By danielupham With the unveiling of a new iPhone today , many of us are wondering what to do with the device we bought last year. But old cell phones aren’t the only problem. From Apple laptops to Zenith televisions, 20-50 million tons of electronic products are discarded annually, be they…
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to delete the Hooker-Hyde Park Landfill Superfund site in Niagara Falls, New York from the Superfund National Priorities List now that a cleanup of contaminated ground water and creek sediment has eliminated the threat to public…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the ninth Circuit this week upheld a prior court's ruling that the West Coast Groundfish individual transferable quota system—a form of catch share—complies with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy…
NOAA, NASA and the University of Connecticut are representing the United States in the Hydrological Cycle in the Mediterranean Experiment (HyMeX), the largest weather field research project in European history.
BP proposes deep cleaning of Louisiana beaches in aftermath of Hurricane Isaac By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September 11, 2012. "BP wants to "deep clean" the sand on beaches along the Louisiana coastline where tar balls and tar mats from the 2010 Deepwater…
By Nancy Stoner It has been a hot and dry summer across most of the U.S. and one of the results has been an unusual number of forest fires. While controlled burns for fire suppression are a good thing, forest fires can be devastating to communities, causing loss of life, property damage, destruction…
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.