SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that nine areas in California have met the 1997 national health-based air quality standard for smog, also known as ground-level ozone, within their regulatory deadlines. These areas are: Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Mariposa,…
By Emily Reyna Yesterday, California took an important step towards finalizing a major component of the state’s effort to cut climate change pollution, an economy wide cap-and-trade regulation that establishes a price on carbon pollution. Along with an expert from EDF’s economics team,…
During 2010 and early 2011, the USGS examined the Devonian Marcellus Shale in the Appalachian Basin of the eastern United States using the National Oil and Gas Assessment (NOGA) methodology for continuous resources (see…
By Jim Marston This commentary was originally posted on the Texas Clean Air Matters blog . Prior to the August recess, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee passed a 55-item tax extender package known as the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 . The bill is now up for consideration in…
By Jim Marston Prior to the August recess, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee passed a 55-item tax extender package known as the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 . The bill is now up for consideration in the House Ways and Means Committee. Included in this package is a one-year…
By Jeanethe Falvey Just for fun, pause for a second and ask yourself: what was the single greatest thing you could have found when you were a kid? Of course, this is a personal thing and there is no one correct answer. But if you thought “dinosaur footprints” then you would be right with me.…
West Nile virus reports spike 40 percent in 1 week The Centers for Disease Controls (CDC) recommends “Use repellent on yourself, your friends and your family.”; however, some scientists believe limited exposure may help reduce your risk of fatality. (see more on protection from mosquitoes) 2012…
Hurricane Isaac made landfall exactly 7 years after hurricane Katrina. During that time the US government spent billions of dollars. Might it have been better for the people to move above sea level? RAINFALL TOTALS ————— SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 7 PM CDT…
A Landsat-derived map of Mississippi River Delta land area change. Red represents land lost between 2004 and 2005. Credit: John A. Barras, USGS. By Alisha Renfro, staff scientist, National Wildlife Federation The high rate of land loss in coastal Louisiana requires restoration efforts of the same…
(Boston, Mass. – Aug. 30, 2012) – Unhealthy air quality is predicted for the southern portions of Connecticut and Rhode Island, and the south coast of Massachusetts, including Cape Cod and the Islands, on Friday due to ground-level ozone
By Jackie Roberts Today, President Obama signed an Executive Order to facilitate investments in capturing waste heat and developing combined heat and power at many of our industrial facilities (“CHP” projects). This energy efficiency strategy can save manufacturers as much as $100 billion in…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Many New Upcoming Invasive Species Related Conferences added (U.S. and International), including : 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society -- Aug 19-23, 2012 International Joint Commission Meeting -- Sep 10, 2012…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Researchers Discover the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug's Winter Hideout (Jul 26, 2012) Researchers believe they have identified where brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) gathers in natural landscapes during winter, and their…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated ground water at the Shenandoah Road Ground water Contamination Superfund site in a rural area of East Fishkill, New York. Past industrial activities contaminated the ground water with…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to clean up contaminated ground water at the Shenandoah Road Ground water Contamination Superfund site in a rural area of East Fishkill, New York. Past industrial activities contaminated the ground water with…
(08/30/12) HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiated an enforcement action under the Safe Drinking Water Act against Christian Marston and Tahiti Nui Enterprises, Inc. LLC for failing to close three large capacity cesspools in Hanalei, Kauai. “EPA is committed to protecting…
By Brad Copithorne Moving Forward with OBR for Commercial Properties Earlier this year, the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) issued a decision requiring the state’s investor-owned utilities to establish several financing programs, including an On-Bill Repayment (“OBR”)…
By Brad Copithorne This commentary was originally posted on the EDF California Dream 2.0 Blog . Moving Forward with OBR for Commercial Properties Earlier this year, the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) issued a decision requiring the state’s investor-owned utilities to…
Lava and Lava Flows The temperature of basalt lava at Kilauea reaches 1,160 degrees Celsius (2,120 degrees Fahrenheit). -- USGS/VHP Website, 1998 The tube system (lava tubes) of episode 53 (Pu'u O'o eruption, Hawaii) carried lava for 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the vent to the sea. So…
NOAA has selected the University of Colorado-Boulder to continue a federal/academic partnership that extends NOAA’s ability to study climate change, improve weather models, and better predict how solar storms can disrupt communication and navigation technologies.