Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump EPA is reversing clean air enforcement positions against coal-burning power plants that EPA has taken and that federal courts have upheld not once, but twice. Moreover, the Trump administration promises EPA enforcement relief to all industrial polluters covered by a Clean Air Act program designed to ensure industries […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In another attack on the Interior Department’s common sense measures to cut pollution from oil and gas operations on the nation’s public lands, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is trying again to stay the Bureau of Land Management’s Methane and Waste Prevention Rule. This latest handout to oil […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A group of 26 oil and gas producers organized by industry trade association the American Petroleum Institute (API)—and self-styled as “The Environmental Partnership”—announced they will be pursuing voluntary efforts to reduce climate change-fueling methane emissions from their operations. While this sounds good, and we commend the industry for […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund EPA is proposing to roll back emission safeguards against sales of dirty trucks, leaving the public to cough and wheeze on more air pollution. NRDC is opposing the rollback at a public hearing on December 4th in Washington, D.C. The EPA proposal would lift restrictions on the number of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: Winter to be less severe this season, says weather department; India raises $400m green bond to fund renewables drive; Govt to standardize parameters used for measuring air quality India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India. November […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: India reaffirms its commitment to moving away from a coal-based energy; India-led solar alliance to add 1,000GW of energy by 2030; This city just got India’s first electric vehicle charging station India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On August 3, 2015 President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Clean Power Plan (CPP), an effort to combat climate change by reducing carbon pollution from existing power plants. Now, current EPA Administrator Pruitt announced formally on Oct 10th that the Trump Administration would take […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed repealing the Clean Power Plan, the nation’s first limits on the carbon pollution from power plants that drives dangerous climate change Here are the remarks I’ll give Tuesday afternoon at the only public hearing the agency has scheduled, in Charleston, West Virginia. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-authored with Zhiming Pan, NRDC China Program Energy efficiency is a proven solution to meet our energy needs around the world. Energy efficiency is critical to saving power, combating climate change, growing economies, and improving air quality. To advance energy efficiency solutions, NRDC’s team from China, India and the United […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Recognizing that environmental impacts often disproportionately harm low-income and minority populations, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has created the state’s first Environmental Justice Advisory Council. The council is charged with advising the executive branch on policies to limit harm to disadvantaged communities and those most vulnerable to pollution and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund California has consistently set the bar high when it comes to climate action, and in the case of renewable energy, the state has consistently over-performed. The latest report from the California Public Utilities Commission shows that major utilities have already met or will soon exceed the state’s renewable […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pipeline Near Homes David Jones I recently blogged about the top ten reasons to stop the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines. The ACP would cut through West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. Here are two more reasons why the ACP is bad for North Carolina’s environment and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India on course to achieve its 2030 climate targets; Power minister launches national portal for power sector; India advances launch of Euro-VI fuels for smog-hit Delhi India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India. November 07 – 16, 2017 CLIMATE […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund While dangerous air pollution levels spike across Northern India, world leaders are meeting in Bonn to move forward with the Paris Climate Agreement. India is vital in moving forward with the Paris Agreement to both combat global warming and shift to clean energy to protect communities in India from harmful […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Environmental Protection Agency’s Scott Pruitt asked Americans in April how they feel about rolling back health and environmental safeguards. More than 468,000 people responded, a fact the EPA boss celebrated in a recent summary report to President Trump. What he failed to mention is that people yelled […]
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. What a Load of Bull U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has been restocking the agency’s scientific advisory committees this week, mostly with industry insiders. And one of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Bonn, Germany, site of COP 23 Pixabay Facing a new reality in the wake of monster storms, unprecedented flooding, dangerous and record-breaking heat and drought, wildfires and other challenges, cities stand determined to set their own framework for climate action. That framework increasingly includes not just working to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-Authored by Sayantan Sarkar Air pollution levels are at a crisis level in New Delhi over the past 36 hours. The government has called a public health emergency. Government and key leaders are taking action but more is needed. In sister cities, such as Ahmedabad air quality continues […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The federal government agency responsible to safeguard over 20 percent of America’s public lands, waters, and wildlife has been hijacked. And it’s an inside job. The agency is the Interior Department, and the hijacker is the Secretary himself, Ryan Zinke. Zinke often invokes the image of a modern […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On one of my first trips to India in 2012, when I was invited to speak at the Delhi Sustainable Energy Summit, I was told that India had too many pressing problems to deal with and couldn’t focus on air pollution. Today, I just don’t hear that argument […]