Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The transition from coal to clean energy in the region is well underway. Welcome to the Northwest edition of our blog series highlighting the clean energy achievements and climate action continuing across the United States―despite the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back federal climate policies. Each blog is […]
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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, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt today exercised EPA’s emergency fuel waiver authority to help ensure an adequate supply of fu Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-approves-emergency-fuel-waivers-gulf-and-east-coast-states
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Vivienne Flesher Let’s be honest, climate warriors. In the wake of President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, his ongoing assault on our environmental safeguards, and the recent dramatic events in Antarctica, it’s likely that your armor feels just a bit flimsy. How much more of […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Following Hurricane Harvey’s landfall, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has approved emergency fuel waiver requests from the Texas Comptroller and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-approves-emergency-fuel-waivers-texas-and-georgia
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Housatonic River, Pittsfield, Massachusetts JDW Foto/iStock The Housatonic River is a favorite of New England fly-fishers, kayakers, and hikers. Flowing through the rolling hills of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, the river makes an idyllic backdrop to the region’s famous fall foliage. It meanders under covered bridges and through Connecticut, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Following Hurricane Harvey’s landfall, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has approved an emergency fuel waiver for areas of Louisiana affected by the storm. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-approves-emergency-fuel-waiver-louisiana
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — Following Hurricane Harvey’s landfall in Texas, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has approved the request from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to expand the emergency fuel waiver to include additional inland areas Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-approves-tceq-request-expand-emergency-fuel-waiver
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Image Credit: National Hurricane Center Hurricane Harvey will strike the Texas coast with gale force winds, life-threatening storm surge, and torrential rainfall. Several coastal counties have rightfully issued evacuation notices, which should be heeded as storm conditions will be severe. Catastrophic flooding is expected as some areas may […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A non-announcement about the future of our national monuments, plus more climate change denial and an attempt to hide the health risks of coal mining. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, New Mexico Bob Wick/BLM Team Trump has hardly been shy in its zeal to promote dangerous development of dirty […]
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. A pile of manure iStock Don’t Give Me Your Bull . . . U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt has appeared in a video for the National Cattlemen’s […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-and-army-seek-input-review-waters-us-rule
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – EPA has an organized emergency response program for responding to man-made and natural disasters and is positioned to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state, local, and tribal partners in response to Hurricane Harvey. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-ready-support-fema-state-efforts-hurricane-harvey
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – EPA Administrator Pruitt exercised his authority under the Clean Air Act today to waive certain fuel requirements to address shortages resulting from Hurricane Harvey. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-approves-emergency-fuel-waiver-texas
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Recent announcements regarding nuclear reactors under construction in Georgia and South Carolina illustrate the problems with spiraling costs and rolling construction delays that continue to plague nuclear power. In contrast, the cost of solar and wind has declined dramatically over the past decade. In many cases these GHG-free […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Alamy Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke submitted his recommendations to the White House today on potential changes to 27 national monuments. Six of California’s monuments could be rolled back in this unprecedented and illegal attack on our public lands: Berryessa Snow Mountain, Carrizo Plain, Cascade Siskiyou, Giant […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund THIS WEEK: Bolivia’s TIPNIS under renewed threat, financing renewables in Argentina, electromobility in Chile To subscribe to NRDC’s Latin America Green News click here Feature: TIPNIS National Park in Bolivia under threat The Isiboro Sécure Indigenous Territory and National Park (known by its Spanish acronym TIPNIS) in the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump and his polluter allies are engaged in a campaign to destroy public health protections. The administration is systematically throwing commonsense safeguards out the window by delaying, weakening, or undoing standards that protect people against everything from toxic chemicals, to water pollution from power plants, to air […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund States like Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, and Nevada are embracing clean energy and moving away from dirty fossil fuels. This blog was written by my colleague, Elisheva Mittelman. Welcome to the Southwest edition of our blog series highlighting the clean energy achievements and climate action continuing across the United […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The nine RGGI states will cut power plant pollution by at least another 30 percent through 2030, reaffirming their groundbreaking climate leadership. A bipartisan coalition of nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states today agreed to a bold plan to cut power plant pollution by at least another 30 percent […]