Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Continued investments in international climate action are in America’s interests as recognized by faith-based, business, security, and development groups. President Obama has made an additional contribution of $500 million to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), bringing the total U.S. contribution to $1 billion towards a $3 billion pledge. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s nominee to be EPA Administrator, has fought for years to prevent EPA from limiting the carbon pollution from power plants that is driving dangerous climate change. EPA’s Clean Power Plan establishes the nation’s first ever limits on carbon pollution from the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt’s primary previous connection to EPA is that he has joined with corporations in multiple lawsuits to overturn federal safeguards that reduce air pollution and water pollution. Mr. […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment More than 2,000 readers submitted questions on climate change, industry influence and other topics for Mr. Pruitt, who goes before a Senate panel Wednesday. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/science/readers-questions-scott-pruitt-trump-epa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Gage Skidmore Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has sued to block every major EPA regulation in recent years—rules to limit carbon emissions, reduce interstate air pollution, protect us from airborne mercury, and improve clean water standards. As Oklahoma attorney general, Pruitt […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The vaquita marina’s last hope, Buenos Aires bans plastic bags, the end of Chile’s Araucaria tree? To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. December 22, 2016 – January 11, 2017 Feliz Año Nuevo! Wildlife and Conservation Vaquita marina CIRVA […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Environmental Protection Agency has made an official final determination to keep in place the existing clean car standards for new automobiles through model year 2025. The finding is the result of years of technical data gathering and thorough analysis by EPA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Interior Secretary Sally Jewell today laid out plans for long-overdue overhaul of the broken federal coal program, including steps to address climate change and fix a process that has short-changed taxpayers more than $30 billion over the last three decades. Currently, 40 percent of coal burned in the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog post was authored with my colleague Bruce Ho. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which launched in 2009 to fight climate change by cutting carbon pollution from power plants in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, also provides major public health benefits—including lives saved, asthma attacks prevented, and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The core mission of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all, free from discrimination. It’s something that we, as environmentalists are deeply invested in, and, in fact, have been working diligently on for a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It was a big year for appliance and equipment energy efficiency standards, with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) releasing 11 new or updated standards in 2016, ranging from battery chargers and pool pumps to ceiling fans and portable air conditioners. Together, these new standards will save consumers […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In his FY16-17 budget proposal released today, Governor Jerry Brown included proposed legislation that would cement the state’s authority to both extend its economy-wide cap on greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2020 and auction allowances to ensure polluters pay for their emissions. If the legislation passes, the budget also includes a $2.2 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Courtesy Deepwater Wind “2016 was the best year yet!” said just about no one—except, perhaps, U.S. offshore wind developers. In December, the burgeoning industry saw its first turbines start spinning off the coast of Rhode Island. It’s been a long time coming. Europe installed its first offshore wind […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In a stunning development for clean energy in New York State, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that New York plans to build enough offshore wind capacity by 2030 to power 1.25 million New York homes, starting with a 90-megawatt project 30 miles off Montauk on Long Island’s South […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A report recommends modest studies on geoengineering, the controversial concept of intervening in nature to slow or reverse global warming. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/science/geoengineering-climate-change-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The administration added the rusty-patched bumblebee, which once covered 28 states but is threatened by pesticides, disease and climate change, to the endangered species list. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/science/endangered-bee.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Department of the Interior Secretary Jewell will discuss the Obama Administration’s record of progress as it relates to energy, climate change and conservation. Center Director Jason Bordoff will moderate the discussion. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/mediaadvisories/secretary-jewell-discuss-administrations-record-progress-energy-columbia-universitys
Published by the World Wildlife Fund With the private sector responsible for nearly two-thirds of the heat-trapping carbon emissions produced by the United States, American companies are a linchpin in the domestic and global fight to slow climate change. The good news? With an eye on the bottom line, US companies are rising to the challenge. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog post was co-written with my colleague Bruce Ho. The good climate news out of New York just keeps coming. Yesterday, Governor Cuomo announced a proposal to install more than 500 new electric vehicle chargers throughout the state. This morning, the governor officially announced the deal to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Oystermen in San Francisco Bay haul in their catch in the late 1800s. University of Washington From the shores of Manhattan to the craggy coastline of Puget Sound, the country’s seaboards were once flush with oysters. Unfortunately, overharvesting and habitat destruction over the past century have taken a […]