Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund When her furnace started acting up, Alicia Dickenson knew her family had a problem. “I’m not going to have money for a new furnace,” the Ohio resident told her local paper. “How am I going to make it through the next winter?” When Dickenson found out she qualified […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump is expected to order the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies to start dismantling limits on carbon pollution from power plants and other sources, as he already ordered EPA to do for vehicles. It is likely that his executive order will include another huge gift […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Josh Mogerman/NRDC The Great Lakes are an indelible part of the quality of life in some of America’s greatest cities (Canada’s too!). But the Trump budget outlined this week clearly represents a threat to the region. Between the elimination of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the hobbling […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump announced his proposed budget on Thursday. If it were to be adopted by Congress, it would threaten public health and our natural resources enormously. Although this budget is so radical that it has no chance of enactment, it still bears close examination for a couple reasons. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The bald eagle was brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections provided and enforced by the Department of the Interior (DOI). Trump’s proposed budget would starve DOI of critical resources needed to fulfill responsibilities such as making ESA listing determinations, developing […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund iStock “Beware the Ides of March!” That warning rang true the day after, on March 16, when President Trump released his 2018 budget proposal. The Washington Post front page was covered in red ink showing Trump’s epically egregious cuts for federal agencies from NASA to Housing, from Health […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pixabay On this St. Patrick’s Day I’m remembering my Irish grandmother who passed away about a year ago. She was tender toward those she loved and also had grit. She volunteered for Meals on Wheels as part of her life’s philosophy to help the less fortunate. It’s a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The nation’s new budget chief, Mick Mulvaney, claims that climate spending is a “waste of your money.” Translation: The Administration thinks protecting your health is a waste of money. That was made clear with yesterday’s Polluter First budget proposal, which among other things, zeros out the U.S. Environmental […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Earlier this week, the Philippines formally joined the Paris Agreement. The next step for the country, according to its Climate Change Commission, will be to finalize and mainstream the “country’s obligations under the agreement into national policies, plans and programs.” These obligations include a conditional commitment to reduce […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The California Coastal National Monument at Point Arena-Stornetta was expanded thanks to acquisitions made possible by the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Under the Trump administration’s proposed budget, the LWCF, which protects lands for future generations, will have its funding virtually eliminated. Photo Credit Bob Wick/BLM One […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump famously derided climate change as a “hoax,” and his America First budget blueprint that was released yesterday would make climate denial our national policy. The new administration is not hiding their intentions. Last week, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt would not agree that carbon dioxide […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Alaska is warming at a rate two to three times faster than the mainland United States and the many indigenous communities along its coast, like the Inupiat villages of Kivalina and Shishmaref, are grappling with the impacts. Andrew Burton/Getty Images Mustafa Ali worked at the Environmental Protection Agency […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Chile launches GHG mitigation plan, Mexico’s finance program seeks to overhaul transportation sector, Medellin’s toxic air pollution To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. March 10 – 16, 2017 Climate Change Pacchiano at the International Congress of Sustainability IBERO […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Forest elephants in the Congo Thomas Breuer via Wikimedia Commons/doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050115 The tropical rainforests of the Minkébé National Park in northern Gabon are dense, wet woods—the sort of terrain where a hiker could get lost straying just a few feet off the trail. This seemingly impenetrable thicket has protected […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The President’s Budget, revealed today, proposes a whopping 21% funding cut to USDA. Until a more detailed draft is released in May, we don’t know which programs are most at risk. But we can be sure that this level of gouging would have a negative impact on rural […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump Administration rolled out its skinny federal budget today. As feared, the Department of Energy’s budget reflects the overall budget direction of moving taxpayer dollars from beneficial and important civilian energy programs to military spending, which would be disastrous for the many Americans struggling to pay their energy […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund BoycottMexicanShrimp.com There are only about 30 vaquita porpoises left in the world. The smallest and most endangered cetacean species on the planet faces extinction in three years if the people with the power to save it don’t take immediate action. Instead of shrugging their shoulders and casting blame […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The March 11, 2011 Fukushima reactor meltdowns remind us the challenges in radiological emergency preparedness after a nuclear accident. A radiological emergency could also arise from terrorist acts or threats involving radioactive materials. These acts or threats are broadly categorized into radiologic events, which include the release of radioactive […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump Administration today directed federal agencies to begin rolling back commonsense clean car and fuel economy standards. As part of the first step to weakening the standards, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Scott Pruitt and Department of Transportation under Secretary Elaine Chao, issued a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The biggest consumer savings program you’ve never heard of may be just one of dozens of Department of Energy (DOE) initiatives at risk of deep cuts under President Trump’s extreme new budget proposal. Funding for DOE’s hugely successful appliance energy efficiency program, which will save Americans a cumulative […]