US NOAA http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2013/20130520_shipwrecks.html [From Press Release] NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard today a new report that finds that 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. seafloor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation’s coastal marine resources. Of those, 17 were recommended for further assessment and potential removal of both fuel oil and … Continue reading »
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The Arctic Resilience Report
Swedish Environment Institute / by Katarina Axelsson, Marcus Carson and Annika E. Nilsson http://sei-international.org/publications?pid=2315 This report presents the findings of the first half of an international collaboration to examine the resilience of Arctic social and ecological systems amid rapid change… In some contexts, social, political, economic and ecological drivers may be of greater significance than … Continue reading »
Climate Change: Future Federal Adaptation Efforts Could Better Support Local Infrastructure Decision Makers
Government Accountability Office http://gao.gov/products/GAO-13-242 [Energy Guardian article by Edward Felker] The Obama administration should do more to make federal climate change information available to communities coping with higher tides, strong storms and other problems caused by warmer temperatures, government auditors say. The Government Accountability Office called on President Barack Obama to tap a single office … Continue reading »
National Strategy for the Arctic Region
The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/nat_arctic_strategy.pdf [The White House blog] …Today, we are releasing the National Strategy for the Artic Region. Through this strategy, we are setting the United States Government’s strategic priorities for the Arctic region. These priorities are intended to position the United States to respond effectively to emerging opportunities – while simultaneously pursuing efforts … Continue reading »
H.R. 739, Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44118 [Summary] As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 739 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop, no later than one year after the bill’s enactment, a management plan for the Chesapeake Bay Program and restoration activities related to the bay. EPA … Continue reading »
Stress Relief: Prescriptions for a Healthier Delta Ecosystem
Public Policy Institute of California / by Ellen Hanak et al. http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=1051 California is at a critical juncture on policy for the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta. This report summarizes the results of a wide-ranging study of cost-effective ways to improve the health of the Delta ecosystem. It highlights the need for science-based, integrated management of the … Continue reading »
Ecosystem Advisory for the Northeast Shelf
US NOAA http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/ecosys/advisory/current/advisory.html [Yale Environment 360] Sea surface temperatures along the northeastern U.S. were warmer in 2012 than during any year in the last 150 years, a new report finds. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) latest Ecosystem Advisory for the Northeast Shelf, sea surface temperatures across the region — which extends from … Continue reading »
Evolutionary Change During Experimental Ocean Acidification
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (April 23, 2013, v110 n17 p6937-6942) / by Melissa H. Pespeni, Eric Sanford, Brian Gaylord, Tessa M. Hill, Jessica D. Hosfelt, Hannah K. Jaris, Michèle LaVigne, Elizabeth A. Lenz, Ann D. Russell, Megan K. Young and Stephen R. Palumbia http://www.pnas.org/content/110/17/6937.short Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) conditions are driving unprecedented changes … Continue reading »
S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44095 The legislative language for this version of the bill was provided by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to CBO on April 12, 2013 S. 601 would authorize the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to construct water projects for mitigating storm damage, restoring ecosystems, and reducing erosion on inland … Continue reading »
Comparing the Impacts of Northeast Hurricanes on Energy Infrastructure
US Dept. of Energy http://1.usa.gov/YvJWTH Two major hurricanes, Irene in 2011 and Sandy in 2012, have impacted the Northeastern United States over the past 2 years, devastating coastal communities and causing widespread impacts to the region’s energy infrastructure, supply, and markets. Although Sandy was weaker than Irene at landfall, Sandy brought tropical storm conditions to … Continue reading »
