Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund By getting more aggressive about expanding its supply of low-carbon fuels, California will be better positioned to meet its 2030 climate goals and air quality requirements. New research confirms that the state’s carbon market also work far better in tandem with a stronger Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Britain’s efforts to aid the environment have inadvertently led to a spike in an even more insidious form of air pollution than the deadly smog of 1952. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/world/europe/london-smog-air-pollution.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund California, long a land of pioneers, leads the nation in developing emissions standards to reduce pollution from cars and trucks. These standards have cleaned up the Golden State’s air, and have benefited other states following California’s lead. Changes brewing in Washington could threaten these gains. Scott Pruitt’s statements […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Over 700 people—most of them elderly or poor—died prematurely during the 1995 Chicago heat wave. This public health disaster resulted from a deadly combination of extreme weather with temperatures soaring over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, lack of preparation and inadequate response by the city and county, power and water […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Children playing in the yard of a Ruston, Washington, home while a Tacoma smelter stack showers area with arsenic and lead residue, August 1972 Gene Daniels/U.S. National Archives “Restoring nature to its natural state is a cause beyond party and beyond factions,” said Richard Nixon, the founder of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Paving the Amazon with roads, fires in Chile threaten bees, Mexico might soon have an electric taxi To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. February 2 – 9, 2017 Special Report on Chile’s Rivers Chilean Patagonia is known around the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s nominee to lead the agency will do nothing to protect public health or the environment. He doesn’t know even the most well established science on public health. He will roll back the vital public health protections that have taken decades to put in place. Just watching […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund SolStock/iStock Coupled with the joy of becoming pregnant is the unfortunate realization that keeping your baby healthy means avoiding sushi, cold cuts, wine, and countless other delicious foods and beverages. But the “no list” doesn’t stop there. The daily skin-care products that expecting and breastfeeding mothers put on […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News News: India Meteorological Department Opens Climate Services Unit; Renewables to Overtake India’s Oil Output in 2035; India Just Banned All Forms of Disposable Plastic in its Capital India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India. January 20 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Democrats and President Trump both want to improve the nation’s infrastructure. To do so, the key is to prioritize the needs of the people and the environment—not the pockets of investors and industry CEOs. L.A. freeway interchange iStock American cities and towns have a major problem. They rely […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump has nominated Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to be administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Pruitt’s career reflects an extreme antagonism to the very agency the president wishes him to head, after Mr. Trump called for the EPA’s elimination. Mr. Pruitt’s Senate confirmation hearing was […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC The Women’s March rallied millions of women and men to stand together in Washington, D.C., around the country and on every continent. We marched to defend our families and our basic rights against threats posed by the Trump administration and congressional leadership. We marched to say that […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The state’s largest investor-owned utilities are proposing to make over $1 billion in new investments to “accelerate widespread transportation electrification,” focusing on “light-duty” electric vehicles, as well as bigger, heavier, “medium and heavy-duty” vehicles, in a big way. Electrifying trucks, buses, port equipment, forklifts, and the other vehicles […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Oklahoma attorney general’s confirmation hearing proved that he has made a career out of putting the interests of polluters above public health. Scott Pruitt testifying before the Senate, January 18, 2017 Riccardo Savi/Sipa USA/Newscom Scott Pruitt spent much of his Senate confirmation hearing trying to explain why he […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released a soup-to-nuts review of its Advanced Clean Car (ACC) program today. The 658-page report confirms that the popular program, which establishes smog-forming and carbon pollution limits for new cars and trucks, can be met on time, with known technologies, and at […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s nominee to be EPA Administrator, has fought for years to prevent EPA from limiting the carbon pollution from power plants that is driving dangerous climate change. EPA’s Clean Power Plan establishes the nation’s first ever limits on carbon pollution from the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt’s primary previous connection to EPA is that he has joined with corporations in multiple lawsuits to overturn federal safeguards that reduce air pollution and water pollution. Mr. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The spike in air pollution was mainly driven by a cold snap that forced thousands of households to crank up poor quality heaters that burn things like coal and garbage. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/world/europe/warsaw-air-pollution-smog.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Gage Skidmore Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has sued to block every major EPA regulation in recent years—rules to limit carbon emissions, reduce interstate air pollution, protect us from airborne mercury, and improve clean water standards. As Oklahoma attorney general, Pruitt […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Photo Credit: NOAA Fisheries As Arctic sea ice continues to melt, the Bering Sea—including the narrow Bering Strait—is experiencing more and more ship traffic. As ship traffic increases, so too do the risks, including oil spills, vessel strikes on marine mammals, air pollution, discharge of wastes into the water, and production of […]