Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC and partners went to court Monday to block the Trump EPA’s illegal suspension of critical Clean Air Act safeguards against leaks of methane and other dangerous air pollution from the oil and gas industry. This is NRDC’s first lawsuit to stop President Trump and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund We think approving the expansion of a massive new open pit strip mine in Utah, wedged between Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks, is a bad idea. You can read the details on why here. The point of this blog is lay out the history and timeline of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A day that will go down in history as the time America turned its back on the world, plus more climate denial and attacks on our health from the EPA. President Trump returns to the Oval Office after announcing the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. Sipa […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Some members of the New York State Senate this week advanced dangerous legislation that would needlessly stop wind power development within 40 miles of military bases throughout the state. If enacted, this bill would make it nearly impossible for New York state to meet its ambitious “50% by […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] The following a transcript of the video. Randy Napier: We have to protect the people of America, not the corporations. Jeff Napier: When it comes to food safety, water safety, air pollution—I mean, you have to have those resources; you have to be able to get […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Is approving a massive new strip mine wedged between two of America’s most visited national parks a good idea? The odds are the Trump Administration will think it is. The mine in question sits near the Southern Utah town of Alton, a short distance from Bryce Canyon and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: India reaffirms Paris climate commitments; Solar power tariff falls further to Rs. 2.44 per unit; Union minister Harsh Vardhan launches ‘Safar-Air’ Ahmedabad services India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India. May 10 – May 24, 2017 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s new slash-and-burn budget puts polluters first and the rest of us—and our children—last. Richard Keller/iStock President Trump opened a new front in his assault on our environment and health on Tuesday, releasing detailed budget proposals that amount to a scorched-earth campaign—literally and figuratively. The budget calls […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration today proposed deep cuts to climate research across the federal government. Mick Mulvaney, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, tried to paint this anti-science move as a way to rein in “the crazy stuff the previous administration did.” In other words, Mulvaney […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund More pro-polluters appointed, a barrage of dangerous bills advanced, and Bears Ears under threat—again. But there’s one bright spot: bold climate action in Virginia. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to open up the Bears Ears National Monument (right) to fossil fuel extraction; on the left, an oil pumpjack […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Monday marked the end of a public comment period, initiated by the political leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency, to identify regulations for possible modification and repeal. But a funny thing happened – it turns out most people care a lot about safeguards that protect our air, our […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Americans just delivered a clear message to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Keep your hands off our clean air and water. Yesterday marked the end of a formal comment period in which EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt asked for input on safeguards that “may be appropriate for repeal, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Filip Fuxa/Shutterstock We bid farewell this week to a particularly pernicious period in President Trump’s and the congressional Republicans’ double-barreled assault on public health and our environment. The window finally closed on their legal ability to annul a handful of Obama-era safeguards through an obscure measure known as the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today the city of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat state in India, is taking another giant step toward improving health among its residents. Ahmedabad’s A.I.R. (Air Information and Response) plan is a health-based program designed to protect and increase awareness among residents on air pollution, with an AQI as its […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund “‘Listening Sessions’: Excellent!” Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency held “listening sessions” to hear public comment on Executive Order 13777, which requires an EPA Task Force to recommend “specific rules that should be considered for repeal, replacement and modification.” Not surprisingly few if any individual citizens or public […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund By a unanimous vote its City Council, Atlanta will now be the largest city in the Southeast to get 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources like wind and solar power. Richard Cawood via Flickr Add Atlanta to the list. The list, that is, of the 27 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In 2006 when I helped lead the campaign to pass AB 32, California’s landmark global warming law, I used a Blackberry for the first time. It was a brick. A lot has changed since then, technologically and climate-wise: With California’s world class climate program in place, air is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New government initiatives seek to promote a transition to a more efficient, less polluting air conditioning market. Co-authored with Karan Chouksey Only about 6 percent of Indian households today use air conditioners, but as income levels rise, air conditioner sales are increasing by 10 to 15 percent every […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New York State is poised to make a decision on the Atlantic Bridge Project, a natural gas pipeline that would expand the existing Algonquin Gas Transmission Pipeline system, a vast 1,100 miles-long pipeline system that traverses New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. While natural gas pipelines are […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Marchers at the 2014 People’s Climate March Caelie_Frampton/Flickr Instead of Mar-a-Lago, President Trump will spend the weekend at a rally in Pennsylvania. This means that he’ll not only miss the traditional correspondents’ dinner, but also an astounding sight that’ll take place outside the White House on Saturday. Tens […]