Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Lenexa, Kan., Nov. 7, 2012) - EPA Region 7 officials will be available for interviews at the annual National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Trade Talk event at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday, Nov. 8. Interview topics…
Environmental News NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY (Lenexa, Kan., Nov. 7, 2012) - EPA Region 7 officials will be available for interviews at the annual National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Trade Talk event at the Westin Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday, Nov. 8. Interview topics…
By Jim Marston An erroneous and misleading opinion piece by Kathleen Hartnett White with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, ran in Sunday's The Austin American-Statesman. In the article, White misrepresents several important details from a 4-year old EDF report that was prepared by Dr. Al…
By Jim Marston This commentary was originally posted on the EDF Texas Clean Air Matters Blog . An erroneous and misleading opinion piece by Kathleen Hartnett White with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, ran in Sunday's The Austin American-Statesman. In the article, White misrepresents…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New NOAA Manual Gives Coastal Managers Tips for Combating Invasive Lionfish (Oct 18, 2012) Scientists from NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and their partners have teamed up to create specific…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Many New Upcoming Invasive Species Related Conferences added (U.S. and International), including : Southwest Vegetation Management Association -- Nov 7-8, 2012 The Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) Bi-Monthly Meeting -- Nov 14,…
By Jason Mathers Being the parent of a toddler, sharing is a concept that I’m emphasizing at home a lot these days. Turns out, it’s a good concept to remember at the office too. A fantastic new report from the CELDi Physical Internet Project at the University of Arkansas details how if…
(11/07/12) HONOLULU – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a letter and inspection report to the Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) identifying numerous deficiencies in the utility’s drinking water supply systems uncovered in a May 2012 inspection and sanitary survey conducted by EPA
By Shira Silver EDF would like to congratulate President Obama on his re-election. In the wake of super storm Sandy and with the election campaigns behind us, it is more important than ever for the president and elected officials to address the increasing threats from climate change, a pivotal issue…
by NOAA Due to the enormous complexity of the atmosphere, the most useful tools for gauging future changes are ‘climate models’. These are computer-based mathematical models which simulate, in three dimensions, the climate’s behavior, its components and their interactions. Climate models are…
2 more BP spill early restoration projects gain preliminary approval By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). November 6, 2012. "Two projects to restore nesting areas for shorebirds and sea turtles in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi, totaling $9 million, have received…
Fred Krupp congratulates President Obama on re-election, says in wake of Hurricane Sandy we must fight climate change Wed, 2012-11-07 Contact: Sharyn Stein, 202-572-3396, sstein@edf.org …
By Lina Younes With the advances in mobile technologies, it is hard not to buy one of these new smartphones. The marketplace has numerous mobile tools with the latest applications in wireless communication. These smartphones promise to do everything faster, with a longer battery life and a higher…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- New App Lets You Report Invasive Species (Oct 15, 2012) Ohio State University Extension has released a new app for spotting and tracking invasive species -- non-native organisms such as Asian carps, purple loosestrife and Asian…
"No matter what happens at the polls today, the ocean and the fish that live in it will still require our attention and conservation efforts. With all the politics and rhetoric circulating throughout the media, the fact that oceans and other vital ecosystems provide invaluable resources and…
Community Impact Series: Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana By Ian McNulty, WWNO (New Orleans). November 6, 2012. "The Louisiana coast nurtures one of the world’s great fisheries, it supports immense shipping and chemical industries and it’s the linchpin for our region’s cultural…
By Elena Craft, PhD As a toxicologist and a clean air advocate, I was pleased to celebrate the 25 th anniversary of the Superfund Research Program (SRP) last week. SRP is a network of university grants supporting research to find solutions to the complex health and environmental issues associated…
By Amy Miller I was all set to write about a red-tailed hawk that’s made itself at home in our yard. And then. And then a black bear ran right in front of my bookbag-carrying kids on their way home from school. It scurried across Paul Street just 100 feet from women working out at [...]
By Monica Michaan EDF is heading to VERGE SF @ Greenbuild (November 12-13), a two-day conference which explores new opportunities created by the convergence of technologies for energy, information, buildings and transportation. These key topic areas are mirrored in many of our EDF Business…
How Cities Plan to Keep the Sea at Bay in an Age of Climate Change By Christopher F. Schuetze, The New York Times. November 5, 2012. "Hurricane Sandy was bad. Now imagine a near-future that is markedly worst, where storms are not only more vicious and more frequent, but ocean levels are higher…