CT Green Bank Strengthens Commitment to Low-Income Residents
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/yerina-mugica/ct-green-bank-strengthens-commitment-low-income-residents
EPA Regulatory Safeguards Prevent Pesticide Poisonings
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/jennifer-sass/epa-regulatory-safeguards-prevent-pesticide-poisonings
The Pesticide in Your Crisper Drawer
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/pesticide-your-crisper-drawer
Stop the Atlantic Bridge Pipeline
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New York State is poised to make a decision on the Atlantic Bridge Project, a natural gas pipeline that would expand the existing Algonquin Gas Transmission Pipeline system, a vast 1,100 miles-long pipeline system that traverses New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. While natural gas pipelines are […]
This Is How We Fight Back
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Peoples Climate Movement showed that we will not accept Trump’s attacks on our environment, our health, and our future. Bobby Bruderle On Saturday, I marked the hundredth day of Donald Trump’s presidency by marching against the reckless and radical assault he’s launched against our environment, our health, and […]
Spinning Green: Stumps Speak Louder Than Words on a Page
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Thirteen-year-old Yale study does not support Canadian forest industry and government claims about sustainable, on the ground outcomes in Canada’s boreal forest This is the third blog post in a series examining issues to Canada’s boreal forest. Do stringent logging policies translate into positive ecosystem outcomes on the […]
What’s in Your Drinking Water?
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Safe drinking water is something we Americans tend to take for granted, until a crisis like lead contamination in Flint, Michigan, makes us wonder what chemicals could be lurking in our own taps. Bigandt_Photography/iStock “Flint was a wake-up call for Americans, but it’s not the only place in […]
Science Matters: Taking It to the Streets
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund I was honored to stand up and speak out for science at the March for Science in San Francisco on April 22, 2017. The following is my speech for the event. Science is for everyone—and our future depends on it. Let’s get to work to turn this march […]
NRDC Seeks to Intervene in Industry Appeal of Seismic Denial
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A right whale mom with her newborn Credit: NOAA NRDC and its partners are pushing back against the offshore industry’s latest bid to open the east coast to oil and gas development. At issue are six highly controversial permits that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the […]
Bernhardt at Interior = Fox Guarding the Henhouse
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, the President nominated David Bernhardt to be Deputy Secretary of Interior, a position with enormous influence and authority over almost all of our shared public resources. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Interior, posted with Secretary Zinke’s endorsement of Bernhardt’s nomination. NRDC opposes this nomination, along with […]
If You’re Looking for Pollution Pics, I Know a Guy
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On the day that the Trump administration announced plans to consider measures that would revoke the protection of public lands, a post by The Wilderness Society took notice that in the last few days the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which oversees 258 million acres of public lands, has […]
Climate Marchers Are Sending a Message to the Rest of the World
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Marchers at the 2014 People’s Climate March Caelie_Frampton/Flickr Instead of Mar-a-Lago, President Trump will spend the weekend at a rally in Pennsylvania. This means that he’ll not only miss the traditional correspondents’ dinner, but also an astounding sight that’ll take place outside the White House on Saturday. Tens […]
Energy Dept. Grid “Study”: Politics Trump Facts
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has directed his agency to conduct a hurried review of how environmental protection standards and clean energy incentives are apparently threatening to bring our power grid to its knees. That action shows either a lack of understanding as to how grid operators (including […]
Week 14: 100 Days Later, Trump Not Yet Bored of Attacking the Environment
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. Bears Ears National Monument, Utah iStock Monumental Error President Trump asked Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Wednesday to review all national monuments established since 1996 and recommend whether they […]
Coastal Rallies in Response to Trump’s Offshore Order
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Millions of Americans spoke out over the last several years to urge then-President Barack Obama to protect our oceans. And he did, to large extent, by permanently withdrawing nearly all of the Arctic Ocean and sensitive areas of the Atlantic from consideration for oil and gas leasing, removing […]
Trump’s New Offshore Oil Giveaway Has Seismic Blasting, Too
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] Today, Trump reportedly will issue a broad Executive Order that opens up our coasts and oceans to Big Oil. The headlines will be about his attempt to undo prior withdrawals of Arctic and other waters from leasing; about his move to revise the government’s current offshore […]
Trump Acts Quickly to Open Our Coasts to Offshore Drilling
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund If you thought Earth Day would give President Trump and his administration pause in their ongoing assault on our environment and health, you were wrong. Instead, the week after hundreds of thousands of people rallied around the world in a global March for Science in support of Earth […]
NY Green Bank Moves to Standardize and Scale Green Loans
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest post by Bettina Bergoo Pixabay Regardless of the news coming out of Washington, New York State is among the leaders of continued US action on climate change. That leadership is demonstrated in two newly released Request for Proposals (RFPs) that are expected to significantly boost the state’s […]
Latin America Green News: 4/21 – 4/27/2017
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guatemalan activist wins Goldman Prize, Mexico joins global pact to keep climate change under 2 degrees To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. April 21 – 27, 2017 Environment Rodrigo Tot Goldman Environmental Foundation This year’s Goldman Environmental Prize […]
The Attwater’s Prairie Chicken Dances in the Face of Destruction
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund George Lavendowski/USFWS About an hour’s drive outside of Houston, the sun is rising, and so are the Attwater’s prairie chickens. Each April, the male birds inflate canary-yellow air sacs on either side of their necks, then bob up and down, stamp the ground, and emit loud booming noises—all […]