Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Raymond Forbes LLC/Stocksy Nations around the world are upping their game in the fight against climate change, even as President Trump recently announced the U.S.’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. And despite this reckless move, American mayors, state leaders, county officials, governors, major companies, and millions of citizens […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund States’ authority to enact clean energy policy was significantly bolstered last week in an important federal district court decision. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a challenge from fossil fuel companies who objected to the Illinois program to support nuclear generation because it […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The stock market is up some 7 percent since the election. Stock markets are an expression of confidence in future economic growth, because buying stock in a corporation means buying a share of its future profits. The market clearly thinks that the Trump presidency will be good for […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund With climate change as a major focus during the recent G20 Summit, India emphasized its commitment to implementing the Paris Agreement. The World Bank recently recognized India as a “front runner in the global fight against climate change” with its massive expansion of solar energy. Although the investment […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Rick Perry at last month’s “Unleashing American Energy” event Simon Edelman, Energy Department/Flickr “Here’s a little economics lesson: supply and demand.” That’s how Energy Secretary Rick Perry teed up his latest headline-grabbing gaffe, which—like his previous gaffes—didn’t disappoint. In some ways, this may be his best work yet, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Tucker and Hossler/Offset In 1972, federal lawmakers made a commitment to protect the “waters of the United States.” Thus began a heroic undertaking to turn our waterways from the flammable waste dumps of the 1960s into places where our children could swim again. And the resulting 1972 Clean […]
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. A protestor cites chemist Svante Arrhenius at the March for Science, St. Paul, Minnesota, April 2017 Lorie Shaull/Flickr Not Ready for Prime Time Climate change denier and U.S. Environmental […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Scott Pruitt wants to be a game show host to debate climate change, communities respond harshly to rolling back methane standards, and even Republicans are against offshore drilling. Dave Logan/iStock America the superpower is fast becoming America the super pariah, thanks to President Trump. At the recent G20 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: India Will Implement Paris Climate Pact in Letter and Spirit: PM Narendra Modi; Tangedco Evacuates 5,079 MW of Wind Power, Sets National Record; CPCB Plans to Roll Out Action Plans for Air Pollution in Non-Attainment Cities India Green News is a selection of news highlights […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Water Efficiency Gets Major Boost in New York In a move that will help protect the natural waterways of New York while saving New Yorkers money on their water and sewer bills, a key state agency adopted new rules today requiring water-efficient plumbing products in all new construction […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Back in 2008 when the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline was proposed by TransCanada for the first time, conventional wisdom had it that if Keystone XL wasn’t built, it wouldn’t matter, Alberta’s tar sands would see booming production and other pipelines and rail would do what Keystone XL […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Leaders in California’s capitol—Speaker Anthony Rendon, Senate President pro Tem Kevin de León, and Governor Jerry Brown—this week announced a package of two bills to extend the state’s breakthrough cap-and-trade climate program and to get real about cutting local air pollution in communities suffering from traffic and industrial […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump may be turning his back on climate action, but our cities, states, and businesses—and the rest of the world—are stepping it up. A U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington, D.C. Cate Jackson/Nexus Media What happens when a country’s president goes one way and the rest […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Happy U.S. National Mac and Cheese Day, July 14th! No, really, you can’t make this stuff up, and no, I’d never heard of it either. Joshua A. A family of toxic chemical additives in plastics called phthalates (the ‘ph’ at the beginning is silent) are synthetic high production […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [Edited on Jul 12, 2017] We can only avoid the worst effects of climate change if we take swift and decisive action. The world has taken some important steps already, but we had been asleep at the wheel for many decades, releasing vast amounts of carbon into the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund “Save the World,” by Anthony Memba from Kangemi, Nairobi, Kenya Maskbook Facebook’s number of monthly users recently hit 2 billion—a pretty impressive slice of the global population. But there’s a different type of social network out there fighting for all 7.5 billion of us. It’s called Maskbook, and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Federal Government just spent three years painstakingly assessing the nation’s offshore drilling policies, following the dictates of the law governing management of our public coastal waters. The previous administration conducted a thorough analysis of the benefits and risks, while receiving extensive input from industry, potentially impacted communities […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest blog by Karan Chouksey, NRDC India Initiative With the Montreal Protocol meetings in full swing this week in Bangkok, countries are making progress in implementing the ground-breaking Kigali Amendment of October 2016. The Montreal Protocol—the world’s most effective environmental treaty—is continuing its work to phase out hydrochlorofluorocarbons […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Many consumers want their utilities to be leaders in the global effort to reduce climate pollution, especially since such leadership results in lower bills. In North America, and to a lesser extent, in other regions, many utilities are fulfilling that demand by offering customers incentives and education on […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund EPA just announced plans to withdraw its 2014 Proposed Determination that, if finalized, would have placed common-sense restrictions on the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska. EPA’s Proposed Determination to protect Bristol Bay and limit the Pebble Mine came at the direct request of the tribes, communities, […]