Published by the Environmental News Service BONN, Germany, November 14, 2017 (ENS) – “We’re here, we’re in and we’re not going away,” California Governor Jerry Brown said of many U.S. states and cities at the ongoing UN climate talks in Bonn. Despite President Donald Trump’s vow to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (November 15, 2017) — Today, on the 20th America Recycles Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates the importance of recycling to our nation’s economy. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-celebrates-recycling-progress-and-economic-contribution-20th-america-recycles-day
Published by Ocean Conservancy Red king crab from the Bering Sea is a dinner plate delicacy, and known to many of us through The Deadliest Catch, where hardy commercial crabbers battle the elements to haul in big catches and even bigger paydays. As climate talks heat up in Bonn this week, this seafood star is also […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Developing and emerging economies could save $40 billion worth of electricity and prevent 320 million metric tonnes of carbon pollution annually simply by transitioning to LED lighting, according to estimates from United Nation’s Environment. Today speakers at a side event to the big international climate change conference (COP 23) occurring […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (14 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-supervisa-la-recoleccion-de-materiales-domesticos-en-puerto-rico-y-las-islas
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (November 14, 2017) – The U.S Environmental Protection Agency is working closely with the Army Corps of Engineers, the Puerto Rico and U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-hurricane-maria-update-tuesday-november-14
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As the Oregon legislature considers implementing a carbon cap-and-invest law, the state should look to Ontario for an example of an environmentally and economically successful program in a similar jurisdiction. Senate Bill 1070, would set in motion an economy-wide carbon pollution market. Carbon markets function by capping greenhouse […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Many eyebrows and a good deal of ire were raised recently when the Interior Department announced it planned to double and in some cases nearly triple entry fees to America’s grandest national parks to $70. For a lot of families, $70 is a lot of money, especially on […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Environmental Protection Agency’s Scott Pruitt asked Americans in April how they feel about rolling back health and environmental safeguards. More than 468,000 people responded, a fact the EPA boss celebrated in a recent summary report to President Trump. What he failed to mention is that people yelled […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund With smart policies and clean technologies like zero emission vehicles, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states have an opportunity to build a 21st century transportation system that saves money, creates jobs, and protects public health. Metro Transit via Flickr A clean and modern transportation system that gets people to work, […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund It is a small country in the distant Himalayas, known for being one of the happiest places on Earth. But Bhutan also is one of the most important players in the global fight against climate change. Bhutan’s ranking in this regard is due to it being the only country in […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BONN, Germany, November 10, 2017 (ENS) – National leaders and business leaders pledged ambitious action and millions in funding for renewable energy today at the UN climate talks in Bonn, hosted by the government of Fiji. It’s Energy Day at COP23, the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This year, the hole in earth’s ozone layer was the smallest observed since 1988 NASA/NASA Ozone Watch/Katy Mersmann First, the good news: The hole in our atmosphere’s ozone layer is the smallest it’s been since 1988—and you can credit the Montreal Protocol, a 1987 treaty banning ozone-destroying chemicals, […]
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. What a Load of Bull U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has been restocking the agency’s scientific advisory committees this week, mostly with industry insiders. And one of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This year, Adélies had to travel across more sea ice than usual to reach their feeding grounds. Andrew Shiva via Wikimedia Commons An enormous colony of Adélie penguins—around 40,000 of them—lives in eastern Antarctica. Scientists have been observing these flightless birds since the 1960s, and each year between […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Bonn, Germany, site of COP 23 Pixabay Facing a new reality in the wake of monster storms, unprecedented flooding, dangerous and record-breaking heat and drought, wildfires and other challenges, cities stand determined to set their own framework for climate action. That framework increasingly includes not just working to […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (WASHINGTON) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to undo the regulatory overreach of the prior administration by repealing application of the Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Phase II Greenhouse Gas Emission and Fuel Efficiency Standards for the glider industry. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-pruitt-advances-effort-keep-epa-within-regulatory-lane-proposed-repeal
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (November 9, 2017) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt praised the U.S. Senate vote to confirm William (Bill) Wehrum to serve as the Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/senate-confirms-william-wehrum-lead-epa-air-office
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A California administrative law judge’s proposed decision on the ground-breaking proposal to retire and replace Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant is deeply flawed, and completely misses a golden opportunity to enhance clean energy and better protect Californians from the growing dangers of climate change. Its key shortcoming is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund You don’t pay for a $1.5 trillion handout with $100 million a year. Design Pics Inc/Alamy Here’s an idea. Let’s give a $1.5 trillion tax handout to corporations, Wall Street high rollers, and the country’s wealthiest families, then tell everybody we’ll help pay for it by giving away protected public […]