(Boston, Mass. – Aug. 23, 2012) – Under the terms of a modified Consent Decree lodged in federal court today, the City of Gloucester will upgrade its sewage treatment plant and work to stem overflows from its sewer system. The modified Consent Decree stems from a federal enforcement action…
ATLANTA – During the recent Southeast Diesel Collaborative (SEDC) 7th Annual Partners Meeting in Atlanta, GA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Air, Pesticides, and Toxics Management Division Director Beverly Banister, on behalf of the SEDC, presented the SEDC Leadership…
By EDF Blogs By: Jillian Jordan, EDF Energy Marketing & Communications Intern This months’ announcement from the White House calling for green energy bids and its plan to fast-track wind and solar projects delivered a clear message that renewable energy is something the American military –…
WASHINGTON -- Under the terms of a consent decree lodged in federal court today, the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) will implement extensive remedial measures to minimize the discharge of sewage and other pollutants into the water bodies in and around Boston, the Department of Justice and…
(DALLAS – August 23, 2012) The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals $16,962,000 to provide low cost loan assistance to eligible public drinking water systems for infrastructure improvements. The funds are being granted through the EPA’s…
By Lina Younes With the start of the new school year, parents with young children are starting to resume their daily school routine. We’ve made sure that our children have all the necessary supplies and items required for a successful year. While we want our children to excel academically, there…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Updated edition available - A Global Compendium of Weeds, 2nd Edition (2012; PDF | 7.3 MB); this edition is just over 200 pages longer than the first (now 1,115 pages), but there are over 12,000 additional names listed (33,000+),…
Corps of Engineers, state confrontation turns tense at meeting Wednesday By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). August 22, 2012. "A running confrontation between state officials and the Army Corps of Engineers over the construction of a saltwater-blocking underwater dam in the…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- West Nile Virus Update (Aug 21, 2012) CDC officials report there has been an increase in the number of West Nile virus cases. There have been more than 1,100 cases in the U.S., with about half in Texas. This is the highest number…
By Colin Meehan After a full week of triple digit temperatures in central Texas, the forecast this weekend for highs in the mid-90’s seems like a blessing both for our thermostat and for the unending topic of this blog series: our electric grid. Officials from the Public Utility Commission…
Restore Act is the first win in a long season to save Louisiana's coast By Bob Marshall for The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). August 21, 2012. "If you listen to the comments of NFL coaches who win their first regular-season game, you'll hear a string of clichés that Louisiana's…
By David Muth, Louisiana State Director, National Wildlife Federation Now that Louisiana’s 2012 Coastal Master Plan is law , it is critical that the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority ( CPRA ) moves the process forward as quickly as possible. While the plan lays out a series…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Sterling Suffolk Racecourse LLC will pay a civil penalty of $1.25 million to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) at its Suffolk Downs racetrack facility in Revere and East Boston,…
By Alissa Sasso Alissa Sasso is a Chemicals Policy Fellow. Richard Denison, Ph.D. , is a Senior Scientist. This summer we saw a flurry of activity surrounding our own chemical safety legislation , the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); international reform efforts have been just as busy. In this…
(Boston, Mass. – Aug. 22, 2012) – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been awarded $749,931 by the US Environmental Protection Agency to examine the ability of models to represent the presence of extreme air pollution and the weather conditions that are associated with it
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…
(San Juan, P.R.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has extended to August 31 the public comment period for its proposed action to approve an air permit to construct a waste to energy facility in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The agency is holding a series of public hearing sessions beginning this…
Defends EPA’s determination that pollution in Wise County, Texas contributes to unhealthy ozone "smog" EDF Defends EPA’s Determination that Pollution in Wise County, Texas Contributes to Unhealthy Ozone "Smog" …
By Vanja Basaric College Students- It’s Time for Back to School Shopping! Find Ways to Save Money AND help Protect the Environment! With summer nearing its end, college students like me start thinking about supplies we need when going back to school. When I think of back to school shopping as a…
By Elena Craft, PhD Clean air protections were threatened today with a U.S. Court of Appeals decision against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) cross-state air pollution rule (CSAPR). The rule was estimated to reduce power plant emissions across state boundaries, saving up to 34,000…