Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. will put jobs and the economy at risk if proposed cuts to energy efficiency programs get adopted, a Congressional analysis released this month confirms. The report highlights thousands of jobs in every state that are produced by the very programs President Trump seeks to cut. The […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The first-ever assessment of the Department of Energy’s energy innovation incubator is in and the glowing reviews say its Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) is driving cutting-edge innovation in energy technologies with the potential to greatly enhance U.S. economic competitiveness and energy security. Unfortunately, the president’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund How cities can spur voluntary “green” stormwater management on private land A growing slate of leading cities are seeing that the challenges of modern-day stormwater management require a departure from traditional approaches. Historically, cities have looked to centralized “gray” infrastructure: imagine thousands of storm drains and miles of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Colombia’s climate vulnerability, Bolivia’s second solar plant, Argentina’s robust year of renewables To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. June 9 – 15, 2017 Climate Change The threat of climate change has never been higher in Colombia. The Institute of […]
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. This week, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke not only called to shrink Bears Ears National Monument but also proposed privatizing public parks. Reuters/Carlos Barria All Ears U.S. Department of the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A diver checks out the bleaching at Heron Island, on the Great Barrier Reef, in February 2016. The Ocean Agency/XL Catlin Seaview Survey/Richard Vevers Australia’s Great Barrier Reef isn’t dead yet. But it’s dying. What’s killing the largest coral reef system on the planet? The short answer is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Bears Ears National Monument is in danger, more international embarrassment, rollbacks to an air pollution rule, and NRDC sues—again. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt ran into trouble on June 15 defending the indefensible: President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget that proposes to eviscerate the EPA. Testifying […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund This past winter, the extremely endangered ringed seals of Lake Saimaa received a lifeline via man-made snowbanks. The seals were struggling to find nests to give birth, so a group of volunteers, including WWF, went to work to create snow banks for them. Out of the 81 pups born months […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: To slow climate change, India joins the renewable energy revolution; India’s renewable energy capacity reaches 57472 GW; Delhi to get 20 new pollution monitoring stations by October this year India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India. June […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today’s budget testimony from the EPA Administrator leaves us wondering who exactly is protecting our environment and health. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images On the basis of congressional testimony Thursday from our nation’s top environmental steward, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, I can’t help […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (June 15, 2017) – EPA recently registered four products containing a new and innovative plant-incorporated protectant (PIP) called SMARTSTAX PRO that will help U.S. farmers control corn rootworm, a devastating corn pest that has developed resistance to several other pesticides. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-registers-innovative-tool-control-corn-rootworm
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/national-home-developer-nvr-inc-improve-environmental-compliance-measures-nationwide
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has trouble telling the truth. The world saw that from his brazen attempts on TV recently to spin President Trump’s withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris climate accord. Many fact-checkers have called him out on his lies. See here, or here, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund © Hans Hillewaert / CC BY-SA 4.0 Like a dollop of whole-grain mustard nestled among the seashore’s rocks and shells, a clutch of horseshoe crab eggs doesn’t look all that important. But for the threatened Rufa red knot, a migratory bird about the size of a robin, these […]
Published by the Environmental News Service CANBERRA, Australia, June 13, 2017 (ENS) – Comprehensive records tracking changes in all 43 greenhouse gases that contribute to human-induced climate change back 2,000 years are now available to the public as a result of research conducted by an international team of scientists led by Australians. Read the full […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration’s latest effort to undo the progress America is making in combating climate change is now targeted at our diets. On Monday, Trump’s Agriculture Department announced an end to a 14-year ban on American beef exports to China. Beef is the largest contributor to climate change […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Thanks to Mayor de Blasio’s recent commitment to adopt the principles of the Paris climate agreement and new legislation introduced last week in the New York City Council, the Big Apple will continue to play a vital role in helping to guard against climate change’s worst effects. New York City’s buildings […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s trip to Bologna this weekend for the G-7 Environment Ministers Meeting was bound to be awkward, coming less than two weeks after President Trump stuck his finger in the world’s eye on the Paris Climate Agreement. Pruitt added insult to insult-and-injury. The man who’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As promised, NRDC sued the Trump administration today for delaying five energy efficiency standards that would generate more than $11 billion in energy bill savings and 25 million metric tons of reductions in carbon pollution. NRDC—as well as the Sierra Club and the Consumer Federation of America (both […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund I love the ocean. Its enormity inspires me, impresses me, moves me. Its future worries me. As the famous Oceanographer Sylvia Earle said, “With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live.” Whether we […]