Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, January 8, 2018 (ENS) – The world’s coral reefs are dying due to global warming, finds a unique study published Friday in the journal “Science.” For the first time, an international team of researchers measured the escalating rate of coral bleaching at locations throughout the tropics over […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-authored by Nikita Koraddi, California Legislative Advocate While the Trump administration tries to hide the facts of climate change, and pursues an outdated, dirty energy strategy for the United States, California continues to assure the rest of the world that “We Are Still In” the Paris agreement, and […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – EPA is pleased to announce that up to $3 million in funding for locally-focused environmental education grants will be available this week under the 2018 EE Local Grant Program. EPA will award three to four grants in each of EPA’s ten Regions, for no less […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Despite the Damage, Positive Trends Endure Calling 2017 crazy is an understatement of epic proportions. We saw attempts by a marginalized President and congressional Republicans to unravel decades of environmental protections and clean energy progress as fast as they could. If a policy has his predecessor’s imprint on […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Oil burn-off from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill, June 2010 Petty Officer First Class John Masson/Coast Guard While much of the country was preoccupied with the freakish weather on the East Coast Thursday afternoon, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke held a call with reporters to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration’s New Year gift to polluters: opening up nearly all of America’s coasts to oil and gas drilling, plus more ongoing attacks on our health and planet. iStock We’re closing in on a year since Donald J. Trump’s inauguration with little hope he’ll grow into the […]
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. President Trump laying out a national security strategy that includes reversing Obama-era warnings on climate change, December 2017 Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP/REX/Shutterstock Ice-Cold Nonsense Donald Trump ended a year of […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) de los EE.UU. continúa su respuesta tras los Huracanes Irma y María en estrecha coordinación con otras agencias federales y nuestros socios del Estado Libre Asociado, de territorios y locales. Read the full article […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues its response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria in close coordination with other federal agencies and our commonwealth, territorial, and local partners. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-hurricane-maria-update-friday-january-5-2018
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) de los EE.UU. continúa su respuesta tras los Huracanes Irma y María en estrecha coordinación con otras agencias federales y nuestros socios del Estado Libre Asociado, de territorios y locales. Read the full article […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The administration’s new five-year offshore drilling plan puts polluter profits over the public good—and risks another BP oil spill–style disaster. iStock President Trump has launched the most sweeping industrial assault in history on our oceans, marine life, coasts and all they support, proposing to expose nearly all U.S. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Much of the country is in the grip of frigid weather, which is increasing demand for electricity (but still less than during hot summer months). Predictably, coal interests contend that because coal plants are running more to help meet higher demand, it proves America needs the ill-conceived Trump-Perry […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Interior Secretary plans to release a new five-year plan for offshore oil and gas drilling today. In late April, President Trump issued an executive order promoting oil and gas drilling off America’s coasts—and today, in response, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke plans to unveil a […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-recognizes-2017-wastewise-winners
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In his 2018 State of the State agenda unveiled this week, and in his live address today in the Capitol in Albany, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans to significantly ramp up energy efficiency in the state and tackle a host of important environmental issues—from toxic PCBs polluting the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In the movie A Christmas Story, all Ralphie wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder BB Gun. Christmas morning comes and all the presents are opened but Ralphie doesn’t get his wish. But wait, his dad says, what’s that hidden behind the desk? It’s the BB Gun! The […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In an advance State of the State proposal released yesterday, Governor Cuomo committed to proposing “a comprehensive and far reaching energy efficiency initiative by Earth Day, April 22,” including a new 2025 energy efficiency savings target. This promise is an important first step to transforming the state into […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund California’s ambitious climate policies are clearing the air, cleaning up the state’s electricity supply, and getting cleaner vehicles onto the roads. But California’s residential and commercial buildings today are responsible for similar levels of climate pollution as all in-state power plants, mostly from natural gas used in furnaces […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intention to nominate Holly Greaves as chief financial officer for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/holly-greaves-nominated-chief-financial-officer-epa
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA announced progress on cleaning up some of America’s most contaminated sites yesterday, here is what they are saying around the country… Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/pruitt-has-made-superfund-clean-ups-priority