August 12, 2014
Follow Along With The Coastal Desk's 'Vanishing Coast' Tour Of Chauvin By Laine Kaplan-Levenson & Jesse Hardman, WWNO. Aug. 11, 2014. “WWNO’s Coastal Desk is heading to Chauvin, Louisiana to visit some sites that are in danger…” ( read more ) Gulf oyster harvest way down…
By EDF Blogs The view when you fly into Copenhagen, Denmark. By: Sam Parry , director of online membership and activism I look out the window of the crowded Scandinavian Airlines plane – bleary-eyed after a sleepless, 8-hour flight – as it makes its final approach to the Copenhagen airport one…
By EDF Blogs By: Farris Galyon, Climate Corps Fellow I do not want to brag , but the U.S. Army engagement at Fort Bragg is the best in EDF Climate Corps. I apologize for the bombastic tone of this statement; however, when I consider the opportunities afforded to me during my time here, it is…
By Elena Kocherovsky Credit: Plastic Disclosure Project Take a moment to think about the things you use and throw away every day that are made from plastic: an empty shampoo bottle, the container from your salad at lunch (and the little container for the dressing), that pen that won’t work. And…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Aug. 11, 2014) - Cargill Incorporated, a privately held multinational corporation headquartered in Minnetonka, Minn., has agreed to settle allegations that it violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) at two different large oil storage facilities…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Municipality of Lajas, Puerto Rico, have reached a legal agreement that will result in numerous upgrades at the Lajas Landfill, and a plan to permanently close the landfill by July 2017. Lajas will also implement a recycling and…
Terrebonne pitching versions of billion-dollar sediment project By Xerxes Wilson, The Daily Comet. Aug. 9, 2014. “Terrebonne parish is ready to pitch a billion dollar sediment concept for inclusion…” ( read more ) Use RESTORE Act to create healthy ecosystem and economy By Johnny Marquez, The…
(PHILADELPHIA – August 11, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the pollution budget developed by Maryland to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus in Maryland’s coastal bays and tributaries to levels that meet water quality standards. The budget calls for pollution reductions in…
The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) lives in several places within the Americas, including Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and South Florida. The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is also found in South Florida, among other places. South Florida is the only…
Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Lenexa, Kan., Aug. 8, 2014) - EPA Region 7 Administrator Karl Brooks will deliver the keynote speech discussing the Clean Power Plan Aug. 11 at the Greenhouse Gas Strategies Forum sponsored by Black & Veatch at the InterContinental Hotel in Kansas City,…
San Francisco -- The Cities Clean Air Partnership, the first major clean air certification and partnership program to encourage air quality protection in cities across the Asia-Pacific region, was launched today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Taiwan Environmental Protection…
Hunt Building agrees to resolve stormwater violations at construction sites at the United States Air Force Academy (Denver, Colo. – August 8, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that Hunt Building has agreed to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at two…
BP's cleanup promise broken; oil visible on beaches Editorial by Pensacola News Journal. Aug. 8, 2014. “A promise was broken. Maybe it's all BP's fault. Maybe the Coast Guard shares the blame…” ( read more ) Oil spill fine money closer to reality By Xerxes Wilson, The Houma…
By Richard Denison Richard Denison, Ph.D. , is a Lead Senior Scientist. Just last week I blogged that a panel of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) had fully backed the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) listing of styrene as “reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.” Today a…
By Marcelo Norsworthy Motiva refinery in Port Arthur, TX (Source: FuelFix) On Tuesday, I spoke at a well-attended public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) vital proposal to reduce toxic emissions at oil refineries. At the hearing, I witnessed industry representatives and…
NOAA reports: June 2014 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map Global Highlights The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for June 2014 was the highest on record for the month, at 0.72°C (1.30°F) above the 20th century average of 15.5°C (59.9°F). The global land…
By EDF Blogs Source: Johannes Rössel, wikimedia commons By: Beia Spiller , Economist It would be logical to assume that we make decisions based on our needs, desires, and values regardless of how the choice is presented. For instance, we wouldn’t expect the choice to become an organ donor to…
By Brad Copithorne Source: Chuck Abbe Four years ago, I joined Environmental Defense Fund to work on climate policy as I believe that the issue is one of the most critical challenges of our era. I felt that my background working on Wall Street could be put to good use in crafting finance policies…
By Rory Christian Source: Martineric/Flickr This post was adapted from an op-ed piece published in Morning Consult . New York doesn’t have California’s sunshine or Texas’ wind. But it has a vision and willpower that is quickly turning the Empire State into a leader for clean energy…
