Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A prairie warbler Jason Ondreicka/iStock New England just got the go-ahead for a wildlife refuge the size of Manhattan, but it won’t reach full size until around 2050. “This won’t be all in one place, and it certainly won’t be all in one time,” says Bill Zinni, a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Nine gray wolves (at least!) are now living in California – Although wolves are native to the Golden State, they hadn’t been seen in California since 1924—until last year when biologists spotted two adults […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A boy studies by the light of the solar lantern his family purchased through EcoEnergy. Courtesy Mahawish Rezvi/EcoEnergy Living off the grid, completely independent from an electric utility, can cast energy in a startlingly different light—one in which animal dung serves as cooking fuel, kerosene illuminates kids’ homework […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund These are interesting times in Canada. Just over a year ago, the Conservative administration of Stephen Harper was ousted from power by a landslide in Canada’s federal elections. The election ended nearly a decade of heavy-handed political maneuvering that saw environmental laws gutted and government transparency subverted. It […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ever since early 2015 when the World Health Organization’s cancer assessment experts at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) determined that glyphosate “probably” caused cancer in humans, the agrochemical industry’s Pro-Cancer Lobby has been on the offensive. For example: California EPA is being sued by Monsanto […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As the country prepares to vote for the next president, state and local building code officials are preparing for an additional round of voting: the decision of what the nation’s building energy codes will look like beginning in 2018. NRDC is confident these local officials will keep the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Severe air pollution chokes New Delhi – Officials declared an “emergency situation” in the city, whose citizens have been suffering under a cloud of toxic haze for a week. The smog—the result of farm […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Written by my colleague Robin Roy. How much does it matter if energy efficiency programs like ENERGY STAR or appliance energy standards save electricity generated by renewable resources like wind and solar, rather than from fossil fuel powerplants? Certainly from the perspective of reducing carbon pollution, there’s a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Nearly a year after EPA asked a court to withdraw the agency’s registration of Enlist Duo, a new herbicide that combines glyphosate and 2,4 D, the agency now says it wants to maintain the registration and expand it to additional states and for additional crops. After analyzing claims […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. This is a moment to celebrate. It is also a moment to look ahead with sober assessment and renewed will over the task ahead. Support Our Work Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/news/paris-agreement-enters-force-today
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund One by one is how we will lose them. On an especially sad week—like this last week—we’re losing them two at a time. This past Saturday, the Center for Whale Research announced the death of a killer whale known as J28 (or Polaris). She was beloved by many […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The earth during the Last Glacial Maximum some 26,000 years ago was a pretty unrecognizable place. Ice sheets crept down across Canada, stretching from the Missouri River to Manhattan. Massive glaciers on land meant lower water levels at sea, and the islands of Borneo and Bali were still […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 70) International Maritime Organization, 2016 https://flic.kr/p/Nwe6jP (no changes made) This blog was coauthored by NRDC consultants Freda Fung and Rich Kassel. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) made a historic decision last Thursday, finalizing its plan to dramatically reduce the global sulfur limit of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A diverse coalition is launching an exciting new campaign in New Jersey to highlight the importance of electric vehicles (EVs) to reducing climate-changing pollution, shielding drivers from roller-coaster oil prices, strengthening the grid and lowering utility bills for all customers. The diverse coalition, of which NRDC is part, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Californians: As you mark your ballot either through early voting, or when you go to the polls on November 8, please vote to protect the environment and public health. Below are NRDC’s recommendations. YES on Proposition 55 This measure would extend tax rates on the highest income earners, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New Yorkers will breathe a whole lot easier and healthier soon, thanks to new regulations finalized and put on the books yesterday by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The new regulations, set to take effect in May 2017, will finally limit dangerous air pollution—nitrogen oxides […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ayako Hoshino For Chie Hitotsuyama, print is not dead. The Japanese artist uses discarded dailies to make life-size, and incredibly lifelike, animal sculptures. The process is a bit like papier-mâché 2.0. First, Hitotsuyama selects individual pieces of newspaper based on the color of the ink on the page. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. There is a way for us to accommodate sacred lands of Native Americans. —President Obama comments on the clashes between local authorities and protestors over the Dakota Access pipeline, which threatens the Standing […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is calling on the U.S. marketplace to urge the logging company Resolute Forest Products (Resolute) to drop its litigation against public interest organizations and instead focus on demonstrating its commitment to sustainable forestry and conservation. NRDC has been engaged for over two […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Last week, I joined several volunteers to glean harvest from Potomac Vegetable Farms in Virginia. Potomac Vegetable Farms uses sustainable farming practices; the marigolds bordering this pepper patch are a natural form of pest control. Lara Bryant, NRDC Gleaning is a historical practice that goes all the way […]