Six Months After Maria: Puerto Rico’s Growing Health Crisis
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/mekela-panditharatne/six-months-after-maria-puerto-ricos-growing-health-crisis
Welcome to the Fourth Wave: A new era of environmental progress
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund It will empower people and fundamentally transform how we solve environmental problems. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/533968760/0/edf/blogs/feed~Welcome-to-the-Fourth-Wave-A-new-era-of-environmental-progress
As the Vaquita Dives Toward Extinction, NRDC Isn’t Giving Up
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/zak-smith/vaquita-dives-toward-extinction-nrdc-isnt-giving
Last male northern white rhino dies
Published by the World Wildlife Fund He was known as the Last Male Standing and attracted the attention of people around the world, but on March 19, 2018 the last male northern white rhino died. Sudan, 45 years old, had been under armed guard to protect him from the threat of poachers. His death is heartbreaking. […]
An illegal logger in Tanzania becomes a forest defender
Published by the World Wildlife Fund When his three daughters were hungry, Omary Mbunda would turn to illegal timber for money. For him and others in his village of Mbondo, Tanzania, the trees and wildlife in nearby Liuninga Forest Reserve were reliable sources of income and food. That changed when the CARE-WWF Alliance—a partnership focused on […]
Fannie Mae’s Accomplishment & What it Means for Utilities
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/philip-henderson/what-fannie-maes-new-accomplishment-means-utilities
Safeguard Environmental Protections—#ActforCommunityHealth
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/melissa-lin-perrella/safeguard-environmental-protections-actforcommunityhealth
Sharks Don’t Kill People. People Who Kill Sharks Kill People.
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Commentary by Sea Shepherd Founder, Captain Paul Watson Sharks are essential for the health and well-being of oceanic eco-systems Photo: Nicolas Vera / Sea Shepherd When it comes to causes of death, sharks are on the very bottom of the list as the leading causes. Your chances of dying in […]
FEMA’s Disaster Preparedness Plan Is a Disaster for the U.S.
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/joel-scata/femas-disaster-preparedness-plan-disaster-us
Teach-In Thursday on Why NY Needs More Energy Efficiency
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/miles-farmer/teach-thursday-why-ny-needs-more-energy-efficiency
9 reasons for hope in the face of climate change
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing people, wildlife, and the planet. From warming temperatures to more extreme weather, communities in the US and around the world are already feeling the impacts. But we can create a safer and more resilient future if we work together to rethink […]
Everyday Climate Vulnerability in Places like Memphis
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/shelley-poticha/everyday-climate-vulnerability-places-memphis
When a Study Singled Out Memphis’s Unfairly High Power Bills, Grassroots Groups Took Action
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/when-study-singled-out-memphiss-unfairly-high-power-bills-grassroots-groups-took-action
NY anti-wind bill could hurt clean energy economy
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/sneha-ayyagari/ny-anti-wind-bill-could-hurt-clean-energy-economy
Full-page Ad Targets First Quantum Minerals
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Sends Clear Message that Bristol Bay Remains United Against the Pebble Mine Opponents of the Pebble Mine ran full-page ads in Alaska yesterday targeting First Quantum Minerals—the Canadian mining company currently deciding whether to sign an options agreement with the mine. “Our fish, our water, our wildlife and […]
India Green News: India, France sign environment pact & more
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: India, France sign pact to deepen cooperation in environment field; IREDA, EIB sign €150 million loan for RE financing in India; Centre’s clean air plan goes beyond Delhi, urban India and outdoor pollution India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and […]
Legislation Introduced to Remedy Diablo Canyon Decision
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The California Senate majority leader today joined with an Republican Assemblymember to introduce bipartisan legislation to remedy multiple shortcomings in the recent California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision related to the retirement and replacement of California’s last nuclear power plant. The phase out of the Diablo Canyon nuclear […]
Mourning a Champion of Public Health
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The public health community is mourning the loss of a champion: U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter. The Congresswoman, who sadly passed away last night, was one of a kind. As her colleagues in Congress remember, she was a trailblazer as one of the longest serving members of the U.S. […]
Climate Change on Trial in Federal Court
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A rally for clean energy in San Francisco, February 2018 Ian Tuttle Remember when Scott Pruitt wanted to do that red team/blue team exercise, publicly pitting those who accept the science of climate change against skeptics? The concept, first floated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator back […]
Clean heating is part of NY’s energy efficiency solution
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Achieving New York’s climate and clean energy goals hinges upon a comprehensive and ambitious plan to increase energy efficiency savings in New York across all fuels. As NRDC and a large coalition of advocates expressed in a letter to Governor Cuomo, that means advancing not only technologies like […]