Global Warming- Major Reform of Texas Oil and Gas Rules Wins Favor from Environmental GroupsNewly Revised Rule 13 Signals Progress Being Made to Address Safety Concerns with Hydraulically Fracked Wells Newly Revised Rule 13 Signals Progress Being Made to Address Safety Concerns with Hydraulically Fracked Wells Fri, 2013-05-24 Contact: Lauren Whittenberg, 512-691-3437, lwhittenberg@edf.org Scott Anderson, 512-691-3410, sanderson@edf.org Cyrus Reed, […]
- Groups urge Restore Council to focus on ecosystem restorationDraft plan outlining objectives and criteria for implementing RESTORE ACT released, is a step forward but should prioritize large-scale conservation Draft plan outlining objectives and criteria for implementing RESTORE ACT released, is a step forward but should prioritize large-scale conservation Fri, 2013-05-24 Contact: Molly Moore, Environmental Defense F […]
- Press Release: Groups Urge Restore Council to Focus on Ecosystem RestorationFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Molly Moore, Environmental Defense Fund, 240.393.0686, molly@sandersonstrategies.com Erin Greeson, National Audubon Society, 503.913.8978, egreeson@audubon.org Lacey McCormick, National Wildlife Federation, 512.203.3016, mccormick@nwf.org Heather Layman, The Nature Conservancy, 703.841.3929, hlayman@tnc.org Shelley Sparks, Oce […]
- Major Reform of Texas Oil and Gas Rules Wins Favor from Environmental Groups
- State Of The Climate
- April 2013 WildfiresFor April 2013, 4,754 fires (2nd most on record) burned 48,419 acres (the most on record) , which is 10.2 acres burned/fire (the most on record). For January-April, 11,673 fires (the most on record) burned 141,544 acres (the most on record) , which is 12.1 acres burned/fire (the most on record). […]
- April 2013 Global AnalysisThe combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for April 2013 was the 13th warmest on record, at 0.52°C (0.94°F) above the 20th century average of 13.7°C (56.7°F). The global land surface temperature was 0.71°C (1.28°F) above the 20th century average of 8.1°C (46.5°F), marking the 17th warmest April on record. For the ocean, the April g […]
- April 2013 TornadoesJanuary–April tornado counts According to data from the Storm Prediction Center, during April, there were 83 preliminary tornado reports. This is well below the 1991-2010 average of 155 for the month, and marked the slowest April in terms of tornadoes since 1992. The last April with fewer than 100 tornadoes was in 1993. April is typically one of the more act […]
- April 2013 Wildfires
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Tag Archives: Gulf Of Mexico
Spill Effects On Fish Revealed
Despite low concentrations of oil constituents in Gulf of Mexico waters from the Deepwater Horizon spill, fish were dramatically affected by toxic components of the oil. So found a team led by scientists Fernando Galvez and Andrew Whitehead of Louisiana State University (LSU). The researchers published their results this week in the journal Proceedings of [...]
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Gulf Of Mexico
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing nearly 7,000 square miles of Gulf waters about 180-200 nautical miles south of the Florida panhandle, between the Florida-Alabama state line and Cape San Blas, Florida. 93% of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are currently open for fishing; testing [...]
BP Admits to Crimes in Oil Spill