Global Warming- Texas Picks Up The Clean Energy PACEBy Kate ZerrennerThis commentary originally appeared on EDF's Energy Exchange blog. Chairman John Carona’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) bill, Senate Bill 385 (SB 385), which was sponsored by Chairman Jim Keffer in the House, is headed to the Texas Governor’s desk! Building upon successful legislation passed in 2009 to authorize “PACE districts […]
- Texas Picks Up The Clean Energy PACEBy Kate ZerrennerChairman John Carona’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) bill, Senate Bill 385 (SB 385), which was sponsored by Chairman Jim Keffer in the House, is headed to the Texas Governor’s desk! Building upon successful legislation passed in 2009 to authorize “PACE districts” in Texas, SB 385 clears some of the hurdles that prevent commercial an […]
- Latest Mississippi River Delta News: May 23, 2012Committee debates seafood imports, flood insurance By Jeremy Alford, The Daily Comet. May 22, 2013. "BATON ROUGE (La.) — Without a single vote of opposition Wednesday, the Senate Natural Resources Committee adopted several bills ranging from seafood imports and flood insurance to coastal construction and fisheries oversight…" (Read more) Wetlands D […]
- Texas Picks Up The Clean Energy PACE
- 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 […]
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- EPA Begins Summer Monitoring to Protect Area Beaches, Coastal Waters and New York/New Jersey Harbor(New York, N.Y.) With the beginning of the beach season, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is beginning its beach and harbor protection program to safeguard beaches and bays in New Jersey and New York and protect the health of the people who enjoy them. This year’s program will include helicopter surveillance for floating debris, water quality samplin […]
- EPA Begins Summer Monitoring to Protect Area Beaches, Coastal Waters and New York/New Jersey Harbor
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- EPA Sets May 29, 2013 for Community Information Session on Cleanup Status Involving Motiva's Pickett Road Terminal LeakTo View All Press Releases: http://www.epa.gov/region3/r3press/r3press.htm When: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Mantua Elementary School 9107 Horner Court Fairfax, Va. Who: Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Mid-Atlantic Region What: The information session will focus on site cleanup. It will take place during t […]
- EPA Sets May 29, 2013 for Community Information Session on Cleanup Status Involving Motiva's Pickett Road Terminal Leak
- Ocean Temperatures
- Key West FLRecent Water Temperature: 84.0°F (28.9°C) Observation Date and Time: Thu, 23 May 2013 11:54:00 GMT […]
- Pensacola FLRecent Water Temperature: 80.8°F (27.1°C) Observation Date and Time: Thu, 23 May 2013 11:54:00 GMT […]
- Delaware City DERecent Water Temperature: 69.3°F (20.7°C) Observation Date and Time: Thu, 23 May 2013 11:54:00 GMT […]
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- USDA and EPA Release New Report on Honey Bee Health (May 2, 2013)USDA and EPA Release New Report on Honey Bee Health... […]
- Record-setting Burmese python captured in Miami-Dade Co. (May 20, 2013)Record-setting Burmese python captured in Miami-Dade Co. (May 20, 2013)A... […]
- USDA and EPA Release New Report on Honey Bee Health (May 2, 2013)
- Energy Research
- GrayQbTM: A new tool for contamination mappingNuclear facilities in the midst of cleanup due to normal routine or unexpected incident face a remarkable challenge ' how to safely determine the exact location of radioactive contamination. […]
- GrayQbTM: A new tool for contamination mapping
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- Save at the Pump and Charge While You WorkSave at the Pump and Charge While You Work Take these steps to work toward plug-in electric vehicle charging at your workplace. […]
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- Food And Drugs
- FDA allows marketing of first A1c test labeled for diagnosing diabetesToday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is allowing marketing of the COBAS INTEGRA 800 Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay (Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay) for the diagnosis of diabetes by health care professionals. This is the first HbA1c test that FDA has allowed to be marketed for this use. […]
- FDA allows marketing of first A1c test labeled for diagnosing diabetes
- Consumer Health
- FDA’s MedWatch Safety Alerts: April 2013FDA’s MedWatch Safety Alerts alert consumers to problems with quality or safety of medical products. The April listing includes products such as anti-seizure medications, multivitamin supplements, mattress covers, blood glucose meters and compounded drugs. […]
- FDA’s MedWatch Safety Alerts: April 2013
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