Obama creates new council to oversee Restore Act ecosystem restoration By Bruce Alpert, The Times-Picayune. September 10, 2012. "WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama today signed an executive order setting up the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council to oversee restoration efforts funded…
ATLANTA – On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will view a demonstration of a waste collection efficiency strategy developed by BigBelly Solar, Inc. in the courtyard of the Atlanta Federal Center. The waste collection strategy aims to reduce the cost of…
By Monica Michaan As temperatures drop this week, we are reminded that summer is behind us and we are headed into fall at full speed. Here is where you’ll find us in September: Elena Kocherovsky is attending Salesforce Dreamforce , September 18-21 in San Francisco. On September 19-21, Jason…
Agency approves Colorado-specific solution for compliance with National Regional Haze standards EPA today announced final approval for Colorado’s State Implementation Plan for Regional Haze, a package of emission reduction strategies …
By Richard Denison Richard Denison, Ph.D. , is a Senior Scientist. We’ve blogged here recently about how the American Chemistry Council (ACC) is seeking to hide the truth about the major changes made to the Safe Chemicals Act . And about its efforts to suppress the truth about chemicals linked…
Reprinted with Permission from Center for Democracy in the Americas (September 7, 2012)The following article was written by Dan Whittle, EDF’s Cuba Program Director for the Oceans program, and featured on CenterforDemocracyInAmerica.org. In the article, Dan discusses our new report, Bridging the…
A study conducted on the European Union’s (EU) concludes the use of biofuels and corn-based ethanol fuel may cause more damage to the environment than originally thought. They are calling for an end to the use of food based fuel products for protection of the environment, as well as, the worldwide…
Decision Affirms that the Program Complies with Federal Magnuson-Stevens Act The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the legality of the west coast groundfish individual transferable quota (ITQ) system. …
Malk Sustainability Partners and Environmental Defense Fund Study Shows Growing ESG Expertise, Capacity and Commitment Malk Sustainability Partners and Environmental Defense Fund Study Shows Growing ESG Expertise, Capacity and Commitment …
By Amy Miller Truth be told I could not have told you if there was a drain at the end of our driveway or not. They are generally just there, little windows into the earth below that we avoid without even noticing them. Sometimes when the leaves pile up and create a dam, I mindlessly [...]
Order demonstrates continued commitment to restoration; eyes turn to BP to make things right in gulf Conservation groups thank President for issuing an executive order reinforcing the White House’s commitment to Gulf Coast restoration after oil…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, eskree@edf.org Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Brian Moore, National Audubon Society, 202.386.1516, bmoore@audubon.org Conservation Groups Praise…
By Mark Brownstein Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) is often called upon by those opposed to natural gas development to support a ban or moratorium on drilling. They argue that fighting for tough regulations, as EDF is doing, helps ensure that natural gas development will take place. Some of…
A team of archaeologists and technicians assembled by NOAA will begin today to create a three-dimensional sonar map to document the storm-exposed remains of the USS Hatteras, the only Union warship sunk in combat in the Gulf of Mexico during the Civil War.
NOAA scientists also report that the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during August was 74.4°F, 1.6°F above the long-term average, marking the 16th warmest August on record. The monthly analysis is produced by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. See the summary and the full report…
By Laura Flynn In June, a storm knocked out our power for several days and made me wonder what we’d do if we had lost water. To help start my path to preparedness, I decide to walk through my typical day…but imagine it without water. “No water?! I can’t brush my teeth or make coffee!”…
Crowdsourced Ideas from Global Community of Problem Solvers Lay Groundwork for Industry-Leading E–Waste Best Practices EMC, EDF and InnoCentive Announce Winners of Eco-Challenge to Improve Tracking of E-Waste …
on comments about climate change by the presidential candidates Fred Krupp praises the presidential candidates for their comments about climate change Fri, 2012-09-07 …
By Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe With football season starting back up and baseball playoffs around the corner, this is one of my favorite times of the year – and I know many Americans share my excitement. I am a sports enthusiast. But I am also an environmentalist. Today more than ever,…
By Marita Mirzatuny Source: Jon Rogers These days it seems “shutting down” the government is a popular rallying cry in Texas. So, why not do it…er…or at least shut down the electricity when it’s not being used!? As many of us enjoy the shortened work week due to the Labor Day holiday…