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. Pruitt Doesn’t Travel Coach The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Inspector General’s Office launched an inquiry into Administrator Scott Pruitt’s travel expenses back in August, so it’s going to love […]
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Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The latest Sustainable Energy in America Factbook showed that 2017 was a landmark year in energy efficiency and renewable energy: wind and solar installations surged and greenhouse gas emissions declined to the lowest level that they have been in 25 years. At the same time, the U.S. economy grew […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A federal judge ruled today that the Trump administration illegally delayed four energy efficiency standards that will save America’s consumers and businesses more than $8 billion in energy costs, finding that delaying the standards was “a violation of the Department’s duties” under federal law. In a victory […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Civil engineers give U.S. bridges, roads and other infrastructure a grade of D Pixabay President Trump’s long-delayed infrastructure plan is a set of thinly drawn concepts with no obvious source of direct funding. It claims to help build a better future for all Americans but instead steamrolls public […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund For the second year in a row, Administrator Scott Pruitt has proposed an Environmental Protection Agency budget that slashes climate research and protection programs. Pruitt has not yet proposed one pollution regulation to improve air and water quality, yet says he wants to “deliver real results to provide […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Texas Wind Farms Daxis / Flickr As the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) listening tour comes to Kansas City, Missouri, Midwesterners can voice their support for national strategy to fight climate change and a path towards cleaner, cheaper sources of energy. The CPP would boost an already thriving […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ford Motor Company’s Michigan Assembly Plant Solar Power Generation System Ford Motor Company Over 600 Michigan residents are pushing their Mayors to sign on to a letter asking the Public Service Commission if building a one billion dollar gas plant is necessary, when cleaner, cheaper options are available. […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Greetings from Portland, Oregon, where I am attending the 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM), a gathering for scientific exchange on ocean issues across a range of disciplines. Sarah Cooley, Ocean Conservancy’s Director of Ocean Acidification shared an overview of the conference with us on Monday. As she noted, the range of disciplines […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Dozens of fluffy shy albatross chicks sitting on artificial nests are a promising sign for scientists behind an innovative plan to give the vulnerable species a boost to help counteract the negative impacts of climate change. Over 100 specially built mudbrick and aerated concrete artificial nests were airlifted on to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Emphasizing that global warming is one of the “greatest threats to human survival,” India is moving forward with action on climate change – including the 2018 milestone of achieving 20 gigawatts of installed solar energy. Leaders around the world, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, encourage stronger global “solidarity” […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Last Thursday, the Federal administration brought an offshore oil drilling dog and pony show to Sacramento, instead of hosting a listening session with live testimony from concerned citizens. On January 4, President Trump announced his intentions to open-up California’s beloved coastline to oil and gas exploration. The agency […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at Ocean Conservancy! With it being the month of February, you’ve probably seen close to a million heart-shaped objects as we’ve drawn closer and closer to this date. Boxes of little heart-shaped candies, giant stuffed bears with hearts sewn on their ears and other adorably […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund America’s water infrastructure is in bad shape, and President Trump’s new infrastructure plan would do little to fix that problem. Our drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure brings clean water into our homes and prevents dangerous pollution from spilling into our waterways. We need it to keep our […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Environment and Climate Change Canada Guest blog by Jennifer Skene and Courtenay Lewis Yesterday, the Canadian government released a final Action Plan for the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal Population (Action Plan). The Action Plan highlights the need to protect the “iconic but threatened” boreal caribou, and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund At the close of a lively debate before the nation’s utility regulators, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today released a joint statement supporting new utility policies to accelerate America’s transition to a clean energy future, including further reductions in greenhouse gas […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund There’s a common saying in Washington: “A budget is a moral document.” Seen through that lens, the Trump administration’s budget is a deeply immoral plan for national water policy. This proposal would make radical and deep cuts to numerous critical water initiatives. I suppose this should not be […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has just proposed to eviscerate the Bureau of Land Management’s (“BLM”) standards adopted a little over a year ago to stop the rampant climate pollution and loss of taxpayer revenue from oil and gas operations on our public lands. Methane, the main ingredient of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund PJM, the electricity grid operator serving 65 million customers in 13 Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states and the District of Columbia, is deciding whether it will again override its own stakeholders to propose yet another controversial and expensive electricity market rule change at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), […]