By Marita Mirzatuny Next week, thousands will descend on Washington DC for GridWeek , the “only international conference focused on smart grid.” Now in its 6 th year, GridWeek “attracts the complete diversity of global electric-industry stakeholders to explore Smart Grid’s impact on the…
By: Ravindra Bhandari, 2012 EDF Climate Corps fellow at AT&T, MBA candidate at Babson College I distinctly remember watching “An Inconvenient Truth” when the documentary was first released. It struck a deep emotional chord in me. I felt an obligation to do something but did not know where…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- 2012 South Florida Environmental Report (Mar 1, 2012); see also 2013 Draft Report For invasive species related information, see Volume 1, Chapter 7: Status of Nonindigenous Species. * See our Florida state resource page for more…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- FWC Increases Lionfish Harvest Opportunities, Asks Public to Help (Aug 13, 2012) FWC recently made changes that will increase lionfish harvesting opportunities, which are currently in effect through August 2013: a recreational…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- 2012-2022 Statewide Noxious Invasive Pest Program (SNIPP) Strategic Plan (Nov 2011) This Strategic Plan describes Highway Division's Statewide Noxious Invasive Pest Program (SNIPP). In July 2009, Hawai'i Department of…
By Jim Marston Throughout 2012, EDF's Energy Innovation Series will highlight around 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…
Hurricane Katrina damage judgment against Army Corps of Engineers is reversed by federal appeals court By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September 24, 2012. "The Army Corps of Engineers is not liable for billions of dollars in flood damage in the Lower 9th Ward and St.…
By Sarah Dominguez As a kid, I considered “food waste” to be the uneaten broccoli I left on my plate. Today, as a University of Southern California Masters Fellow with the EPA, my definition has changed dramatically. Why? I’ve since learned that wasted food includes much, much more than…
By Annie Petsonk I want to tell you what happened over the weekend while no one was looking. The U.S. Senate passed a bill early Saturday that gives the Administration unheard-of authority to ban U.S. companies from complying with another country’s law. (Photo credit: Flickr user WallyG) At a…
By Whit Remer, Policy Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund There has been a lot of media attention surrounding a recent court filing made by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in the BP 2010 oil spill private plaintiffs’ settlement. (For more information on the difference between the private…
By Mark Brownstein Last week’s announcement that New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NY DEC) has asked New York State Department of Health (NY DOH) to undertake a review of the work NY DEC has done to date on regulating high volume hydraulic fracturing is welcome news. …
Carbon dioxide released from decaying algal blooms, combined with ongoing increases in atmospheric carbon emissions, leads to increased levels of ocean acidification, and places additional stress on marine resources and the coastal economies that depend on them, according to a new study published…
Our Views: Report urges coastal action The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.). September 23, 2012. "The flooding in LaPlace caused by Hurricane Isaac could be a preview of things to come in Baton Rouge as Louisiana continues to lose parts of its coastline, a spokesman for a coastal preservation group…
By Rich Weisman As I watched the progression of Hurricane Isaac several weeks ago, I thought back to 2003 when Hurricane Isabel impacted my water system in Virginia and caused local schools to close. Water and wastewater utilities are vulnerable to threats such as hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes,…
I recently co-authored an op-ed in the Bangor Daily Times entitled “’Disaster’ Funds Must be Used to Improve Groundfishing in the Long Term,” in which we discussed the importance of thinking about both the short and long term challenges facing the New England groundfishery. The Obama…
Today, NOAA announced service improvements underway at its forecast office in Sterling, Va., which provides weather forecasts and warnings and supports public safety decision-makers in the nation’s capital and Baltimore.
Statement of EDF on passage today of HR 3409 EDF is disappointed that the House passed HR 3409 today. The bill guts clean air protections using deceptive claims about their economic impact. …
By Maura Wood (National Wildlife Federation) and Brian Jackson (Environmental Defense Fund) For decades, the people of southern Louisiana have gradually struggled with the collapse of the Mississippi River Delta. Land that once provided shelter from hurricanes, space for agriculture, a basis for…
We all need to save the Gulf Coast By Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September 21, 2012. "As Louisiana begins asking the nation to save its southeast corner from inundation, each of its residents needs this indispensable survival tool: A mirror. Instructions for use in this…
By Jessica Orquina I’m the Social Media Lead for EPA. It’s my responsibility to lead EPA’s efforts to share information and communicate using social media. I work with my colleagues to make it possible for you to learn about our work on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Flickr, YouTube, and our…