By Amy Hardberger Texas Wesleyan Journal of Real Property Law Presents: Symposium on Securing Water Supplies for the Future: Risks, Challenges, and Opportunities November 9, 2012 ◊ 8:30am-4:00pm Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, TX The drought of 2012 was the widest water…
By Pamela Campos Today, attorneys for large power and coal companies will file briefs in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. challenging EPA’s new life-saving Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for coal- and oil-fired power plants. These vital clean air standards will prevent as many as…
Fellow: Jason Sekhon, 2012 EDF Climate Corps fellow at Pfizer Inc., MBA/MS candidate at University of Michigan Erb Institute Organization: Pfizer Inc. Opportunity: Over 100,000 employees at the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company Summary: Pfizer is already well on its way to…
For 40 years, NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary System has preserved and protected some of the most spectacular and treasured resources in the world’s oceans.
By Nancy Grundahl Litter! Oh how I hate it! I hate it so much I decided to do something about it. I started picking it up. Every work day I take a bag with me and pick up litter on my walk home from the train station. I am always amazed at how much I [...]
BP must be held accountable By Chris Macaluso for The Houma (La.) Courier. October 22, 2012. "An Oct. 17 article in The Courier and Daily Comet titled “BP settlement could remove local control” detailed purported information circulated last week the U.S. Justice Department was nearing a…
State of the Climate Global Analysis — September 2012 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Climatic Data Center September 2012 Selected Climate Anomalies and Events Map Global Highlights The average combined global land and ocean surface temperature for September 2012 tied with…
Seventy years after it was scuttled off Los Angeles, Calif., government archaeologists have found the wrecked remains of a rare Pacific Coast schooner that was employed in the lumber trade during the early 1900s.
By Jim Marston We launched a compelling video today that illustrates how clean energy is strengthening our economy, creating American jobs, allowing for energy independence and lessening our carbon footprint. This video shows how clean energy is thriving and seeks to arm policymakers, entrepreneurs…
Make sure BP pays for all the damage it did By Larry Schweiger and David Yarnold for The Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times. October 21, 2012. "With news that an expected trial over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is being delayed until January 2013 and reports of a settlement in the works, BP is…
We need your help to fight back and make sure your Senate candidates know that you care about increase oversight on toxic chemicals. Regional
By Jess Portmess My new nephew is still too young to pick up toys or explore the floors and walls of the house on all fours. But if his daily growth is any indication, it’s not that far off. I didn’t imagine my clerkship with EPA could make me think of him more often than [...]
Demonstrating that Clean Energy is Competitive, Cost-Effective and Creating Jobs EDF's new video shows how clean energy is strengthening our economy, creating jobs, allowing for energy independence & lessening our carbon footprint. …
BP Could Receive Billions Of Dollars In Tax Breaks Local 15 News. October 18, 2012. "(MOBILE, Ala.) Oil giant BP could be in the running for billions of dollars in tax breaks if a settlement with the federal government is reached…" ( Read more ) Southerland talks RESTORE Act to area…
NOAA and the University of New Hampshire have announced more than $4.9 million to fund nine collaborative research projects aimed at making coastal communities and environments more resilient to rising sea levels, changing weather patterns, extreme storms, and ocean warming and acidification.
By Doug Norton “How’s My Waterway?” Can you answer this question about your favorite vacation lake, or the river where you walk with your dog? Are streams in your community polluted, and what’s being done about it if they are? Most people don’t know – and are surprised to learn that the…
By Dan Grossman Ten of the nation’s 100 largest natural gas fields are located in Colorado. Three of the nation’s largest 100 oil fields are located here. Overall, Colorado is host to over 45,000 oil and gas wells. And yet, the agency here in Colorado responsible for inspecting oil and gas…
By Lina Younes, For me, there are very few things that make me feel more “at home” when I visit Puerto Rico than when I listen to the melodious voice of a small little frog called the coquí. Call it nostalgia, call it idyllic musings, but when I hear the nocturnal coquí chants I am [...]
By Jamie Fine | Bio GridWeek 2012 convened earlier this month in Washington D.C., and as a first time attendee, I left breathless and hopeful – yet confused – by inexplicable lingering complacency. Unbeknownst to me, by agreeing to be a panelist in two sessions, I was setting up a comparative…
By Jonathan Camuzeaux This article was originally posted at California Dream 2.0 . Following today’s California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) board meeting , the next major milestone in California’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is on November 14 th , when California…