Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry just proposed a massive bailout for coal and nuclear power plants. The radical and unprecedented move is couched under a false premise that power plants with fuel located on site are needed to guarantee the reliability of the electricity system. The proposal […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: ‘More serious action required than talks’: India on climate change; India to electrify every home by December 2018 using solar, storage and LEDs; Pollution regulator to double continuous air quality monitoring stations in India India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is having more than a bad week. Atlas Tack Federal Superfund site in Fairhaven, Massachusetts; Pruitt may end payments to the Justice Department to support litigation related to the Superfund program, which tries to force polluters to pay for cleaning up sites. MassDEP What’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This is part of a series of blogs on NRDC’s new report, “America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to a Safer Climate Future” NRDC’s report America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to A Safer Climate Future lays out a clean energy pathway for cutting U.S. greenhouse gas pollution 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050. These emissions cuts are […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Thinking of getting solar panels for your roof? New tariffs, if imposed, could put a quick end to your project – and worry anyone concerned with climate change. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/462421586/0/edf/blogs/feed~This-trade-dispute-could-upend-Americas-booming-solar-industry-Heres-what-it-means-for-you
Published by Ocean Conservancy On September 13, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that Arctic sea ice extent had settled at 1.79 million square miles. It was the eighth lowest annual minimum in a 38-year satellite record. With the Arctic heating at twice the rate of the rest of the planet, the alarming loss […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (September 29, 2017) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to coordinate closely with local, state, tribal, and federal partners in response to Hurricane Irma. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-hurricane-irma-recovery-update-friday-september-29
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-hurricane-maria-update-friday-september-29
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (27 de septiembre de 2017) — La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) de los EE. UU. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/la-epa-aplica-un-criterio-flexible-en-cuanto-las-normas-que-rigen-las-plantas
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Pruitt-Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sweeping out the old and inviting in the new, with a fresh slew of Science Advisory Board (SAB) members. As per normal, EPA initially invited public suggestions for nominees and then issued a long list of nominees (132 individuals) for public […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-appointment-pete-lopez-region-2-administrator
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-staff-winners-2017-samuel-j-heyman-service-awards
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (September 28, 2017) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to coordinate closely with federal, commonwealth, territory, and local partners as the Agency responds to the impact of Hurricane Maria. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-hurricane-maria-update-thursday-september-28
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This is part of a series of blogs on NRDC’s new report, “America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to a Safer Climate Future” NRDC’s new report, America’s Clean Energy Frontier, outlines a cost-effective pathway to a safer climate future. Based on comprehensive modeling by NRDC and Energy + […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Cleaning up after a hurricane is dangerous work. Compared to the gruesome chainsaw injuries and broken bones sending recent hurricane survivors to area hospitals, hot weather may seem like a minor concern to healthy adults. But heat is a serious health threat to people engaged in strenuous activities […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Scaling-up India’s ambition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new program, Saubhagya Yojna, to electrify all rural and urban households by December 2018. The new program aims to deliver on a long-promised aspiration for many Indian homes – light. The program could also deliver on key priorities at […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (September 27, 2017) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will exercise enforcement discretion for mobile power generators being imported into Puerto Rico and the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-exercises-enforcement-discretion-mobile-power-generators-imported-use-puerto-rico-0
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (September 27, 2017) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to coordinate closely with federal, commonwealth, territory, and local partners as the Agency responds to the impact of Hurricane Maria. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-hurricane-maria-update-wednesday-september-27
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (September 27, 2017) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to coordinate closely with local, state, tribal, and federal partners in response to Hurricane Irma. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-hurricane-irma-recovery-update-wednesday-september-27
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This is part of a series of blogs on NRDC’s new report, “America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to a Safer Climate Future” We can meet carbon goals with cleaner vehicles and more mobility options. Given that transportation is one of America’s leading sources of climate-warming pollution, there […]