By Tim O'Connor Yesterday, EDF filed a legal brief to help defend a core component of California’s landmark cap-and-trade program. Similar briefs were also filed by other environmental, non-profit, and business groups. These briefs, filed to the San Francisco Superior Court – ( Case…
Saving the Delta By Marc Airhart, University of Texas. Gumbo and jazz, beignets and accordions, tipsy revelers festooned with plastic beads. The city of New Orleans evokes zesty images. Add to your mental slideshow two more images: that of a major economic crossroads — it’s part of the largest…
By Lina Younes Like many parents, I’ve been looking for bargains in school supplies to get my youngest ready for the new school year. As we do our shopping, I’m especially interested in looking at lunch boxes and the like. This year, I want to make sure that I make healthier food selections…
By Malcolm D. Jackson In May 2012, the White House released the Digital Government Strategy. This document outlines how all federal government agencies will work to make information and services easily accessible on the internet anytime, anywhere, and on any device. This means you will be able to…
By Jim Marston Throughout 2012, EDF's Energy Innovation Series will highlight more than 20 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 will…
By Jennifer McPartland Kyle Ward is an intern in EDF's Health Program. Jennifer McPartland, Ph.D. , is a Health Scientist. When you think of air fresheners what is the first thing that comes to mind? Fresh spring flowers? French vanilla? Reduced Heart Rate Variability? While that…
According to a NOAA-led paper published today in the journal Conservation Biology, high levels of background noise, mainly due to ships, have reduced the ability of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales to communicate with each other by about two-thirds.
Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca M. Blank yesterday appointed NOAA Rear Adm. Michael S. Devany director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations.
State, Corps spar over efforts to fight saltwater in Mississippi River By John Snell, WVUE-TV (New Orleans). August 15, 2012. "New Orleans, La. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers method for dealing with saltwater creeping up the Mississippi River has sparked a dispute with the State of…
By Stephanie Nicholson What time is it? SCHOOL TIME! Parents and teachers with summer coming to an end it’s time to load up on pencils and crayons. This year while shopping, keep in mind the 3 R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle. As a general rule, buy durable and recyclable goods, and when possible…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Help USDA Fight Hungry Pests: Keep an Eye Out for Asian Longhorned Beetle (Aug 1, 2012) Throughout August, the Asian longhorned beetle may emerge from the trees in your community. This destructive beetle kills 13 types of hardwood…
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northwest regional administrator William Stelle, had an op-ed in the Portland Oregonian on Saturday that discussed progress in the West Coast groundfish catch share program during its first year of implementation. Read the full post »
Following his promotion today from captain to rear admiral, Gerd Glang was named as director of the NOAA Office of Coast Survey and the nation’s chief hydrographer, responsible for mapping and charting of all United States coastal waters.
By Whit Remer, Policy Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund It’s been an exciting year for Louisiana and the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign. In July 2011, nine gulf senators banded together and introduced the RESTORE Act – legislation that would ensure penalties paid by BP and…
By Cameron Davis Ohio State University’s Center for Lake Erie Area Research (CLEAR) and Sea Grant’s Stone Lab—the oldest freshwater biological field station in the U.S.—is perched on Lake Erie’s Gibraltar Island and the northwestern tip of Lake Erie’s South Bass Island. They look over…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Museum Scientists Find State Record 87 Eggs in Largest Python from Everglades (Aug 13, 2012) University of Florida researchers curating a 17-foot-7-inch Burmese python , the largest found in Florida, discovered 87 eggs in the…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- FWC Increases Lionfish Harvest Opportunities, Asks Public to Help (Aug 13, 2012) The FWC is taking actions to encourage more Floridians and visitors to harvest lionfish to limit the negative impacts Lionfish have on native fish and…
Hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, processes used to extract natural gas from underground shale formations, have unlocked vast new domestic reserves — an unexpected abundance that has overturned many of America’s assumptions about energy. Every major-party candidate for public office…
We can often get wrapped up in policy discussions and advocacy, and forget to take a moment to appreciate why we care about the ocean. Last week a video started popping up on the internet of some dolphins off the coast of Santa Cruz, CA. The video was meant to be of a tuna fishing [...]
By Marcelo Norsworthy In a much-anticipated report on the management of the Port of Houston Authority (PHA), the Sunset Commission , as directed by the Texas legislature, identified several opportunities to improve aspects of port management, including accountability and stakeholder trust. …