Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act — Cooperative Federalism and Performance-Based Standards
By Megan Ceronsky One year ago this June, President Obama directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop Carbon Pollution Standards for existing power plants — a key component of his Climate Action Plan . The President charged EPA with launching the effort "through direct…
Advancing transnational governance of geoengineering research
By Alex Hanafi This post was co-authored by Alex Hanafi and Andy Parker, and originally appeared on The Washington Geoengineering Consortium . The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its last report in a three-part series assessing the latest data…
EDF Climate Corps Heads Overseas: Next Stop China
By EDF Blogs By: Liz Delaney , Senior Manager, EDF Climate Corps Operations Reinhard Krause / Reuters China is, in many ways, the epicenter of the world’s efforts to curb climate change. The rapidly growing nation’s need for energy is soaring – demand is expected to double by 2020 – and…
‘Doing it for the Halibut: How a discard ban saved my fishery’
By: Wes Erikson Fisherman Wes Erikson shares his experiences fishing under strict Canadian discard legislation to demonstrate how the Common Fisheries Policy landing obligation can result in sustainably managed and economically viable European fisheries. My story: I have not missed a fishing…
EDF Calls on BLM to Minimize Waste of Natural Gas on Federal Lands
By Tomas Carbonell Last Thursday, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hosted a public forum in Washington, D.C. on venting and flaring of natural gas from oil and gas operations occurring on federal lands. This was the third in a series in which BLM received public…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 20, 2014
How beach microbes responded to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill By Dan Krotz, Phys.org. May 20, 2014. “In June, 2010, two months after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Regina Lamendella collected samples along a hard-hit beach near Grand Isle, Louisiana…” ( read more ) State Responds After…
EDF Climate Corps Expands Internationally, Focuses on Top Energy-Saving Opportunities
May 20, 2014
Transition to Clean Energy will make the U.S. Military More Efficient, Effective, and Safe
By Jim Marston http://www.theburdenfilm.com/ When most of us think about military operations, we think of tanks rolling across a desert, large aircraft carriers on the ocean, or long lines of Humvees in convoys. These vehicles, and their missions, take a lot of energy and are part of the large…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 19, 2014
Letter: Bills would commit state to restoring vanishing coast Letter to the Editor by Michelle Maloney, The Advocate. May 18, 2014. “As Louisiana continues to address the ongoing land loss crisis in our coastal zone, the legislature is considering two bills, HB148 and HB490…” ( read more ) …
Fact: Clean Energy is Working in Ohio
By Dick Munson Chris Prandoni certainly is welcome to his own opinions , but not his own facts. As the Director of Energy and Environmental Policy at Americans for Tax Reform , Prandoni may favor coal-fired power plants and dislike energy efficiency and renewables, but there’s no doubt…
Help Us Remind People to be SunWise
By Jessica Orquina We need your help to raise awareness about skin cancer prevention. Did you know that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States? More than 3,500,000 new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed every year and one person dies from the disease every hour. But there…
Central Texas Poised To Become Regional Clean Energy Leader
By Marita Mirzatuny Source: http://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/hill-country With the recent release of the National Climate Assessment , the threat of climate change has never been clearer. Addressing this will require a fundamental transition away from fossil-fuel sources of energy in favor of…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 16, 2014
Friday's (May 16) 'Katie' to examine 4-year impact of Gulf oil spill By Dave Walker, The Times-Picayune. May 16, 2014. “Friday's (May 16) "Katie," a nationally syndicated daytime talk show airing locally at 1 p.m. on WVUE…” ( read more ) Louisiana budget lacking…
Soot Pollution Limits Unanimously Upheld in Court, Continuing Clean Air Victory Streak
By Elena Craft, PhD Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) particulate matter (soot) pollution standard, ruling that EPA’s decision to strengthen the standard in 2012 was firmly grounded in science and the law.…
Transportation fuel policies continue to benefit drivers and communities across California
By Erica Morehouse California is implementing a suite of innovative transportation policies and there is ample evidence illustrating how drivers and communities across the state will benefit. One critical piece of research is the First Update to the AB 32 Scoping Plan released by the California Air…
Central Texas Poised To Become Regional Clean Energy Leader
By Marita Mirzatuny Source: http://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/hill-country With the recent release of the National Climate Assessment , the threat of climate change has never been clearer. Addressing this will require a fundamental transition away from fossil-fuel sources of energy in favor of…
USDA Announces First Citrus Greening Funding Allocations and Appointments to Citrus Disease Subcommittee (May 13, 2014)
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2014/05/0086.xml U.S. Department of Agriculture. More than $1.5 million in funding has been allocated to expand bio-control efforts to fight Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening . This action is the first designation of funds by…
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant (May 15, 2014)
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentid=2014/05/0088.xml U.S. Department of Agriculture. A yearly survey of beekeepers, released today, shows fewer colony losses occurred in the United States over the winter of 2013-2014 than in recent years, but beekeepers say losses remain higher…
Building Consensus in the West: Developing a Model Legal Framework for Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Programs
http://nsglc.olemiss.edu/projects/model-legal-framework/index.html National Sea Grant Law Center. Initiative of the Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species (WRP) . The goal of the WRP initiative is to develop a multi-state vision for watercraft inspection and decontamination (WID)…
Leading the Way: Asthma Management Programs in Boston
By Margaret Reid On behalf of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), a previous winner of EPA’s National Environmental Leadership Award in Asthma Management, I would like to congratulate Peach State Health Plan, Tufts Medical Center and Multnomah County Health Department for winning this…