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. Photo of Scott Pruitt via Gage Skidmore The Pruitt Protection Agency You don’t like Scott Pruitt. I don’t like him, either. He’s arguably the worst administrator in the history […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Lorie Shaull/Flickr Prior to this week, chances are you had never heard of the State of Narragansett Bay and Watershed Workshop. As important as the workshop is within the world of New England watershed management, the event—tied to an annual report detailing the health of Narragansett Bay, a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Five years after Sandy, we are ignoring the lessons we paid so much to learn. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Ryan J. Courtade/Released Five years after Hurricane Sandy, our nation’s leadership is willfully ignoring all the lessons we paid dearly to learn. Instead the nation […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (October 27, 2017) – As part of Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-enforcement-actions-help-protect-vulnerable-communities-across-country-lead-based-1
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Justin Brice Guariglia in Greenland Courtesy of the artist © 2016 New York–based artist Justin Brice Guariglia wears his feelings about climate change on his sleeves—quite literally. A tattoo running the length of his right arm depicts global temperature rise from 1880 to 2016. The ink on his […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund ¡No queremos crudo en nuestras playas! Ilustración cortesía de Falco Nuestros amigos y familiares en la Florida, Houston, Puerto Rico, Cuba y el Caribe aún están tratando de rehacer sus vidas después de lo que fueron unos huracanes históricamente desastrosos. En el caribe y en Puerto Rico, aun […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (26 de octubre de 2017)—La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) de los EE.UU. continúa su respuesta las 24 horas ante los Huracanes María e Irma en estrecha coordinación con socios federales, del Estado Libre Asociado, de territorios y locales. Read the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHOTO Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-hurricane-maria-update-thursday-october-26-photo
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Twenty-five years ago this week, President George H.W. Bush ushered the federal government into our bathrooms. This turned out to be a good thing. Congress enacted water efficiency standards in 1992 with bipartisan support. Photo: cj13822 The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct 92), approved with bipartisan support […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pixabay As Stephen King’s “It” frightens moviegoers nationwide this Halloween season, I’m reminded how the best-selling author once described the levels of a scary story—“terror on top, horror below it, and lowest of all, the gag reflex of revulsion.” Terror is exemplified in the beating of Edgar Allen […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund It can be difficult growing up in your big sister’s shadow, which may be how Brazil’s Cerrado savanna feels. Covering a quarter of Brazil, the Cerrado is one of the world’s most important ecosystems, yet it’s far less well-known than its neighbor to the north, the Amazon rainforest. For more […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (October 25, 2017) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presidential nominees to head the Agency’s air, water, chemical and legal offices were approved by the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/top-epa-presidential-nominees-approved-senate-epw-committee
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (October 25, 2017) – Today, the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-releases-energy-independence-report
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Food is the largest component of what we send to landfills in the U.S., representing nearly 22% of disposed municipal solid waste. When we waste food, we not only add organic materials to landfills (where they generate methane, a powerful global warming pollutant), but we also waste all […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SEATTLE, Washington, October 24, 2017 (ENS) – On the front lines of coastal erosion and the effects of global warming, Rising sea levels and human activities are quickly creating a worst case scenario for Native Americans of the Mississippi Delta who stand to lose their homes and their cultural […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Assuring the world that the United States is still an ally in the fight against climate change, American leaders outside of the federal government—from governors and mayors to business executives and university presidents—announced they will attend the next round of international climate talks in November. Earlier this year, the US […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Department of Energy (DOE) recently proposed that American consumers further subsidize certain power plants (essentially, coal and nuclear power plants) by paying them billions of dollars to stockpile 90 days worth of fuel onsite. This proposal hinges on the idea that onsite fuel will somehow provide the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues its round-the-clock response to Hurricanes Maria and Irma in close coordination with federal, commonwealth, territory, and local partners. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-hurricane-maria-update-tuesday-october-24th
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (24 de octubre de 2017)—La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) de los EE.UU. continúa su respuesta las 24 horas ante los Huracanes María e Irma en estrecha coordinación con socios federales, del Estado Libre Asociado, de territorios y locales. Read the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Downtown Atlanta Shutterstock If the South were its own nation, it would be the seventh-largest carbon emitter in the world, according to the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC). The region has more than 200 coal-fired power plants, and renewable energy policies in southern states are few and far […]