Environmental Economics

Corpus Christi is Among Recipients of $750,000 in Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA

By admin - 3rd February 2012

Today’s announcement marks the second round of Building Blocks assistance. Thirty-two other communities were named in the first round in April 2011. EPA selected the 56 communities from 350 applicants through a competitive process in consultation with EPA’s regional offices, HUD, DOT, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Port Arthur is Among Recipients of $750,000 in Smart Growth Assistance Provided by EPA

By admin - 3rd February 2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today named 56 communities in 26 states that will receive technical assistance through the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program. Port Arthur, Texas, is one of the communities selected to receive assistance from EPA-funded private-sector experts.

USDA Gulf of Mexico Initiative – Reversing Deterioration of Gulf Ecosystem

By admin - 5th December 2011

USDA $50 million financial assistance for restoration projects announced as Task Force efforts shift from planning to action

Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Remarks on Earth Day

By admin - 16th November 2011

The Civil Rights movement had been a high-profile movement for almost two decades. The anti-war movement had also been going for years and would continue for many more years. By contrast, the modern environmental movement went from its Inauguration in the first Earth Day to a sweeping set of new environmental protections in about six years

EPA Issues First Greenhouse Gas Permit in Texas

By admin - 10th November 2011

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the first Texas Greenhouse Gas (GHG) permit for the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant in Llano County, Texas. LCRA is modernizing and expanding its plant by replacing its 37 year old unit with a new more efficient and reliable natural gas powered unit.