Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Is approving a massive new strip mine wedged between two of America’s most visited national parks a good idea? The odds are the Trump Administration will think it is. The mine in question sits near the Southern Utah town of Alton, a short distance from Bryce Canyon and […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Today the United States announced its intent to withdraw from the historic Paris Agreement, the world’s first truly global plan to address climate change. “Pulling out of the Paris Agreement would undermine US credibility on the world stage while making it harder for our country, and the world, to reach […]
Published by the Environmental News Service TAORMINA, Italy, May 28, 2017 (ENS) – Leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest democracies have failed in a concerted effort to persuade President Donald Trump to endorse the landmark Paris Agreement on Climate. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/05/28/g7-trump-refuses-to-endorse-paris-climate-pact/
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A budget that puts our health and environment last, reopening the door to highway pollution, and more attempts to squash progress on climate action. Scarlet Sails/iStock Presidents’ budgets are about values, putting money behind what matters most. And they lay out a vision for our country’s future. That’s […]
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. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters First, Some Perspective The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal recommends cutting funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by approximately 30 percent and eliminating 3,800 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Latin America Green News: Colombia grants rights to the Atrato River, Argentina’s nuclear deal with China, electric vehicles get a boost To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. May 19 – 25, 2017 Conservation An estimated eight million tons of plastic […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some advocates of global climate action think the pact would be stronger if the United States simply left, rather than remaining in and demanding big changes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/climate/can-the-paris-climate-deal-survive-a-trump-style-renegotiation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president’s proposed reductions to the department’s research may have a greater impact on climate change than the Paris accord decision. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/climate/energy-department-climate-trump-budget.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Since 2005, the Group of Seven (G7) countries have recognized the threat of climate change and the need for a global agreement to address the issue. The Trump Administration is reportedly trying to weaken or eliminate any strong language on climate change in the upcoming G7 leaders statement. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: India reaffirms Paris climate commitments; Solar power tariff falls further to Rs. 2.44 per unit; Union minister Harsh Vardhan launches ‘Safar-Air’ Ahmedabad services India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India. May 10 – May 24, 2017 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Conveying President Trump’s wish list for the next federal budget, OMB Director Mick Mulvaney recently said, “The president wants a smaller EPA. He thinks they overreach . . . You can’t drain the swamp and leave all the people in it.” I think most people think Trump’s campaign promise to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump Administration’s 2018 federal budget proposal doubles down on attempts to weaken our nation’s ocean and coastal arm, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with a dramatic cut of 16 percent from the enacted 2017 omnibus budget. Several NOAA divisions are recommended for slashing and important […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s new slash-and-burn budget puts polluters first and the rest of us—and our children—last. Richard Keller/iStock President Trump opened a new front in his assault on our environment and health on Tuesday, releasing detailed budget proposals that amount to a scorched-earth campaign—literally and figuratively. The budget calls […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Flooding is currently the most common natural disaster worldwide, and rising global temperatures will only make it more frequent and severe. Last year inland flooding emerged as the most expensive weather event in the US, contributing significantly to the $46 billion in damage caused by climate-related disasters in the […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The village of Ak-Shyrak, Kyrgyzstan is special to Farida Balbakova. But just in her lifetime, the village has gone through enormous changes. In her youth, it was under Soviet Rule and all property was government-owned. In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed and Farida watched as her countrymen lost their livelihoods […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund While the rest of the world scales up clean energy, the electric grid operator running the world’s largest market procuring future commitments to deliver electricity is continuing to rely primarily on fossil fuels and nuclear. PJM, the grid operator serving 65 million electricity customers in 13 Mid-Atlantic and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration has just released its full 2018 budget proposal. Similar to his “starvation” budget released two months ago, Trump’s full budget proposal displays a reckless abandon for our country, our planet and future generations. Trump’s budget proposal seeks to eliminate nearly all international investments in climate […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration today proposed deep cuts to climate research across the federal government. Mick Mulvaney, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, tried to paint this anti-science move as a way to rein in “the crazy stuff the previous administration did.” In other words, Mulvaney […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A Hands Across the Sand event in Long Beach, NY, on May 20, 2017 Source: Dani Tinker/NRDC Over the weekend, a tidal wave of opposition to expanded offshore drilling washed over the nation, initiating a Week of Action protesting any attempts to sell-off our collective ocean resources to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The international negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change continued this week — even as the world’s largest cumulative emitter threatened to withdraw from the talks. Trump continues to treat participation in the Paris Agreement as a bargaining chip for the upcoming G7 meeting in Italy. […]