Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Courtesy Atlantis Scientists can identify individual humpback whales by the shape and coloring of their flukes, giant river otters by the white markings under their chins, and spotted eagle rays by their freckles. Would you like to know the best way to ID a particular manatee? Look at […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy A guest narrative by Trash Free Seas Intern and free diver, Mathilde Badoud The beginning of the year is an opportunity to take time, relax and reconnect to your body and your environment. It is the only moment when the entire year is gently calling you and makes everything possible.The start of […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Outcome-based contracting is catching on nationwide, while becoming a buzzword in procurement and sustainable investment circles. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/521937660/0/edf/blogs/feed~Outcomebased-contracting-is-about-to-reach-a-whole-new-level-Here%E2%80%99s-why
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Last fall, Pennsylvania lawmakers set out to fix a problem with the state’s 2004 Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act (AEPS). No, the problem they took on with Act 40 of 2017 was not the weakness of the renewable energy targets in the AEPS. (Alas, those targets still have […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest Blog by Amartya Awasthi and Bhaskar Deol With 2017 marking the fourth straight hottest year recorded in India, the need for cooling solutions is becoming even more urgent. India is moving forward with a comprehensive plan on meeting the country’s skyrocketing cooling demand, as highlighted recently by […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Federal and state authorities, powers and jurisdictions should work together efficiently and effectively serve the public interest. That’s what is meant by “cooperative federalism”. It is notable that the Trump Administration’s head of the EPA, Scott Pruitt, is fond of using the term “cooperative federalism”. But it means something markedly […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Environmental Protection Agency last week made significant concessions in a lawsuit by NRDC and our partners challenging EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s illegal suspension of rules curbing harmful emissions from landfills. EPA has conceded that its May 2017 stay of the landfill emissions standards had no practical effects and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund How about this for a disastrous trifecta? President Trump was wrong on the facts, misguided in his emphasis and avoided the real issue when he discussed infrastructure last night. In his State of the Union address, Trump took aim at the environmental reviews required before a federal road […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Restoring the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster will take a lot of time and money, and there are several different decision-makers involved. One of those decision-making bodies is the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, a group of state and federal agency leaders who oversee $3.2 billion in […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy By now you might have heard about a California bill that would push restaurants to offer plastic straws to diners only upon request. While the anti-straw movement has gained considerable momentum in the past few years, these ubiquitous utensils haven’t been the only item under legislative consideration on the West coast. Last […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Wetlands—places where the land is covered by water, either salt, fresh, or somewhere in between—cover just over 6% of the Earth’s land surface. Sprinkled throughout every continent except Antarctica, they provide food, clean drinking water, and refuge for countless people and animals around the world. Despite their global significance, an […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Wetlands—places where the land is covered by water, either salt, fresh, or somewhere in between—cover just over 6% of the Earth’s land surface. Sprinkled throughout every continent except Antarctica, they provide food, clean drinking water, and refuge for countless people and animals around the world. Despite their global significance, an […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Buildings codes saves lives. Not only do they keep buildings from falling down or burning up, but they save far more lives by reducing energy use, which in turn reduces the need to burn polluting fuels like coal to make electricity. Air pollution is responsible for 4.5 million […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A tug of war is taking place this week in Washington DC that will pit environmental health scientists against polluters and their Washington insider allies. The battle ground is the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) – the Nation’s premiere scientific institute providing non-partisan objective guidance for policy makers. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The New England Fishery Management Council today approved a plan to protect the region’s highly-vulnerable and ecologically-important deep-sea coral habitat. While better than nothing, I’m not applauding. Here’s why. The New England fishery council actually voted down the better protection plan that had been developed by its scientific […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Beam Reach Today NRDC, together with our Canadian partners, petitioned the Trudeau government for emergency action in the case of southern resident killer whales. Few wildlife species are as iconic as the resident killer whales that inhabit the Salish Sea, off Washington State and British Columbia. They are […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Trump’s decision to roll back mitigation policies right before Congress releases a new infrastructure bill is a one-two punch against the environment. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/521451108/0/edf/blogs/feed~These-quiet-policy-changes-will-pave-way-for-massive-development-on-public-land
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Risky, dirty offshore drilling or clean offshore wind power? The choice couldn’t be starker. The Trump administration is pushing to open the Atlantic Ocean up to dangerous oil drilling—risking a repeat of the BP spill in the Gulf off the East Coast. But New York State is pushing […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New York is another step closer to realizing its important goal of achieving 2400 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind by 2030. New York State’s energy research agency, known as NYSERDA, along with other key New York State agencies and authorities, has just released its new Offshore Wind Master […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Upper Peninsula Michigan, Lake Superior iStock As Mark Mattson waited to speak to Canada’s minister for the environment, Catherine McKenna, about the Great Lakes last December, he could feel the weight of the 184-page report he carried in his shoulder bag. At the Toronto meeting, McKenna asked Mattson, […]