By Tom Murray A recent report by BSR on the level of environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting in the private equity industry provides a useful benchmark of the progress that has been made, as well as the ground that remains to be covered. BSR authors Laura Gitman and Charlotte Bancilhon…
By Amanda Moore, National Wildlife Federation On September 6, restoration along the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) passed another important milestone with completion of the final public comment period for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ planning process. It’s a milestone worth honoring,…
Hurricane Isaac left behind sections of dead marsh and answers about our future By Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). September 30, 2012. "When local outdoors folk look back on the summer of 2012 they may well remember it as a season of questions. Such as "What happened to the…
By Lina Younes When I look at children today, they seem to be more advanced for their age. I’ve seen it in my own children. Even judging from my youngest who is now almost 11, many times she says things that are so insightful that show a wisdom well beyond her years. I also marvel [...]
A new study suggests that human induced climate change is not only increasing ocean temperatures but is also decreasing the amount of oxygen. The decrease in oxygen will likely shrink the average size of fish. From the Journal Nature: Shrinking of fishes exacerbates impacts of global ocean changes…
Cross-posted from the Administrator’s Blog By Administrator Lisa P. Jackson This week marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of ecologist Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking 1962 book Silent Spring. By 1970, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was established. That’s no coincidence.…
By Marita Mirzatuny Next week, I am pleased to speak on a panel at the second annual SXSW Eco Conference . My panel will explore How "Big Data" Fits into the Smart Grid Evolution . Each day, people generate billions of data points and this “big data” is all around us. How we manage…
By Happy Johnson, National Wildlife Federation Louisiana is facing a coastal crisis. We lose one football field of wetlands every hour. 1,900 square miles of land has been lost already since the 1930s, and another 1,800 square miles are expected to be lost within the next 50 years unless we…
By Marcelo Norsworthy | Bio While most of EDF’s freight transportation clean air efforts address emissions from the trucking and ocean sector, use of our nation’s railroad system for intermodal goods movement has been growing. In fact, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports that…
By Jamie Fine This commentary was originally posted on the EDF California Dream 2.0 Blog . San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) and Sudberry Properties have announced plans to incorporate breakthrough smart grid technology in the construction of Civita, the new master-planned development…
By Jamie Fine San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) and Sudberry Properties have announced plans to incorporate breakthrough smart grid technology in the construction of Civita, the new master-planned development in Mission Valley, California. With a focus on sustainability and…
More controversy over proposed coal handling terminal By Sabrina Wilson, WVUE-TV. September 27, 2012. "Myrtle Grove, La. — There is a new controversy over a proposed coal-handling facility…" ( Read more ) After Isaac, oyster harvest struggles The Associated Press. September 28, 2012.…
By Evonne Marzouk I came to work at EPA because of my deep commitment to sustaining our environment and natural resources for ourselves and future generations. As an observant Jew, I’ve also expressed that commitment in another way: by creating and directing a national Jewish-environmental…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New Pathway for Invasive Species -- Science Teachers (Aug 7, 2012) A survey of teachers from the United States and Canada found that one out of four educators who used live animals as part of their science curriculum released the…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Northern Research Station New Publications - Sep 2012 The Northern Research Station provides leading-edge forest science and technology applications to serve a wide range of clients in the 20-state region of the Northeast and…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Hormone Therapy for Fruit Flies Means Better Pest Control (Sep 4, 2012) The Mexican fruit fly is a significant quarantine pest that could inflict billions of dollars in losses to citrus, peach, pears, avocado and other crops if it…
Contacts: Amanda Moore, National Wildlife Federation, 504-442-2702 John Lopez, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, 504-421-7348 For Immediate Release: (September 26, 2012—New Orleans) The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed its March decision on Army Corps liability for catastrophic…
The world’s fish stocks can be rebuilt to provide more nourishment and economic value to the millions of people who rely on the ocean for food—if we step up now and make aligning these incentives a global priority.The magazine Science has published a study that provides new insights into…
By Marcelo Norsworthy While most of EDF’s freight transportation clean air efforts address emissions from the trucking and ocean sector, use of our nation’s railroad system for intermodal goods movement has been growing. In fact, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reports that…
By Elizabeth Stein Recently, I blogged here about the fact that significant improvements in the efficiency of existing buildings – a critical and potentially cost-effective part of our carbon reduction strategy – are not easy to achieve, and described how doubts about the likely success of…