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Emissions Should be Considered Alongside Expected Freight Increase
By Elena Craft, PhDCredit: Mom's Clean Air Force Texas isn’t the only state dealing with air quality issues. In Georgia this week, I joined numerous experts working in a collaborative effort to develop...
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Texas Teen Tackles Air Pollution, Wins
This is a cross-post from Imatter, written by Eamon Umphress, a 16-year-old Texas resident. Most 16-year-olds I know, including me, are interested in getting a job, a car, buying clothes and hanging...
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How To Stay Clean In A Dirty World: A Vision For A Smarter, Healthier Supply...
By Elena Craft, PhDMost large corporations know that their supply chains are now visible. When a factory explosion in China impacts parts shipments to Apple in the United States, for example, it makes...
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Making The Case For Common Environmental Performance Metrics At Our Nation’s...
By Elena Craft, PhD Update- See the reports from the workshop here. Many of our nation’s ports are in highly congested areas that don’t meet federal air quality standards. While opportunities abound...
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COP18: Why Texas Should Care About Climate Change
By Elena Craft, PhDCredit: www.globalpost.com This is the first of a two-part series on greenhouse gases and the part Texas plays. This week wraps up COP18, “The Convention on Climate Change”...
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Time Is Running Out To Set Stronger Limits On Soot Pollution
Credit: Mom's Clean Air Force This blog post was written by Molly Rauch, and it originally appeared on the Mom's Clean Air Force blog. On December 14, the Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled...
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The Ultimate Texas New Year’s Resolution
By Elena Craft, PhDStuck finding a good 2013 New Year’s resolution? Here’s a great one: reduce your carbon footprint. The first step in reducing your carbon footprint is to first calculate your...
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GHG Permitting Program Running Smoothly In Texas, Thanks To EPA
By Elena Craft, PhDThis is the second of a two-part series on greenhouse gases and the part Texas plays. (Source: NRDC) Last month, we wrote about The Convention on Climate Change conference (COP18)...
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A Tribute To EPA Leader Lisa Jackson
By Elena Craft, PhDSource: Wikipedia Since 2009, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has led the charge toward providing clean air protection, putting into place historic standards that will ultimately help...
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Largest Meeting Of Toxicologists In The World Held In Texas
By Elena Craft, PhDThis week, San Antonio will host the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology (SOT), an organization of scientists from academic institutions, government, and industry who...
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By Peter ZalzalThis commentary originally appeared on EDF's Climate 411 blog. Another high-profile clean air case played out yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit....
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Texas Leads The Nation In Carbon Emissions. It’s Time To Mess With Texas.
By Elena Craft, PhDSource: brionv/Flickr This commentary originally appeared on the EDF Voices blog. The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released its annual report on carbon emissions...
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Abbott Fails In Fight Against Clean Air Protections
By Elena Craft, PhDOn Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed lawsuits filed by Attorney General Greg Abbott and a group of power companies that could have...
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Irving Summit Hosts International Experts To Modernize The Global...
By Elena Craft, PhD(Source: Getty Images) We at EDF have written a lot about the need to transform the nation’s aging electricity system. Now, more than ever, we have to transition away from fossil...
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Historically Black Colleges And Universities Lead Climate Action In Minority...
This commentary, authored by Nekya J. Young, originally appeared on EDF's Climate Corps blog. In June, President Obama called for action during his milestone climate change speech. He said, “…we've got...
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EPA Seeks New Ideas To Include Environmental Justice Groups In The Rulemaking...
By Elena Craft, PhDSource: online.liebertpub.com Do you have ideas to help federal decision makers ensure that environmental justice issues are adequately represented in new rules? The Environmental...
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Texas Congressman Denies Climate Change While Texans Seek More Action On...
By Jim MarstonSunflower solar panels, Austin TX Last week, San Antonio Congressman Lamar Smith took a break from Washington’s budget battles to weigh in on the latest assessment report from the...
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Texans Speak Out Against Air Pollution at EPA’s Listening Session
Source: Sierra Club This post was written by guest blogger Julia Collins, EDF Communications Intern, US Climate and Energy Program. Last Thursday, over a hundred people, including moms, grandfathers,...
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The Irony of Texas Taking Over GHG Permitting Authority
By Elena Craft, PhDThis blog post was co-written by Adrian Shelley, Executive Director of Air Alliance Houston. Source: National Geographic Last week, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality...
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Why Doesn’t Texas Want Clean Air?
By Elena Craft, PhDSource: EPA Para un breve resumen de la crítica de Texas contra CSAPR en español, haga clic aquí. Today the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit...
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