By Happy Johnson, National Wildlife Federation You're invited to participate in a coastal field trip right here in New Orleans! Join us Saturday, October 27 for a morning of exploring residential coastal areas. Would you like to attend? Please be sure to RSVP to JohnsonH@NWF.org or (504)…
PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 10, 2012) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing up to $3 million in research grants for projects that will study the benefits of green techniques in controlling stormwater pollution in Philadelphia. The funds will help advance the city’s landmark Green City,…
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By Jos Hill, Sustainability Consultant, EDF There’s nothing like an inspired workforce to boost a company’s productivity and returns. While many factors can affect job satisfaction, employees increasingly want to help the environment while on the job. This summer, Environmental Defense Fund…
Team addresses coastal questions By Amy Wold, The (Baton Rouge) Advocate. Oct. 10, 2012. "Stemming the loss of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands will take not only science and engineering but also billions of dollars and a national commitment that the work is worth doing…" ( Read more) …
By Larissa Koehler Fuel prices in California hit historic highs this week , an unexpected price spike that has put the state’s dependence on oil and natural gas into sharp focus. Like many of the state’s former fuel price shocks caused by demonstrable events (i.e. foreign and domestic supply…
Changes in summer Arctic wind patterns contribute not only to an unprecedented loss of Arctic sea ice, but could also bring about shifts in North American and European weather, according to a new NOAA-led study published today in Geophysical Research Letters.
ATLANTA – At a ceremony in Nashville on 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…
By: Brittney Gordon-Williams Today, EPA celebrates the first-ever ENERGY STAR Day in honor of the program’s 20th anniversary. It is a chance for EPA, our partners and everyday people to celebrate the amazing strides that we have made together in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by saving energy.…
By Steven Hamburg While natural gas burns cleaner than other fossil fuels when combusted, methane leakage from the production, transportation, and use of natural gas has the potential to undermine some or all of those benefits, depending on the leakage rate . Methane is the main ingredient in…
Australia — One of the world’s strangest looking fish, the cuttlefish, use to come off the coast of Australia by the hundreds of thousands to mate. Over the past years, the numbers have drastically declined. Sepia apama: Giant Australian Cuttlefish We are looking to reconcile conflicts between…
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…