Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers analyzed hundreds of thousands of samples in digitized museum collections to produce an estimate of species in the South American rain forest. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/science/amazon-tree-species-inventory.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Efforts to save the Vaquita Marina continue, Lake Poopó is gone for good, Colombia to add climate change mitigation to constitution To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. July 7 – July 13, 2016 Mexico’s Ambassador to the United States, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy will deliver remarks at the 87th Annual League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Convention Unity Luncheon. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/today-epa-administrator-deliver-remarks-87th-annual-league-united-latin-american
Earlier this month the American Chemistry Council was fortunate to have John D. Modine sign on as the new Chief Executive for its CHEMTREC® Division, which serves as a critical source of information for emergency responders regarding incidents involving hazardous materials. Modine comes to CHEMTREC® with over 20 years of experience with the American Petroleum […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Linear no-threshold (LNT) is a model used in radiation protection to estimate the cancer risk caused by ionizing radiation. The LNT model assumes that radiation doses greater than zero will increase the risk of excess cancer or heritable disease in a simple proportionate manner in the low-dose range. […]
During the final legislative business days of last year, Congress passed a major and much-needed piece of legislation called the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act or “FAST Act,” which addressed many critical transportation issues. In addition to providing long-term funding to the Department of Transportation, the legislation contained important provisions to help improve the safe […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Rather than jockey for partisan advantage, lawmakers found a way to work together the old-fashioned way to protect Americans from dangerous or untested chemicals. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/164916932/0/edf/blogs/feed~This-story-of-bipartisanship-will-make-you-believe-in-government-again
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced approximately $10.7 million in supplemental funding to help transform communities by cleaning up contaminated brownfield properties. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-107-million-supplemental-funds-clean-contaminated-brownfield-sites
Plant Tour at Solvay in La Porte, TX, with Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX-36) Summer may be winding down by the time August comes around, but ACC’s Political Mobilization activities will be in full swing! Taking advantage of the August recess when elected officials are back in their home districts, we hit the road to showcase […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The post co-authored with Bhaskar Deol After eight years of heated deliberations, countries are finally coming close to an agreement to phase down the super-potent heat-trapping chemicals called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol. Talks towards an HFC deal resume next week in Vienna, and expectations are rising. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Florida’s algae problem is the latest reminder that we must act urgently to protect our waters and combat climate change. Thick algae covers the water at Stuart’s Central Marine boat docks in Stuart, Florida, June 30, 2016 AP Photo/Terry Spencer It’s as thick as guacamole, but you don’t […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is mobilizing contractors to complete work started last fall at the Gold King Mine. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-stabilization-work-resuming-gold-king-mine
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Mike Galesi and the Big G Charitable Foundation Issues Matching Gift Challenge to Sea Shepherd Supporters! To honor Sea Shepherd’s brave volunteers and campaigns, Mike Galesi and the Big G Charitable Foundation is issuing a challenge grant to Sea Shepherd supporters. The foundation will match donations to Sea Shepherd Conservation […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Chile’s cities plagued by pollution, region establishes climate bonds market, Dominican Republic training educators on climate change To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. June 30th – July 6th, 2016 Climate Change As if dealing with the impacts of climate […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy On July 5th, the Mid-Atlantic States become the second region in the nation to release an ocean action plan for their shared federal waters, an historic move that follows a similar release by the New England states in May. Over the past 3 years, the Mid-Atlantic has been at the forefront of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pgiam/iStock Good schools, crime stats, walkability, even pollution levels—these are just a few of the variables you typically take into account when considering a move to a new community. What may not come to mind, however, is whether millions of gallons of highly volatile crude oil are currently—or […]
Ted W. Simon, PhD, DABT EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) “is an electronic data base containing information on human health effects that may result from exposure to various chemicals in the environment.” IRIS values are hazard – not risk – values that are often cited or used in other chemical safety evaluations, by EPA, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Christiana Figueres term as the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) has just ended and we all owe her a huge thank you for the safer climate legacy she has left our children and grandchildren. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing her for […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy As the state representative for the Florida Keys and South Miami-Dade County, there are few things more important to our well-being than the health of our unique marine environment. We are home to the Everglades, the 3rd largest barrier reef in the world and the only living barrier reef in the continental […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting on data from multiple scientific studies in Puerto Rico that show that Zika is spreading rapidly and is a major risk to pregnant women and their fetuses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommend the people and the […]