EDF Support

“The Department of Energy heralded the greenhouse gas reductions from its furnace efficiency standards, yet omitted the value of climate protection in actually developing the foundation of the rule,” Roberts said. “By relegating the benefit of a stable climate to window dressing, the Agency may have missed important and efficient opportunities to reduce global warming pollution.”

Press Release Environmental Group Supports Solutions to Save Sea Turtles and Fishing Communities (Austin, TX – Dec. 9, 2008) The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hear public comments this week regarding preliminary federal observer data that show an increase of endangered loggerhead sea turtle interactions with grouper fishermen’s longline fishing gear off the [...]

Press Release Environmental Defense Fund Provides Roadmap on Greening Corporate Fleets New report highlights success of PHH GreenFleet program (Sparks, MD – December 8, 2008) Environmental Defense Fund has released a five-step framework to help companies minimize the environmental impact of their corporate fleets while protecting the bottom line. The new report, “Greening Fleets: A [...]

The bill proposes to take 10 percent of the revenue from a future cap-and-trade climate program and use it to fund a Low Greenhouse Gas Transportation Fund. The fund would finance planning and implementation of environmentally friendly transportation projects to cut congestion and increase travel options. For many years, transportation has been the second largest and among the fastest-growing contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in America.

“The President’s decision fits squarely within his authority to direct federal agencies to consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (NFMS) on all projects that may affect endangered species, a practice customary in previous administrations. With this action Mr. Obama has restored the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NMFS to their rightful authority as scientific advisers…

Former EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson denied California”s request for the waiver in March 2008, despite the unanimous recommendation of EPA”s career staff that it should be approved. Prior to that denial, EPA had granted more than 50 waiver requests over the past thirty years. On January 26th, President Barack Obama issued a Presidential …

“Groundwater is the lifeblood of Texas” future,” said Laura Marbury, Texas Water Projects Director for Environmental Defense Fund and co-author of the report, “Now that many parts of the state are in a drought of record, Texans are finally starting to wake up to the limitations of the resource.”