Remarks by EDF President Fred Krupp Regarding Media Accounts of Pending White House Methane Policy Announcement
January 13, 2015
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 13, 2015
Coastal rundown: Year in Review By Laine Kaplan-Levenson, WWNO. Jan. 12, 2015 “One theme we set out to cover in the beginning is the way science and coastal restoration can be a boost to the gulf coast’s economy.” (Read More) As his parish shrinks, new Plaquemines president maps strategy to…
Another piece of the puzzle: New study sheds light on oil’s effects on plant life
By Matt Phillips, National Wildlife Federation The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster spilled nearly 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Oil coated the shore, covering hundreds of miles of coastline, including some of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. Scientists have spent the…
Proposed Settlement Regarding Cleanup of Superfund Site In Warren County, New Jersey; Value of Cleanup Work Estimated at $92 Million; Underground Contaminated Plume to be Addressed
(New York, N.Y.) The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a proposed settlement with several companies to address the Pohatcong Valley Groundwater Contamination Superfund site in Warren County, New Jersey. The companies are Pechiney Plastic…
Proposed Settlement Regarding Cleanup of Superfund Site In Warren County, New Jersey; Value of Cleanup Work Estimated at $92 Million; Underground Contaminated Plume to be Addressed
(New York, N.Y.) The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a proposed settlement with several companies to address the Pohatcong Valley Groundwater Contamination Superfund site in Warren County, New Jersey. The companies are Pechiney Plastic…
Take Action: Protect your community from dangerous smog
Americans have a right to know whether the air they are breathing may be dangerous to their health.
What Do the ERCOT Reports Really Say?
By Kate Zerrenner The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages 90 percent of Texas’ electric grid, has been busy. In the last two months of 2014, the agency released two very lengthy reports examining the future of a lower-polluting power grid in light of upcoming EPA clean air…
What Do the ERCOT Reports Really Say?
By Kate Zerrenner The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages 90 percent of Texas’ electric grid, has been busy. In the last two months of 2014, the agency released two very lengthy reports examining the future of a lower-polluting power grid in light of upcoming EPA clean air…
National Climate Conference Puts California’s AB 32 on Display
By Tim O'Connor These days there seems to be steady stream of stories coming from Washington D.C. that are of interest to California, from national standards on trucks to new regulations covering existing emissions sources under the Clean Power Plan. However, the story treadmill runs in reverse…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 12, 2015
Appeals court won’t rehear a BP oil spill liability argument By Kevin McGill, Associated Press. Jan. 09, 2015 “A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its 2014 ruling that BP cannot avoid federal penalties for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill by blaming another company's failed…
Radon Risk? You Don’t Know Until You Test
By Henry Slack My neighbors Pete and Beth (not their real names) met while in their twenties, and got married. A great couple. Had two beautiful girls, who grew up in no time at all – field trips and soccer, high school sports, college, adventures abroad. A strong couple, who helped lead the PTA,…
Governor Greg Abbott’s Vision for Texas
By Jim Marston “My vision is one where individual liberties are not bound by city limits. I will insist on protecting unlimited liberty,” said Governor Greg Abbott on January 8, 2015 to the ideological group Texas Public Policy Foundation. During his speech, Abbott announced he was going to try…
Court Hears Arguments on Fuel Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Standards for Big Freight Trucks
By Peter Zalzal The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. heard oral arguments today in challenges seeking to overturn historic, first-generation standards to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from large trucks and buses. The standards were finalized by the U.S.…
Appeals Court to Hear Case on Fuel Efficiency Standards for New Freight Trucks and Buses
January 9, 2015
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Jan. 9, 2015
New Plaquemines Parish Council denies coal export terminal’s building permit By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune. Jan. 08, 2015 “This new Parish Council made a political decision that has a real impact and sends a message to RAM that the parish will put what is best for the coast…
River diversion model debuted at Plaquemines Parish Orange Festival
By Philip Russo, Outreach Coordinator, Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition Land along a river has long been coveted for its agricultural productivity, but few rivers can compete with the mighty Mississippi . Philip with the Restore the Mississippi River Delta coalition's diversion…
Texas, Remember to Start Your Green Freight Journey with EDF
By Marcelo Norsworthy Companies don’t traverse the Green Freight Journey in one day. But there is one day next week where shippers can begin down the path by learning about the five-step framework for freight optimization projects. We first highlighted this webinar opportunity and how Texas is…
Sen. Barbara Boxer Will Not Run for a Fifth Term
January 8, 2015
EPA recommends radon testing in January
PHILADELPHIA (January 8, 2015) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated January as national Radon Action Month, a perfect time for you to protect your family by testing your home for radon. Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas, so testing is the only way to know if radon…
TODAY: EPA's Office of Air and Radiation to Hold Media Call on Carbon Pollution
NOTE: FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY WASHINGTON--Today at 12:30 p.m. EST, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation Janet McCabe will hold a press call on carbon pollution from power plants