New England’s energy future lies in the balance

6 years 6 months ago
As recent and ongoing activity regarding fuel security, renewable energy procurement and natural gas infrastructure make clear, the energy system in New England is at a critical juncture, the responses and solutions to which will shape the region’s economy for the next 30 years or more. ISO-NE, the regional electricity grid operator, released its fuel […]
N. Jonathan Peress

New England's energy future lies in the balance

6 years 6 months ago
As recent and ongoing activity regarding fuel security, renewable energy procurement and natural gas infrastructure make clear, the energy system in New England is at a critical juncture, the responses and solutions to which will shape the region’s economy for the next 30 years or more. ISO-NE, the regional electricity grid operator, released its fuel […]
N. Jonathan Peress

New England's energy future lies in the balance

6 years 6 months ago
As recent and ongoing activity regarding fuel security, renewable energy procurement and natural gas infrastructure make clear, the energy system in New England is at a critical juncture, the responses and solutions to which will shape the region’s economy for the next 30 years or more. ISO-NE, the regional electricity grid operator, released its fuel […]
N. Jonathan Peress

Federal rollbacks + huge new oil and gas project = trouble for Wyoming

6 years 6 months ago
This blog was co-authored by Jon Goldstein and Sara Brodnax Last week, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management collected comments from citizens and groups concerned about the impacts of a proposed 5,000-well oil and gas project in eastern Wyoming. The situation has a troubling irony, because as BLM reviews the project’s […]
EDF Blogs

Federal rollbacks + huge new oil and gas project = trouble for Wyoming

6 years 6 months ago
This blog was co-authored by Jon Goldstein and Sara Brodnax Last week, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management collected comments from citizens and groups concerned about the impacts of a proposed 5,000-well oil and gas project in eastern Wyoming. The situation has a troubling irony, because as BLM reviews the project’s […]
EDF Blogs

Coastal Latest & Greatest: 3 Ways to Save the Coast While Enjoying the Great Outdoors

6 years 6 months ago

1) Spring Sweep at Lake Pontchartrain. Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation’s annual “Spring Sweep” event is taking place this Saturday, March 24. Volunteers are challenged to remove 4,000 pounds of trash in a just a few hours! To learn more, check out Steve Hardy’s article in The Advocate, “Group challenges volunteers: Eliminate two tons of trash from Lake Pontchartrain in a morning.” LPBF writes, “Pollution devastates the lake. In addition to the deadly plastic, waste can include chemicals and metal products ...

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The post Coastal Latest & Greatest: 3 Ways to Save the Coast While Enjoying the Great Outdoors appeared first on Restore the Mississippi River Delta.

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Coastal Latest & Greatest: 3 Ways to Save the Coast While Enjoying the Great Outdoors

6 years 6 months ago

1) Spring Sweep at Lake Pontchartrain. Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation’s annual “Spring Sweep” event is taking place this Saturday, March 24. Volunteers are challenged to remove 4,000 pounds of trash in a just a few hours! To learn more, check out Steve Hardy’s article in The Advocate, “Group challenges volunteers: Eliminate two tons of trash from Lake Pontchartrain in a morning.” LPBF writes, “Pollution devastates the lake. In addition to the deadly plastic, waste can include chemicals and metal products ...

Read The Full Story

The post Coastal Latest & Greatest: 3 Ways to Save the Coast While Enjoying the Great Outdoors appeared first on Restore the Mississippi River Delta.

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Does Your State Have a Climate Adaptation Plan?

6 years 6 months ago

Written by Marcia G. Yerman

As parents, one of our key and foremost concerns is keeping our children safe. Under the Trump administration’s philosophy of shrinking government, a slew of protections to children’s health are being sliced away. There is no regard for the potential ramifications. This is of particular...

Marcia G. Yerman

Tech for change video series: Left in the dark

6 years 6 months ago
This is part 3 of EDF’s Tech for Change series, which aims to spotlight the way pollution-sensing technology can protect public health and the environment in California. Watch part 2 or 4. Los Angeles sits atop the nation’s largest urban oilfield, and over 3,500 oil and gas wells are sprinkled throughout LA County. They exist in neighborhoods ranging from […]
Irene Burga

Tech for change video series: Left in the dark

6 years 6 months ago
This is part 3 of EDF’s Tech for Change series, which aims to spotlight the way pollution-sensing technology can protect public health and the environment in California. Watch part 2 or 4. Los Angeles sits atop the nation’s largest urban oilfield, and over 3,500 oil and gas wells are sprinkled throughout LA County. They exist in neighborhoods ranging from […]
Irene Burga

Tech for change video series: Left in the dark

6 years 6 months ago
This is part 3 of EDF’s Tech for Change series, which aims to spotlight the way pollution-sensing technology can protect public health and the environment in California. Watch part 2 or 4. Los Angeles sits atop the nation’s largest urban oilfield, and over 3,500 oil and gas wells are sprinkled throughout LA County. They exist in neighborhoods ranging from […]
Irene Burga