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
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city, took a bold step toward reducing climate pollution this week when its City Council adopted an amendment aimed at making steep reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from commercial and residential buildings, including by transitioning from conventional natural gas to electricity generated […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) this week released its annual long-term forecast for America’s energy system. This year’s big message: despite the administration’s efforts to bolster dirty energy, the nation is still becoming cleaner and more efficient every day. And while the United States needs to transition […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Here’s why the EPA chief is wrong. Mitchell Resnick / White House Scott Pruitt hates hot weather. When asked what he hates most about living in Oklahoma, he answered: “The 105-degree temperatures are pretty tough for me to handle.” Nonetheless, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator seems to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Congress is poised to extend and expand energy tax credits that benefit both industry and consumers, but the Republican-sponsored bill unfortunately wastes taxpayer money to back faltering technologies and outdated federal benchmarks—at a time when lawmakers should be prioritizing innovative clean energy technologies that create American jobs, lower […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Ocean Conservancy began 2017 in uncharted waters with the new Trump administration. Since then, we’ve learned that very little from previous administrations applies to how this one approaches the issues we care about—our ocean health, coastal communities and a thriving blue economy. We knew we would be on the defense. We knew […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) By Suzanne Featherston February 6, 2018 An agency that encourages stewardship over prohibition is the Environmental Protection Agency that Administrator Scott Pruitt represented to the Nevada mining industry on Feb. 5. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-visits-nevada-silver-gold-mine