Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The EPA’s move to deregulate methane leaks puts communities across the country at risk—and it’s against the law. Nik Zane/Flickr Late last week, on the heels of the president’s reckless decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund JRC, Inc./Alamy Shortly after the Civil War, Atlanta hit a growth spurt. Its roads followed the area’s railroad system, and the city grew outward from the center in hubs and spokes. This, unfortunately, was a blueprint for nightmarish traffic problems in the future. In about two decades, the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement was, as expected, widely critiqued by governments in Latin America. Over the past several years, several countries in the region have been vocal advocates of the need for ambitious global action on climate change. This willingness to take […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund June is Orca Awareness Month, a time to show appreciation for our beloved orcas and to encourage a culture of stewardship to protect these majestic animals and their fragile habitat. Late last year, the Southern Resident orcas lost their long-time leader, Granny, who lived to be 105 years […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Gage Skidmore/Flickr On June 1, President Trump announced that the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement. He made the announcement in the White House Rose Garden, a beautiful setting for an ugly stream of falsehoods that betrayed a fundamental misunderstanding of the climate accord, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund After Trump made a reckless decision yesterday to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement I was privileged to join an impromptu rally outside the White House to let President Trump know that the American public strongly disagree with his decision. There was a large and diverse crowd standing […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund We in the Urban Solutions program at NRDC were in Paris to watch the COP21 agreement happen, and we were part of the effort by cities to help nations and regions lead on climate. Now, with President Trump’s decision to reverse our nation’s commitments to this historic agreement, we turn to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A day that will go down in history as the time America turned its back on the world, plus more climate denial and attacks on our health from the EPA. President Trump returns to the Oval Office after announcing the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement. Sipa […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Some members of the New York State Senate this week advanced dangerous legislation that would needlessly stop wind power development within 40 miles of military bases throughout the state. If enacted, this bill would make it nearly impossible for New York state to meet its ambitious “50% by […]
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. Shawn Thew/EPA/Newscom A Laughingstock President Trump announced on Thursday that the United States would begin the process to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement. In making his case […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It’s no hoax: by recklessly withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, Trump has just ceded the race for global leadership to China. Not only has he weakened American influence in the world, he has also damaged our relationship with some of our most important allies who no longer believe they can rely on […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Eric B. Walker/Flickr During his recent trip to Europe, President Trump heard firsthand from other major world leaders why withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement was a bad idea. At home, similar arguments have been made by his secretary of state, his secretary of energy, top business executives, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund While many major chicken companies, restaurant chains and food service providers are switching to chickens raised without antibiotics important for human medicine, Sanderson Farms seems to be moving in the opposite direction. Last summer, Sanderson Farms launched an outrageous advertising campaign claiming that raising chickens without using these […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Landowners Tom and Cathie Genung near the Elkhorn River in the eastern Sandhills of Nebraska Mary Anne Andrei/BOLD Nebraska “Trump administration approves Keystone XL pipeline,” the headlines blared. It was March 24, only two months after he’d taken office, when it appeared that President Trump had cleared the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pixabay The koala is a strong candidate for the most darling critter on earth. It has mad-scientist ear floofs, a dopey nose, and the rounded body dimensions of a teddy bear. But chlamydia is not cute. The contagious bacterial disease gums up the koala’s eyes with mucus, damages […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund First, some good news: After a lengthy and illegal delay, the Trump Administration finally announced that new bipartisan energy efficiency standards for ceiling fans, which will save consumers up to $12 billion over the next 30 years, will become effective on September 30th. NRDC, joined by consumer advocates, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The California Assembly late yesterday passed a bill that will ensure low-income renters are not left behind by California’s clean energy investments. Assembly Bill 1088 (sponsored by Assembly Member Susan Eggman) will increase the accessibility of California’s diverse offerings for the multifamily rental housing sector, and put California […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund 33,000,000,000. That’s the number of gallons of contaminated Chicago River water that have flowed into Lake Michigan—source of drinking water and quality of life for millions of Americans—in the last decade. The River normally flows away from the Lake, so what gives? Blame climate change. And infrastructure not […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] The following a transcript of the video. Randy Napier: We have to protect the people of America, not the corporations. Jeff Napier: When it comes to food safety, water safety, air pollution—I mean, you have to have those resources; you have to be able to get […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund California continues to lead the way on clean energy, but energy efficiency and renewables are gaining major ground across the country, a new ranking of states and cities shows. Six states now get at least a fifth of their power from non-hydro renewable sources such as wind and […]