Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Oct. 9, 2012) - Prime, Inc., headquartered in Springfield, Mo., was one of 40 companies in the freight industry who was honored by the Environmental Protection Agency with the 2012 SmartWay Excellence Award for achievements in moving freight…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Oct. 9, 2012) - Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa, headquarters in North Liberty, Iowa, was one of 40 companies in the freight industry who was honored by the Environmental Protection Agency with the 2012 SmartWay Excellence Award for…
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., Oct. 9, 2012) - Ruan Transportation Management Systems, based in Des Moines, Iowa, was one of 40 companies in the freight industry who was honored by the Environmental Protection Agency with the 2012 SmartWay Excellence Award for achievements…
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored 40 companies in the freight industry with the 2012 SmartWay Excellence Awards for achievements in moving freight more efficiently while reducing carbon dioxide and other harmful emissions. Since 2004, SmartWay partners have…
The USGS provides access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Online access to this data is organized around the categories listed to the left. The USGS investigates the occurrence, quantity, quality,…
Scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and its partners teamed up to create the first ever guidelines for coastal managers to control the spread of invasive lionfish that are taking food and habitat from native fish that are important to the local ecology and economy.
By Tom Murray When Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) first teamed up with leaders in the private equity industry four years ago, we were building on the learnings from over 20 years of partnerships with leading public companies. However, as BSR’s recent blog points out, there are now new lessons…
Environmental, legal experts to speak on upcoming oral arguments in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Environmental and legal experts will answer questions on lawsuit in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging California's Low Carbon…
A new NOAA analysis finds that the average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during September was 67°F, 1.4°F above the long-term average. The January-September period was the warmest first nine months of any year on record for the contiguous United States.
By Peter Cassell On June 22, 1969, oil and debris in Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River caught fire. It wasn’t the first time this happened but it was an image that stuck with American, an image that helped us focus on threats to the environment. The formation of the Environmental Protection Agency the…
Opportunity for Middle-Market Private Equity Firms to Improve Financial and Operational Performance at Portfolio Companies through ESG Initiatives EDF and Oak Hill announce partnership Tue,…
EDF, American Lung Association, Clean Air Council, NRDC, and Sierra Club petition the full court for a reahearing on the Cross State Air Pollution Rul Fri, 2012-10-05 Contact: Sharyn…
By Monica Michaan Lee Coker kicked off our October conference travel at SOCAP12: Making Meaning Matter in San Francisco. Scott Wood spoke on a panel at the EnerNOC EnergySMART Conference from October 1 to October 3 in Boston, MA. That same week, Sitar Mody and Chaprece Henry exhibited at SXSW Eco…
EPA appeals Cross State decision, asks full DC Court of Appeals to hear case. EDF will intervene on EPA's behalf. Fri, 2012-10-05 Contact: Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org…
ATLANTA – At a ceremony in Nashville next Thursday, EPA and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) officials will recognize seven water and wastewater utilities throughout Tennessee that have reduced energy demand at their facilities by more than 15 percent. Reducing energy…
Let us spend BP's oil-spill fines Editorial, The Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal. October 4, 2012. "Any settlement between BP and the federal government over fines from the 2010 oil spill must include guarantees that the counties in the affected states have broad leeway in how the money is…
The way an earthquake feels depends on where you are, where the earthquake is, and how big the earthquake is: A large earthquake nearby will feel like a sudden large jolt followed quickly by more strong shaking that may last a few seconds or up to a couple of minutes if it's a rare great event.…
By Natalie Hummel On a hot July evening, I observed an adult loggerhead rise from the jet black ocean, with only the full moon to guide her. After 15-20 years at sea, she journeyed back to the beach where she hatched to lay her own eggs. It’s a memory that moved me in many ways. [...]
By Jorge Madrid California lawmakers take notice: Latino voters want a strong economy AND a clean environment, two things they believe are not mutually exclusive. A new p oll released by the California League of Conservation Voters finds that an overwhelming 90 percent of Latino voters believe…
ATLANTA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and four other leading organizations as 2012 WaterSense Partners of the Year. WaterSense-labeled products manufactured by these organizations and more than 2,600 WaterSense partners nationwide have…