EDF responds to sage grouse rider in appropriations bill: “We must make it work”
December 9, 2014
It Can(‘t) Be Done
By Michael Reading I recently read the inspiring story of how Farmers Electric Cooperative, one of the smallest utilities in the country, overcame some formidable financing challenges to develop the biggest commercial solar project in Iowa . The example called to mind a comment made by Lisa…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 9, 2014
Legal experts: BP’s failed U.S. Supreme Court appeal sends ‘clear signal,’ sets tone for future disputes By Jennifer Larino, The Times-Picayune. Dec. 8, 2014. “The basis for the position they've taken for a couple of years now is no longer a valid position legally.” ( Read more ) …
Conservation Groups Release Restoration Solutions for Mississippi River Delta
December 9, 2014
NEWS RELEASE: Conservation Groups Release Restoration Solutions for Mississippi River Delta
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emily Guidry Schatzel , National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Elizabeth Van Cleve, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, evancleve@edf.org Lauren Bourg, National Audubon Society, 225.776.9838, lbourg@audubon.org Conservation Groups Release…
New Study Confirms the Need for National Methane Policy
By Mark Brownstein At a time when the oil and gas industry claims that methane emissions from their well sites are coming down, here’s a study that adds scientific weight to the argument that emissions may actually be HIGHER than they claim. A new study by researchers at the Cockrell School of…
Bringing Storage Beyond the Closet and into the Socket
By Larissa Koehler EDF’s Innovators Series profiles companies and people across California with bold solutions to reduce carbon pollution and help the state meet the goals of AB 32. Each addition to the series will profile a different solution, focused on the development of new technologies and…
EPA Approves Iowa’s State Implementation Plan for Reducing Particulate Matter in Muscatine’s Air
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Dec. 8, 2014) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Iowa’s state implementation plan (SIP) to reduce fine particle emissions in Muscatine County. The Clean Air Act requires states to develop plans to attain and…
Media Advisory: Conservation Groups Release Restoration Solutions for Mississippi River Delta
MEDIA ADVISORY for Tuesday Dec. 9: Telepresser at 10:00 a.m. CT Conservation Groups Release Restoration Solutions for Mississippi River Delta New report recommends a series of science-based restoration efforts to benefit coastal Louisiana The 2010 Gulf oil disaster dumped more than 200 million…
A Small-Scale Indonesian Fishery with a Big Market: Improving Blue Swimming Crab management
By Alexis Rife Blue Swimming Crab. Photo: Alexis Rife Indonesia is a nation of over 17,000 islands where fishing contributes significantly to local livelihoods, food security and culture: Two million fishers + millions more people rely on the coast for their food and livelihoods At least 50% of…
5 reasons EPA is right about tougher smog standards
By Elena Craft, PhD ( This post originally appeared on EDF Voices ) Robert S. Donovan The Environmental Protection Agency last week released much-awaited, tighter standards for smog pollution, common-sense protections that will save lives and safeguard human health from one of the…
Bringing Storage Beyond the Closet and into the Socket
By Larissa Koehler EDF’s Innovators Series profiles companies and people across California with bold solutions to reduce carbon pollution and help the state meet the goals of AB 32. Each addition to the series will profile a different solution, focused on the development of new technologies and…
Utility 2.0: New York Draws Lessons on Utility Regulation from Across the Pond
By EDF Blogs By: Gavin Purchas , Acting Director, Idea Bank, and Elizabeth B. Stein , Attorney When the New York Public Service Commission (Commission) opened its historic “Reforming the Energy Vision” (REV) proceeding earlier this year, it recognized that the way utility companies have been…
EPA grant will upgrade Cape May-Lewes Ferry with diesel clean air technology
(LEWES, Del., December 8, 2014) – The U.S Environmental Protection Agency today announced a $975,000 Diesel Emission Reduction Act grant to the Delaware River and Bay Authority that will help bring new clean air technology to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry and reduce toxic air emissions. “Cleaning up…
Is Water the New Bottom Line for Companies?
By Kate Zerrenner On December 11 th , the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation (USCCF) Corporate Citizenship Center will host The Energy-Water-Food Nexus: Risks and Opportunities for the Private Sector , the second in a series of roundtables based on a report released earlier this year. The USCCF’s…
Western Governors: Cutting Oil, Gas Methane Good for States
By Dan Grossman Last weekend the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) joined a growing chorus of groups recognizing the importance of action to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. In addition to being the primary component of the natural gas sold at market, methane is a potent…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Dec. 8, 2014
Losing Ground – Louisiana’s Moon Shot By Bob Marshall, The Lens, Al Shaw and Brian Jacobs, ProPublica. Dec. 8, 2014. “Over the last 80 years, Louisiana’s coast has been starved of sediment by river levees and eviscerated by canals dredged for oil and gas extraction. Now, southeastern…
America’s Water Future: Smart, Green, Distributed
By Charlotte Ely I was raised with the saying, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” To save water, I started making changes in my own home. Following the advice I’ve given to drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities through my work with EPA’s Sustainable Water…
EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Permit for Guadalupe Power; Additions will bring over an estimated $125 million in capital investments and increased jobs
DALLAS – (Nov. 3, 2014) Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit to Guadalupe Power Partners L.P., to add two gas-fired turbines to their existing facility. The natural gas-fired…
Helping the Hungry and the Environment this Holiday Season
By Gabrielle Posard Editor’s note: We’re happy to have this blog post from one of this year’s President’s Environmental Youth Award winners. Five years ago, I was inspired to create a non-profit after learning a shocking statistic: one in five people in our country struggle to feed their…