landmark proposal to clarify protections for the nation’s…
A Different Way to Connect
By Curt Spalding The calendar finally tells us that spring is coming and a long, cold winter is ending. With this welcome season of change and growth, we at EPA New England are excited to offer a new way for you to stay in touch with our office and get the latest updates on our […]
Ohio’s Clean Energy Standards Under Attack Again by ALEC
By Dick Munson Source: Dustin M. Ramsey Ohio’s clean energy agenda has taken many hits in the past, particularly from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a front group and model bill factory for many corporate interests including oil, gas, and coal. Last year, ALEC led an…
Earth Month Tip: Take the Energy Star Pledge to Act on Climate
A series of daily tips throughout April. Pledge to act on climate with Energy Star. Join millions of Americans who have already taken small, individual steps that add up to a big difference in the fight against climate change. Start with Energy Star to save energy and act on climate More tips:…
Earth Month Tip: Caulk and Weather-strip Around Windows and Doors in Your Home
A series of daily tips throughout April. Sealing air leaks around your home and adding insulation can make your home more comfortable and energy efficient while preventing carbon pollution. These simple fixes can provide up to a 10% savings on your annual energy bills. Simple jobs include installing…
MONDAY: U.S. EPA Administrator to Keynote Climate Discussion with Bipartisan Policy Center and National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will deliver a keynote address to a workshop convened by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). This workshop is the third in a series on…
Energy Efficiency and Carbon Pollution Standards: Double Dividends for Climate and Consumers
By Tomas Carbonell The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has embarked on a vital effort — accompanied by extensive outreach to states, power companies, environmental organizations, and other stakeholders, including you — to establish the nation’s first limits on carbon…
Earth Month Tip: Drive Smart
A series of daily tips throughout April. To improve your fuel economy and reduce carbon pollution, go easy on the brakes and gas pedal, avoid hard accelerations, reduce your time spent idling (no more than 30 seconds), and unload unnecessary items in your trunk to reduce weight. If you have a…
Tighter air standards in Ohio part of growing trend
April 4, 2014