Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund If at first you don’t succeed, pretend failure is success. That appears to be the message from the Trump EPA in its “Five Year Review” report released last week on one of the longest and highest profile chemical cleanups in U.S. history—the removal of toxic PCBs from the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The president’s decision to pull the United States from the Paris climate agreement sparked a cry of resistance from leaders across the country. Here’s how to add your voice to the chorus. Protestors gathered just minutes after President Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. Jeff […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC and partners went to court Monday to block the Trump EPA’s illegal suspension of critical Clean Air Act safeguards against leaks of methane and other dangerous air pollution from the oil and gas industry. This is NRDC’s first lawsuit to stop President Trump and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Latin America celebrates #WorldEnvironmentDay and reacts to the U.S. withdrawal from the #ParisAgreement To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. June 2 – 8, 2017 #WorldEnvironmentDay Coinciding with United Nation’s (UN) World Environment Day, the UN Oceans Conference began this […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As we celebrate World Oceans Day this year, world leaders, businesses, scientists, and NGOs are gathered in New York at the first ever United Nations Ocean Conference. Threats to the ocean – including acidification from excessive carbon emissions, pollution, and overexploitation – continue to mount, but at the Ocean […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative supports New York’s transition to a clean energy economy, creating jobs like this one at upstate Renovus Solar, saving consumers money, and improving public health. Raiding RGGI moves us in the wrong direction. Stephen Yang/The Solutions Project via Flickr As New York Governor […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Even as the Trump administration disregards the burgeoning worldwide clean energy economy, California continues to advance its leadership. The latest evidence: The energy efficiency programs serving most of the customers in the state provided another year of substantial energy savings, building on decades of progress. Efficiency program administrators—the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In an utterly reckless move—opposed by mayors, state leaders, county officials, governors and major companies and millions of Americans across our country—President Trump announced on June 1st that he will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. In the days since, the negative reaction has emphasized […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump bragged about “massively streamlining” the approval process for infrastructure projects such as bridges and roads with the Ohio River as a backdrop as steel company executives, labor leaders and local and federal officials looked on. Mr. President: This is not a new issue, as I know […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] This is a transcript of the video. Robin Tucker, Cleveland: Most people think of asbestos as, oh, it’s that stuff on the wall, that, you know, flakes off, and they only think of like old buildings; they’re always like, oh yeah, my school has asbestos, but […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Flooding in Louisiana – Aug. 2016| Photo Credit: USDA.gov Floods risks are increasing nationwide. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), created in 1968 to reduce the Nation’s flood exposure through a unique combination of land use standards and federally-subsidized insurance, is a crucial tool in the nation’s arsenal […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Samuel Zeller/Unsplash After a turbulent start to his Administration, President Trump is looking for ways to change the national conversation. With controversies swirling, and following a deeply unpopular decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, this week the Administration is beginning to talk about its infrastructure agenda. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada Bob Wick/BLM It’s a lesser-known inconvenient truth: Despite an overall shift to cleaner energy sources, the United States wastes about two-thirds of the energy it produces. That ratio doesn’t sit well with lawmakers in Nevada, who are hoping to commit the Silver State […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The scientific and economic case for climate action grows only more compelling. Over the past decade, scientists have developed an increasingly firm understanding of the links between climate change and public health, agriculture, transportation and infrastructure, and extreme weather. As one example, exceptionally heavy rains and flash floods […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Nellis AFB Solar panels Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada has always understood the importance of clean energy to Nevadans and their future. He championed the early closure and replacement of the coal-fired Reid Gardner power plant. He got Nevada the world’s largest battery factory. He built a network of electric […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The seismic exploration permits it has proposed would authorize energy companies to blast Atlantic waters with air guns and harm marine mammals. Leo Francini/Alamy Stock Photo In a first step toward drilling off the Atlantic coast, the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed to issue five permits—known as Incidental […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Nevada’s renewable portfolio standard requires electricity providers like NV Energy to buy a minimum amount of electricity from renewable sources like solar, geothermal, and wind. Assembly Bill 206, sponsored by Assemblyman Chris Brooks, would increase the renewable standard so that it requires electricity providers to get 40 percent […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund We think approving the expansion of a massive new open pit strip mine in Utah, wedged between Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks, is a bad idea. You can read the details on why here. The point of this blog is lay out the history and timeline of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Just hours after President Trump announced his reckless decision to abandon the Paris climate agreement, governors across the country stepped forward to fill the vacuum. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, California Governor Jerry Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced the formation of the US Climate Alliance, a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has proposed permits for large-scale seismic oil and gas exploration off the mid-Atlantic and south Atlantic coasts. This move overlooks the best available scientific evidence, which shows that noise from seismic airguns poses significant harm to marine mammals, and a wide array of […]