Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Environment and Climate Change Canada Guest blog by Jennifer Skene and Courtenay Lewis Yesterday, the Canadian government released a final Action Plan for the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal Population (Action Plan). The Action Plan highlights the need to protect the “iconic but threatened” boreal caribou, and […]
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 Source: CDC Flood Safety Awareness President Trump’s Infrastructure plan, promoted as providing the American public with 21st century roads, railways, airports, and drinking water facilities, utterly fails to ensure that such infrastructure is built for a 21st century climate. The plan calls for a significant investment of federal, state, and […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) By Administrator Scott Pruitt February 14, 2018 A few months ago, I promised the people of Missouri that I would make a decision and propose a cleanup plan for the West Lake Landfill. Recently, I made good on that commitment. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/usa-today-clean-air-land-and-water-time-epa-start-keeping-its-promises
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHOTOS Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-pruitt-tours-hydroelectric-facility-ferc-commissioner-chatterjee-visits
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Building a more energy efficient home can employ many different approaches. The builder can use more insulation and better windows, they can install ductless heating and cooling systems, they can orient the house to collect sunshine through the windows in winter and shade them in summer, they can […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHOTOS Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-pruitt-visits-new-hampshire-talks-water-quality-biomass-carbon-neutrality
Published by Ocean Conservancy Four reasons why this billion dollar cut matters, and what you can do about it This February, President Trump demonstrates once again that his administration does not have much love (care or concern) for our ocean and the many coastal communities and economies that depend on what is one of our nation’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s second budget proposal continues to display the same reckless disregard for our common home—the earth—and its people as witnessed in his first budget and first year in office. The Trump budget not only abandons America’s global leadership abroad in combatting one of the most urgent challenges facing […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Se anunció hoy la propuesta presupuestaria del Año Fiscal (AF) 2019 para la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) de EE.UU., la cual considera $6 mil 146 millones para apoyar el nuevo Plan estratégico para el AF 2018 – Read the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (February 12, 2018) – Today, U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-pruitt-participates-white-house-infrastructure-initiative-roundtable
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The proposed Fiscal Year 2019 budget for the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-fy-2019-budget-proposal-released
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice, the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/shell-chemical-lp-install-10-million-pollution-monitoring-and-control-equipment-norco
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. Pruitt image: Gage Skidmore Scott Likes It Hot U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt took to the airwaves this week to once again deny the threat of climate […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Oklahoma City, Okla. — The U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/tuesday-epa-hold-public-hearing-tuesday-february-13-oklahomas-coal-combustion-residuals
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 This post was co-authored with Noah Lerner In 2017, financing from G20 governments for overseas coal projects reached a five-year high, totaling at least $13 billion in loans, credits, and guarantees. This financial support for coal projects directly undermines G20 climate commitments and ignores the reality that a […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (February 8, 2018) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) met an important milestone and proposed a fees rule under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-meets-important-milestone-proposes-fees-rule-final-four-framework-rules-epa-0
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (February 8, 2018) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 annual enforcement and compliance results, highlighting site remediation and civil and criminal enforcement results. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-2017-annual-environmental-enforcement-results