Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A scene from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Dusty Vaughn/USFWS Up until its wee-hours passage last Saturday morning, the tax bill wasn’t a sure thing in the U.S. Senate. Republican leaders, still feeling bruised from their inability to kill Obamacare despite controlling the White House and both chambers […]
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. Landscape photo: Bob Wick/BLM We Can’t Bear It President Trump signed two presidential proclamations on Monday that aim to shrink a pair of national monuments. The administration plans to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund An unprecedented attack on our public lands and EPA chief Scott Pruitt continues to reward polluters. Cedar Mesa Citadel Ruins, within Bears Ears National Monument Bob Wick/BLM President Trump likes doing things that have never been done before—it’s part of his shtick. There are plenty of good reasons […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In another attack on the Interior Department’s common sense measures to cut pollution from oil and gas operations on the nation’s public lands, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is trying again to stay the Bureau of Land Management’s Methane and Waste Prevention Rule. This latest handout to oil […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. is home to hundreds of species of freshwater mussels, but many are endangered U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service The Amazon Rainforest, the Okavango Delta, and the Great Barrier Reef are all famous for their spectacles of biodiversity. But there’s a similar display of life right here […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the list of Superfund sites that Administrator Pruitt has targeted for immediate and intense attention. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-releases-list-superfund-sites-targeted-immediate-intense-attention
Published by the Environmental News Service OSLO, Norway, December 7, 2017 (ENS) – The Government of Norway has partnered with the Dutch multinational corporation Unilever to commit US$400 million in public-private funding towards building resilience to climate change in vulnerable countries around the world. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/12/07/norway-unilever-us400-million-climate-resilience-fund/
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog was authored by Davis Conger, an NRDC intern from George Washington University. With the official start of winter around the corner, you can save a nice chunk of change on your energy bills by simply sealing household air leaks and ensuring proper attic insulation levels. It […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-senate-confirms-susan-bodine-lead-epa-enforcement-office
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHOTO Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-pruitt-meets-members-national-environmental-justice-advisory-council
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A group of 26 oil and gas producers organized by industry trade association the American Petroleum Institute (API)—and self-styled as “The Environmental Partnership”—announced they will be pursuing voluntary efforts to reduce climate change-fueling methane emissions from their operations. While this sounds good, and we commend the industry for […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. Atlantic’s blue economy is busier than ever before: a chain of offshore wind leases is under development, growth of marine shellfish and finfish farming is anticipated, and the Panama Canal expansion, opened in 2016, has increased East Coast trade and traffic from massive ships. Our ocean is also home to a wide variety […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, President Donald Trump appointed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt as the new chairperson of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council). Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/president-trump-appoints-epa-administrator-scott-pruitt-chair-gulf-coast-ecosystem
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold three additional public listening sessions on the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan in San Francisco, Calif., Gillette, Wyo. and Kansas City, Mo. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-additional-public-listening-sessions-proposed-repeal-clean-power-plan
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society The trio is joining forces for Operation Taino Spirit Promise, to deliver supplies to local partners and retrieve plastic waste Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has partnered with Taino Warriors and actor/activist Michelle Rodriguez on a campaign to help the hurricane ravaged and economically impacted island of Puerto Rico rebuild in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pioneers, 2017. Oil and acrylic on wood panel, 72 x 144 inches. Courtesy of Alexis Rockman and Sperone Westwater, New York With loons and trout alongside allegorical monsters, the fantastical murals at the center of artist Alexis Rockman’s new exhibition don’t just look like a dream sequence; they […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Swedish company Husqvarna AB and its U.S. affiliate, Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products N.A., Inc., have agreed to pay a $2.85 million civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/justice-department-and-environmental-protection-agency-reach-agreement-husqvarna
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Late last week, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) laid the foundation for greater electric vehicle (EV) growth by approving a $45 million charging station program put forth by Eversource—a utility serving 1.4 million electric customers in the state. The program is the largest of its kind […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Konza Prairie, Kansas Vincent Parsons/Flickr Loretta Johnson tortures plants. She sets them in awkward positions, deprives them of water or gives them too much, then watches how they react. Her victims are tall grasses—big bluestems, specifically, an icon of the midwestern prairie. Johnson isn’t tormenting the plants for […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a cross-agency effort to address per and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-launches-cross-agency-effort-address-pfas