Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund One of the many restaurants in Bevil Oaks, Texas, that were severely damaged from Harvey. Kim Brent/The Beaumont Enterprise via AP As I type these words, three separate hurricanes are active in the Atlantic basin in various stages of formation. More are likely in store for the 2017 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A newly hatched Attwater’s prairie chicken USFWS Hurricane Harvey ripped through the Houston area two weeks ago, devastating entire communities and killing at least 70 people. The unprecedented hurricane wrought an enormous amount of human suffering, the extent of which we may not know for some time, if […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A comparison of future water supply and demand projections for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and its water agency customers reveals substantial differences over the next 25 years. Despite recent trends toward greater conservation and efficiency and more local water supplies, MWD expects relatively less […]
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. Pruitt image courtesy Gage Skidmore The Dog Ate My Pollution Remediation Plan Lawyers for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told a federal judge late last week that they needed […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Arkema Update Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/arkema-update
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (September 8, 2017) — The U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epatceqcity-houston-harvey-update
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This post authored by Rachel Fakhry. The Missouri Public Service Commission (MPSC) has voted down a project that would have created jobs, lowered utility bills and protected clean air for Missourians. Nearly seventy towns and cities in the Show-Me state supported the Grain Belt Express transmission project, together […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CONTACT: press@epa.gov Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/environmental-leaders-praise-bill-wehrum-epa-nomination
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – As a result of the continuing impacts on Gulf Coast-area refineries and disruption to the fuel distribution system caused by Hurricane Harvey and the effects of large-scale evacuations in response to Hurricane Irma, U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-approves-emergency-fuel-waivers-38-states-and-washington-dc-1
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CONTACT: press@epa.gov Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/irma-update-regions-2-and-4-taking-precautions-activating-emergency-response-teams
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The catastrophe of Hurricane Harvey is now shedding light on how climate change – manifesting in the form of stronger and more intense weather events – can bring enormous destruction to communities. Because the region hit by Harvey also serves as a home base to much of the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As L.A. residents lose an average of 104 hours to traffic every year, the city is hoping to become the first U.S. region to adopt a supply-and-demand payment system for using congested roads. Beatrix Boros/Stocksy It’s simple economics. If you’ve stood in an endlessly long line for a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund How many monster storms does it take for us to realize “freak occurrences” such as Hurricane Harvey are part of the new normal due to warming water and land—with the devastating consequences exacerbated by aging and inadequate infrastructure and unfettered development? Our vulnerable coastlines are dotted with cities […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CONTACT: press@epa.gov Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epatceq-harvey-update-air-quality-improving-more-water-systems-operational
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – EPA’s organized, emergency response program is preparing for Hurricane Irma, while continuing response efforts around the devastating flooding effects of Hurricane Harvey. Irma, expected to hit Southern Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-prepares-hurricane-irma
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CONTACT: press@epa.gov Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-approves-emergency-fuel-waiver-florida
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CONTACT: press@epa.gov Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-securing-florida-superfund-sites-prior-hurricane-irma
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump Administration recently weakened the Guidance for how the U.S. representative at the multilateral development banks will vote on future projects being financed. The new guidance calls for increased fossil fuel projects to be financed by the multilateral development banks, in direct contrast to what MDBs have […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As the California legislature sprints toward its adjournment deadline of September 15, there are major issues still pending. Below are the major environmental issues we at NRDC will be watching, and working on, during the frenzied final days of the state legislative session. Preserve California The three “Preserve […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund More than half of the 40 million American adults with a mental health condition don’t have access to care at the best of times. When you add the challenges of a disaster like Hurricane Harvey—flooded roads, closed hospitals, and unexpected water rescues—it’s likely some people will go weeks […]