Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Welcome to a special end-of-year Trump v. Earth column, in which onEarth assesses the damage to the agencies that protect our environment after one year of President Trump. Stop Pruitt rally to oppose the EPA administrator nomination, February 2017 Lorie Shaull As a candidate for president, Donald Trump made exaggerated […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Part of NRDC’s Series Reviewing 2017 Energy & Climate Developments While Virginia’s state legislature hangs in the balance, one outcome is clear for 2017: this is the year Virginia jumped into the race for a cleaner energy future. The year started badly, as the Trump Administration pushed a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund “Clean up the grid. Electrify everything.” That’s a brief summary of what Southern California Edison and a growing number of U.S. electric utilities are aiming for to decarbonize the power and transportation sectors in a mighty one-two punch. Some may worry that charging hundreds of thousands—and then millions—of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The vast expanse of ocean that lies beyond any one country’s national waters comprises nearly two-thirds of the ocean and almost half the planet. These waters, the high seas, contain vast but not limitless supplies of fish, act as a heat and carbon sink to moderate our climate, […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Less than a week after Governor Bill Walker appointed me to the Alaska Climate Action Leadership Team, I attended our first meeting in Anchorage. The participants reflected Governor Walker and Lt. Governor Mallot’s commitment to hearing from a rich diversity of other Alaskan voices from across our nation’s biggest state. Together, we […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Businesses that plan for a more disruptive climate future will ultimately differentiate themselves from those that don’t. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/519831518/0/edf/blogs/feed~steps-that-will-make-your-business-more-climate-resistant
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund When the Oregon legislature convenes in February, it will be presented with a serious legislative proposal for capping carbon and pricing carbon pollution, and investing in cutting emissions and creating a clean energy economy. The program would allow the state to join the California, Quebec and Ontario carbon […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Polar bear in Nunavut, Canada Andre Anita/iStock Photo Twenty years ago, polar bears made people think of Coca-Cola. Ten years ago, the bruins became the face of climate change because their melting Arctic ice habitat perfectly captured the dangers of a warming world. More recently, as a direct […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2017 Energy & Climate Developments In its short tenure, the Trump administration has been hard at work rolling back clean vehicle safeguards that protect the climate and our health. Led by EPA chief Scott Pruitt, the administration has re-opened federal automobile fuel […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (December 22, 2017) – The U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-doj-announce-settlement-agreement-carbon-black-producer-sid-richardson-carbon-and
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (December 22, 2017) – The U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-doj-announce-settlement-carbon-black-producer-columbian-chemicals-company
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2017 Energy & Climate Developments This month marks the one-year anniversary of an event in Ohio that turned the page on years of political machinations and ideological theatrics around with the state’s growing clean energy industry—Governor Kasich vetoed a bill that would have […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Wind turbines near Goldendale, WA Murray Foubister/Flickr As far as years go, 2017 wasn’t among the best. Wait, I take that back: If you’re a billionaire who thinks you pay too much in taxes, harbors a deep-seated suspicion of immigrants, and doesn’t believe the United States should be […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2017 Energy & Climate Developments The Trump administration and Congress leveled attacks this year on the environment, public health and social justice while Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria wreaked havoc on Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, wildfires […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The GOP tax scheme sells out America’s last truly wild place, and EPA’s Scott Pruitt continues to disregard public health and climate change. RaisbeckFoto/iStock “Happy holidays!” rang out this week from Capitol Hill and the White House. But that year-end cheer was not directed at hardworking Americans. No, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Part of NRDC’s Year-End Series Reviewing 2017 Energy & Climate Developments Throughout 2017, when it comes to wind and solar, the Trump administration has been doing its best Grinch impersonation—he and his team seem to want to be the executive branch that stole our clean energy future. But […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Artur Nyk/Alamy Stock Photo The Trump administration is on a mission to expand coal’s role in the electricity grid. The president and his U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Scott Pruitt, have said they’re trying to stop President Obama’s “war on coal,” but coal’s enemies aren’t President Obama or environmentalists. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This is the third year I’ve compiled an annual climate change reading list and it’s the hardest one I’ve put together yet. The year 2017 has served up so many books, reports, and news stories that merit consideration, it’s been hard to narrow it down. The amount of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It didn’t take Donald Trump long after moving into the White House to initiate an all-out assault on our environment and health. Since his inauguration in January, the president has made abundantly clear that he values polluter profits over the well-being of the American people. NRDC has been […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Urban balancing act Pixabay.com It is precisely because 2017 was such a challenging year in our field that I feel a sense of accomplishment and momentum as we face the future of sustainable and resilient communities. In such dark times, it’s been said, there is no room for […]