Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund “Polar Bear Plight,” painted by Cheryl Ann Lipstreu on Bethany Tuttle Courtesy of People, Planet, Paint Like so many citizens of the world, Monica Rowand spent the weeks following the presidential election feeling panicked about how the Trump administration could roll back years of hard-fought environmental progress. “I […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund I anticipated that relief and joy would be my overriding emotions today in announcing the communities in which SPARCC—the Strong, Prosperous and Resilient Communities Challenge—will invest. But I find that what I feel most strongly is an overwhelming sense of urgency. That’s what happens when you put years […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Trash and plastic waste is unfortunately everywhere in our ocean. From our coasts to the Arctic, to the deepest part of the ocean, marine debris is a growing, global problem. Without concerted efforts to combat marine debris now, the volume of plastic waste entering our ocean will only grow. Roughly 8 million […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Despite the Trump administration’s apparent affection for the fossil fuels industry, individual states are looking at the numbers and coming up with a different conclusion: The future belongs to pollution-free electric vehicles, and the sooner we get them on the road, the better off we’ll all be. And […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When some climate scientists began saying we’d entered a new epoch, they meant to draw attention to human effects on climate. Now, to their dismay, it’s become a tech call to arms for more disruption. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/magazine/is-the-anthropocene-era-a-condemnation-of-human-interference-or-a-call-for-more.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today’s meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and President Trump highlights how much we need Canada’s climate leadership in the days to come. The Trump government has already invited reapplication of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. He is considering pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, undermining […]
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. Scott Pruitt arriving at Trump Tower in Manhattan, December 7, 2016 Reuters/Brendan McDermid Missing E-mails, Part 2 The office of Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt, Trump’s pick to head […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] The following is a transcript of the video. Over the past four and a half decades, presidents from both parties have furthered environmental protections designed to keep the American people safe and healthy. But President Trump and the Republican‑led Congress are poised to wipe out these […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund After just three weeks on the job, Donald J. Trump is well on his way to becoming the most anti-environmental president—ever. Call him “The Polluters’ President.” He has moved aggressively to undermine commonsense health and environmental safeguards, including issuing an order requiring that for every new measure a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Rick Gershon/Verbatim President Trump and the Republican-led Congress are poised to wipe out America’s crucial environmental safeguards, put the interests of polluters ahead of the health of our communities, and derail the global fight against climate change. We refuse to let this happen on our watch—but we need […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The second in a two-part series about the potential of state energy policy. You can find the first installment here. If you’re concerned about the fate of our climate and the job-creating clean energy industry over the next four years—and, really, given everything the Trump administration has said […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Paving the Amazon with roads, fires in Chile threaten bees, Mexico might soon have an electric taxi To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. February 2 – 9, 2017 Special Report on Chile’s Rivers Chilean Patagonia is known around the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Giuseppe Milo/Flickr In 1630, as waves buffeted the ship carrying him and his fellow Puritans across the ocean to the nascent Massachusetts Bay Colony, a lay minister named John Winthrop delivered a sermon introducing one of the most enduring tropes in American political rhetoric. In “A Model of […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The latest survey of monarch butterfly’s winter habitat in Mexico is a stark reminder that these butterflies are in need of protection: The area occupied by the butterfly colonies has decreased 27% compared to last year’s survey, which is conducted every winter at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. The forest […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A group of GOP elder statesmen, economists, and business leaders have proposed a carbon tax to address the growing dangers of climate change. It’s welcome and long overdue to see prominent Republicans acknowledge that “Mounting evidence of climate change is growing too strong to ignore,” and that “the […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A British tabloid said American government scientists overstated global temperatures to influence climate talks. Other scientists say that did not happen. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/science/2015-climate-study-data.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Scott Pruitt on Ocean Acidification: Wrong Again Much has been written about how Scott Pruitt, President Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has tried to reject the science of climate change. Pruitt’s answers to Senators’ questions about ocean acidification – another destructive effect of carbon […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The nine-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is one of the most successful climate programs ever created. And tomorrow, to help explore one of the ways we might make it even better, I’ll take part in an online panel discussion about creating a new Emissions Containment Reserve (ECR). Yes, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Why dumping the Paris Climate Agreement would hurt the US Like many issues, Donald Trump has given mixed signals regarding his position on the Paris Climate Agreement. He has ranged from a campaign call to “cancel” the agreement to a post-election reevaluation to “keep an open mind” about […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The new Congress took office on January 3 and the Trump Administration began just two weeks ago. Already we have seen not only critical environmental and health safeguards under attack, but also the institutions that are the basis for our public interest protections, including the media, civil society, […]