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 […]
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- Iowa Ranks in Top 10 among States for Skin Cancer; Residents Urged to Take Protective Actions as Part of 'Don't Fry Day'Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Washington, D.C., May 23, 2013) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), joined by the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is recognizing the Friday before Memorial Day as “Don’t Fry Day”, to encourage I […]
- Iowa Ranks in Top 10 among States for Skin Cancer; Residents Urged to Take Protective Actions as Part of 'Don't Fry Day'
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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: 85.8°F (29.9°C) Observation Date and Time: Sat, 25 May 2013 11:54:00 GMT […]
- Pensacola FLRecent Water Temperature: 79.7°F (26.5°C) Observation Date and Time: Sat, 25 May 2013 11:54:00 GMT […]
- Morgans Point, TXRecent Water Temperature: 79.0°F (26.1°C) Observation Date and Time: Sat, 25 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)
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- 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. […]
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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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- FDA alerts health care providers of adverse reactions associated with steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy in TennesseeThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Tennessee Board of Pharmacy to investigate reports of seven adverse events associated with steroid injections compounded by Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC (Main Street) of Newbern, Tenn. […]
- FDA alerts health care providers of adverse reactions associated with steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy in Tennessee
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- FDA Helps Women Get Heart SmartFDA's Office of Women's Health offers many resources to educate women about the safe use of FDA-approved drugs and devices for the treatment and prevention of heart disease. This includes information about conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure, which can increase a woman's risk. […]
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Update: Greenhouse Gases
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the 17th annual U.S. greenhouse gas inventory. The final report shows overall emissions in 2010 increased by 3.2 percent from the previous year. The trend is attributed to an increase in energy consumption across all economic sectors, due to increasing energy demand associated with an expanding economy, and increased demand for electricity for air conditioning due to warmer summer weather during 2010.
Total emissions of the six main greenhouse gases in 2010 were equivalent to 6,822 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. These gases include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride. The report indicates that overall emissions have grown by over 10 percent from 1990 to 2010.
The Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2010 is the latest annual report that the United States has submitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which sets an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to tackle the challenge posed by climate change. EPA prepares the annual report in collaboration with experts from multiple federal agencies and after gathering comments from stakeholders across the country.
The inventory tracks annual greenhouse gas emissions at the national level and presents historical emissions from 1990 to 2010. The inventory also calculates carbon dioxide emissions that are removed from the atmosphere by “sinks,” e.g., through the uptake of carbon by forests, vegetation and soils.
More on the greenhouse gas inventory report: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/usinventoryreport.html