Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Over 230 mayors from across the United States, including a significant majority of those participating in City Energy Project, strongly oppose EPA’s proposed repeal of Clean Power Plan, the first national limit on carbon emissions for existing power plants. The letter states, “[t]he Clean Power Plan . . […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The regulation, which targets methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is now back in full effect. iStock Marking another legal win in the fight against climate change, a key air pollution rule was upheld today after the Trump administration put a pause on it twice. A federal judge ruled […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Our federal courts have blocked the Trump administration’s second attempt to hit the ‘stop’ button on critical protections against harmful air pollution and waste of natural resources from oil and gas operations on public lands nationwide. The decision once again sends a message to this administration that it […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-authored by Sayantan Sarkar Driving national, state, regional and city action on air pollution was a hot topic of discussion at the recently concluded World Sustainable Development Summit, inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Programs such as the Indian government’s recent landmark announcement to focus on bringing […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Achievable and commonsense energy efficiency measures could help save six American lives every day and avoid up to $20 billion in health harms each year. That’s the takeaway from a new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), which […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Testing at National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory. Source: EPA This post was coauthored with Dan West, NRDC Legislative Advocate President Trump says he’s saving the U.S. auto industry, but his budget request for fiscal year 2019 tells a different story. It would cut programs at both the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog is co-authored with Emily Levin, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation Northeastern states are developing the market for super-efficient electric heat pumps to warm and cool homes and businesses, enabling a significant reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from buildings in the region. A new report commissioned by […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund I was very pleased to have the opportunity to testify in Congress to defend the reputation and integrity of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization. It has been the target of an orchestrated attack campaign from Monsanto […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Emphasizing that global warming is one of the “greatest threats to human survival,” India is moving forward with action on climate change – including the 2018 milestone of achieving 20 gigawatts of installed solar energy. Leaders around the world, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, encourage stronger global “solidarity” […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund At the close of a lively debate before the nation’s utility regulators, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today released a joint statement supporting new utility policies to accelerate America’s transition to a clean energy future, including further reductions in greenhouse gas […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has just proposed to eviscerate the Bureau of Land Management’s (“BLM”) standards adopted a little over a year ago to stop the rampant climate pollution and loss of taxpayer revenue from oil and gas operations on our public lands. Methane, the main ingredient of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund At its 50th anniversary celebration in Sacramento, the California Air Resources Board today awarded the Natural Resources Defense Council’s David Hawkins its highest honor, the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award, in recognition of Hawkins’ nearly half-century of leadership on clean air and climate protection. David Hawkins The Haagen-Smit award, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund California remains committed to moving forward with its innovative clean cars program, even with rumblings about federal rollbacks growing louder. Last Friday, during a Bloomberg New Energy Finance conference, California’s top air quality regulator Mary Nichols refused to reverse course on the state’s clean cars program, despite federal […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Welcome to our weekly Trump v. Earth column, in which onEarth reviews the environment-related shenanigans of President Trump and his allies. In the Eye of the Beholder? President Trump praised “beautiful clean coal” in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Far be it from me to question Trump’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest Blog by Amartya Awasthi and Bhaskar Deol With 2017 marking the fourth straight hottest year recorded in India, the need for cooling solutions is becoming even more urgent. India is moving forward with a comprehensive plan on meeting the country’s skyrocketing cooling demand, as highlighted recently by […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Environmental Protection Agency last week made significant concessions in a lawsuit by NRDC and our partners challenging EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s illegal suspension of rules curbing harmful emissions from landfills. EPA has conceded that its May 2017 stay of the landfill emissions standards had no practical effects and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Buildings codes saves lives. Not only do they keep buildings from falling down or burning up, but they save far more lives by reducing energy use, which in turn reduces the need to burn polluting fuels like coal to make electricity. Air pollution is responsible for 4.5 million […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Risky, dirty offshore drilling or clean offshore wind power? The choice couldn’t be starker. The Trump administration is pushing to open the Atlantic Ocean up to dangerous oil drilling—risking a repeat of the BP spill in the Gulf off the East Coast. But New York State is pushing […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Commercial ice makers—the kind you see in hotel hallways, restaurants, and hospitals—can churn out anywhere from 50 pounds to 4,000 pounds of ice every day. They can produce regular cubes, ice nuggets for drink machines, or soft flakes used in supermarket displays, and they use a lot of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Trump taxes the sun while his EPA wants to let industries increase harmful air pollution. Joyce Marrero/iStock And so it came to pass, on the 22nd day of January, late in the second decade of the 21st century, that the leader of the free world imposed a tax […]