By Elizabeth Skree, Communications Manager, Environmental Defense Fund Last Friday, Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.) announced the launch of the Coalition for Coastal Resilience and Economy (CCRE). CCRE is a coalition of Louisiana businesses and business leaders who are advocating for…
Private equity company selling credits to pay for Louisiana wetlands, NY Times reports By Jed Lepinski, The Times-Picayune. July 14, 2014 “A private equity firm is selling environmental credits to developers in an effort to fund…” ( read more )
By André Villaseñor Did you know up to 60 percent of your body is made of water? Recently, I thought about water quite a bit while my daughters and I were camping in Joshua Tree National Park. To survive three days in the desert, we brought 15 gallons of water. We were able to thrive […]
By Andy Wunder By Andy Wunder, Policy Intern, US Climate and Energy Program Nearly seven years ago, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted a 5-year plan to reduce climate pollution in the state. In this 2008 Scoping Plan , measures were outlined reflecting the need to cut methane…
By Greg Andeck Source: Advanced Telemetry Office building employees in Charlotte, North Carolina are taking small, voluntary actions to save energy. These steps are making a noticeable difference on utility bills and Duke Energy , the country's largest utility, can prove it. Duke's Smart…
By EDF Staff by Kate Rack, marketing & communications intern The Obama Administration is developing new fuel economy standards for trucks, and last week, Ceres and Environmental Defense Fund hosted a webinar outlining how implementing strong federal standards for medium- and heavy-duty…
Two-year-old breach in Mississippi River could be formally named ‘Mardi Gras Pass’ By Bob Marshall, The Lens. July 11, 2014. “When the Mississippi River broke through its east bank south of Pointe à la Hache…” ( read more ) Envisioning Profit in Environmental Good Works By John Schwartz,…
By Namrita Kapur by Thomas Murray , VP of Corporate Partnerships, and Namrita Kapur , Managing Director of Corporate Partnerships Too often, environmental performance gets labeled as the responsibility of one team within a company – whether that of a dedicated sustainability staff, external or…
DESCRIPTION: The Outreach Coordinator will develop and implement outreach and engagement strategies to advance priorities of the Mississippi River Delta Restoration program. Focusing on the Greater New Orleans area, the Outreach Coordinator will educate and engage community leaders and other key…
Louisiana businesses scramble as state loses Manhattan-size chunks of land to climate change By Bill Lascher, The Guardian. “With the start of another hurricane season and a sweeping new report underscoring the high toll…” ( read more ) Fish lesions linked to 2010 Gulf oil spill By Brook…
By Steven Goldman By: Christina Wolfe, Ports and Transportation Analyst Day-to-day operations at ports are often associated with negative impacts on public health. For example, heavy-duty equipment and on road trucks play a critical role in the movement of cargo around the globe, but they also emit…
By Jon Goldstein Yesterday we explored how Wyoming regulators and Governor Mead are making progress on a set of potentially strong air pollution measures in Pinedale and across the Upper Green River Basin of Southwestern Wyoming. But today a similar drilling boom is happening in Converse and…
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By Ben Ratner Source: Shutterstock Good energy policy ideas can come from all corners, and Wall Street is no exception. Goldman Sachs recently served up a powerful case for action on methane in a stroke of market logic grounded in data. In a recent report , the investment bank argues that…
By Sarah Vogel Sarah Vogel, Ph.D. , is Director of EDF's Health Program. The hotly debated chemical BPA is back in the policy spotlight. This week Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass) joined Representatives Lois Capps (D-CA) and Grace Meng (D-NY) to announce the Ban Poisonous Additives (BPA) Act . …
By Jim Marston EDF's Energy Innovation Series highlights innovations across a broad range of energy categories, including smart grid and renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency financing and progressive utilities, to name a few. This Series helps illustrate that cost-effective, clean…
By Isabella Bennett Last month’s pollinator protection week (June 16-22) got my mind buzzing, thinking about popular attitudes toward bees and other pollinators. Sadly, too many people fear, rather than appreciate, our busy little friends. Let me give you an example. One spring afternoon, my…
By Amanda Hong Consider this shocking fact – a whopping 40% of food produced in the U.S. goes to waste. Though we preach waste reduction in my household, we contribute to that percentage of waste. My partner purchased a box of mangoes last week. We love mangoes, but were only able to enjoy a few…
By Charlie Howland I work on an EPA initiative called RE-Powering America’s Land, which encourages renewable energy development on contaminated lands, landfills, and mine sites. I was excited to learn that the switch was recently flipped at the 10 megawatt Maywood Solar Farm on 45 acres in…
By Rebecca Kane I work at the Environmental Protection Agency because I care about protecting communities from pollution. I believe that information is critical to taking action, be it working with stakeholders to affect local policies or empowering citizens with tools to reduce their environmental…