Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Pacific Gas and Electric Company The historic Joint Proposal to retire and replace the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant goes before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) tomorrow at a formal hearing featuring no less than 21 presentations on behalf of an even larger […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund There is more to California’s Zero Net Energy state buildings policy than the state’s Legislative Analyst Office (LAO) considered in its recent report. The LAO, which is the California Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal and policy advisor, just released an evaluation of the state’s pursuit of Zero Net Energy (ZNE) […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) San Juan, P.R. (27 de noviembre de 2017) – La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) está trabajando con el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los EE. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/la-epa-ayuda-con-el-recogido-de-materiales-domesticos-peligrosos-en-puerto-rico
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) San Juan, P.R. (November 27, 2017) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working with the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-helps-collect-hazardous-household-materials-puerto-rico
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, November 25, 2017 (ENS) – The seventh annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast, a starry, 24-hour live event focused on the climate crisis and its solutions, will happen December 4-5, hosted by former U.S. Vice President and Climate Reality Founder and Chairman Al Gore. Read the full […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Coauthored with Alex Hillbrand Countries brought good presents to the Montreal Protocol’s 30th birthday bash. Here are […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s the season of gratitude, and all of us at Ocean Conservancy couldn’t be more thankful for the progress we’ve seen in 2017. We’ve been met with some incredible challenges, road bumps and unexpected obstacles, but none of these have stopped us. With a backbone made up of the support of countless […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today on Thanksgiving, Virginia can rightfully be grateful for – and proud of – true leadership. As Governor McAuliffe approaches the end of his governorship, he has shown important vision as a resounding repudiation of Donald Trump’s “giant-step-backward” era, where mindless giveaways to fossil fuel’s beltway lobbyists hasten […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On Monday, the Nebraska Public Services Commission (PSC) issued its long-awaited decision regarding a route permit for the zombie Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Voting 3-2, the PSC decided to issue a route permit, but not for the route that TransCanada, the company behind the fraught pipeline, had […]
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 ante los Huracanes Irma y María en estrecha coordinación con socios federales, del Estado Libre Asociado, de territorios y locales. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/actualizacion-de-la-epa-sobre-el-huracan-maria-del-22-de-noviembre-0
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (21 de noviembre de 2017) – La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los EE. UU. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/la-epa-prolonga-la-flexibilidad-en-cuanto-la-generacion-de-electricidad-en-puerto-rico
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 federal, commonwealth, territorial, and local partners. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-hurricane-maria-update-wednesday-november-22
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Interior Department is the caretaker of America’s public lands, wildlife and natural resources. Unfortunately, Interior Secretary Zinke is proving to be a steward for just a few of us – the oil, gas and coal companies who seek to dig and drill our public lands. The rest […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Somewhat overlooked in the Trump administration’s request for $44 billion in supplemental disaster aid for areas of the United States affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria was a proposed $12 billion nationwide competition to increase resilience to future flood and hurricane disasters (see page 45 of the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-written by New York Program Assistant, Jhena Vigrass A federal judge recently halted construction on the Valley Lateral Pipeline—a temporary reprieve for New Yorkers in the fight against fossil fuel development. Valley Lateral Pipeline, a 7.8-mile natural gas pipeline, would have connected the larger Millennium Pipeline to the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Recognizing that environmental impacts often disproportionately harm low-income and minority populations, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has created the state’s first Environmental Justice Advisory Council. The council is charged with advising the executive branch on policies to limit harm to disadvantaged communities and those most vulnerable to pollution and […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will extend enforcement discretion for Puerto Rico Electric and Power Authority (PREPA) facilities that have been impacted or damaged by Hurricane Maria through January 31, 2018. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-extends-enforcement-discretion-electricity-generation-puerto-rico
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the outstanding accomplishments of 16 winners participating in EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/food-recovery-challenge-participants-demonstrate-action-through-outstanding
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Agency is on track to significantly reduce the backlog of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests received prior to 2017. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-clearing-out-agencys-foia-backlog
Published by the Environmental News Service BONN, Germany, November 20, 2017 (ENS) – A multi-faceted new surge of climate actions and financing was announced by countries, cities, states, regions, businesses and civil society during COP23, the UN annual climate conference, which closed early Saturday morning in Bonn. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/11/20/urgency-propels-climate-actions-funding-at-cop23/