U.S. House Passes Superfluous Bill to Stop Airlines from Complying with EU Law
Passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of S.1956, a bill authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit airlines from[…]
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NGOs Cautiously Welcome ICAO’s Decision to Speed Up Work On a Global Measure to Reduce Aviation Emissions
The 197th Council meeting of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has drawn a number of relevant conclusions over so-called[…]
Read moreEU Emissions Trading System has cost-effectively reduced emissions, sparked innovation: EDF report
The European Union’s program to cut global warming pollution, the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), has driven significant reductions[…]
Read moreIn Lean Times, Top Business and Public Sector Organizations are Using Grad Student Talent to Uncover High-Value Energy Savings
Facing tight budgets and limited resources, a growing list of companies and public sector organizations are turning to a unique[…]
Read moreNew BP Oil Slick Proof That 2010 Oil Spill is Not Over
A three-mile oil slick that was detected in the gulf last month was confirmed as oil from the 2010 gulf oil[…]
Read moreEPA Asks Appeals Court For A Rehearing On The Cross State Air Pollution Rule
Environmental Defense Fund is strongly supporting the announcement that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals[…]
Read moreNew Study in Science Sheds Light on Status of World’s Fisheries
The magazine Sciencehas published a study that provides new insights into over a thousand fisheries where scientific data has not[…]
Read moreHouse Bill Puts Americans’ Health at Risk from Dangerous Air Pollution
September 21, 2102 – “Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill (HR 3409) that puts all Americans at risk[…]
Read moreEnvironmental Defense Fund Announces Key Grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) announced today that it has been awarded a 3-year, $6-million grant for its work to minimize[…]
Read moreConservation Groups Praise White House for Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Executive Order
Local and national conservation organizations thanked President Obama for issuing an executive order reinforcing the White House’s commitment to Gulf Coast[…]
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