Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Michael Van Vleet/Flickr Ever since a group of sadistic bro-foons dragged a shark behind their speedboat earlier this year (and videoed themselves laughing through it all), I’ve been trying to figure out what’s against the law when it comes to shark fishing off the coast of Florida and […]
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 Today, the world’s biggest restaurant chain took a modest step forward in the fight against antibiotic resistance with its release of a new global chicken policy, as well as an update to the company’s Global Vision for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Food Animals. In 2015, McDonald’s announcement to eliminate […]
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 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is due this week to submit his report and recommendations on the fate of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, as well as 26 other national monuments (see my blog here about how this report came about). If this decision […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Backers of the Pebble Mine—a giant gold and copper mine proposed at the headwaters of Bristol Bay’s legendary salmon runs—continue to ignore the will of the people of Bristol Bay, whose overwhelming opposition to the mine has not wavered in over a decade. “If the Pebble partnership had […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund For the first time in America’s history, many of our national monuments are at risk for industrial exploitation. Alamy Devils Tower National Park, Wyoming Devils Tower More than a century ago, some of the most important natural, cultural, and historic places in the United States were under threat. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On Friday, California’s Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) made big promises to address the risk from the pesticide chlorpyrifos—found to threaten children’s health, especially in agricultural communities—but delivered little in the way of real protections. The state claimed to be announcing “health protections” but the reality is communities are […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Over the weekend, the Trump administration allowed the charter to lapse for a 15-member federal climate advisory committee (or FAC, on which I was a member) that gathers real information from real people about the impacts of climate change today. The result: There will be far less of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Concerned Citizens of Richmond County protest Enviva, which is planning to open a wood-pellet plant in Dobbin Heights, North Carolina. Call to Action Media Debra David lives with her two sisters, Mary and Betty, in their childhood home in Dobbins Heights, a North Carolina town of fewer than […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Momentum is building as India moves towards meeting its clean energy targets. Recognizing the tremendous growth potential and opportunity to overhaul India’s energy sector, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy convened policymakers, investors and key clean energy stakeholders at the World Renewable Energy Technology Congress in New […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Groups rally to ask Governor Cuomo to protect NYS water by denying water quality certificate for Constitution Pipeline. Erik McGregor In a victory for New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld New York State’s decision to block the Constitution Pipeline, a 124-mile natural gas pipeline intended […]
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. Predicted increase of extreme rainfall by 2041–2070 as compared to 1971–2000 NOAA/Climate.gov Flooding America with Crazy President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that would revoke a current […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund THIS WEEK: NAFTA renegotiation begins, Argentina renewables auction, Colombia climate change law To subscribe to NRDC’s Latin America Green News click here. Feature: NAFTA Renegotiation and the Planet The first round of talks for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) began this week as […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The devastating effects of water pollution are on full display this summer. The Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone”, which is an oxygen-poor area off the Gulf Coast, is the largest ever measured since record-keeping began more than 30 years ago. In fact, this year’s dead zone is as […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As India marks seven decades of independence this week, some states and key cities are implementing energy efficiency building codes to achieve greater energy independence. Energy efficiency is the cheapest way to save energy and money, resulting in greater energy security in the face of rapid urbanization and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Food waste occurs at all levels of the supply chain. We leave entire fields unharvested, reject produce solely for cosmetic reasons, throw out anything past or even close to its “use by” date, inundate restaurant patrons with massive portions, and let absurd amounts of food rot in the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund I bet we’ve all had the experience of standing over the trash can, staring at what was once a tasty-looking snack, entrée or piece of fruit before we forgot about it and let it get scary in the back of our fridge. We’ve kicked ourselves over money spent […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Danna Walker Another Executive Order on Infrastructure Permitting? Really? President Trump just signed another Executive Order on Infrastructure Permitting. And once again it’s unlikely to improve infrastructure we rely on such as bridges, roads, commuter rail and water and sewer systems. What is needed to fix the infrastructure […]