Published by the World Wildlife Fund For perhaps the first time ever, a snow leopard was captured by a camera trap in a remote forest in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Although known for its biodiversity, Arunachal Pradesh, located in the farthest northeast point in the country, remains largely unexplored, making this photographic evidence of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-Authored by Dr. Dileep Mavalankar and Sayantan Sarkar It’s Diwali season, India’s festival of lights. This Diwali, like last year, cities are seeing alarming pollution levels – with Ahmedabad at “very poor” and New Delhi at “severe”. An in-depth Lancet study again rings the alarm bell to act […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Californians are lucky enough to see whales off their coasts and on their highways. Wait…what? That’s right, whale tails on our roads help protect our coasts thanks to the WHALE TAIL® License Plate. Created 20 years ago by the California Coastal Commission, the WHALE TAIL® License Plate program gives California […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy On October 21st, 1972, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) passed in the United States Congress and was signed into law to help establish and implement better protections for the marine mammals that call U.S. waters home. From whales to sea lions to dolphins and more, this critical law proved a game-changer […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The United States Senate passed its budget resolution yesterday, prying open the door to massive cuts to funding for critical public safeguards from food safety to protections for America’s public lands and oceans. Republican Leadership and its oil industry allies also narrowly defeated an amendment that would have […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Senate rejected an amendment that would have blocked raising revenue through federal oil and gas leasing. This fall, when a Senate budget measure instructed the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to come up with $1 billion, it opened the door for oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Somali ostrich is in big trouble. Ninara/Flickr According to a recent study, almost all it takes to predict an animal’s likelihood of extinction is to put it on a scale. Species with high or low body masses are disproportionately threatened, compared with those that are medium-size. […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Late Sunday night, just before the midnight deadline, Governor Jerry Brown continued his and California’s leadership on the ocean and climate by signing Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de Leon’s parks and water bond, SB 5. This is a key step toward protecting our ocean, as the governor’s signature means that the […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund By propping up uneconomic coal and nuclear plants in the name of grid reliability, Perry could disrupt our energy markets and more. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/474990257/0/edf/blogs/feed~Everything-you-need-to-know-about-Perrys-coal-bailout-plan
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund California and New Mexico filed a legal challenge this week against yet another attempt by the Trump Administration and Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke to pad the wallets of dirty energy companies at the expense of taxpayers. California Attorney General Xavier Beccerra and New Mexico AG Hector Balderas […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Heartland Institute and its polluter allies have a clear message for Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): You’re not doing enough for your fossil fuel friends. Sure, the EPA is rolling back climate rules, removing scientific information from its website, and giving special preference to industry shills on […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The rapid pace of technology-driven innovation in shared transportation presents tremendous opportunities, as well as risks. The impending advent of self-driving vehicles, for example, will have a profound impact on livelihoods, congestion and urban land use. At the same time, city streets are a finite and scarce resource. […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy We’re thrilled that “2045: The Gulf Restored” won first-place winner at Harte of the Gulf film competition! The competition, hosted by at the Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi, seeks to engage the Gulf of Mexico community through education and film and to showcase the work of local […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund If Congress wants to support a strong American workforce and boost the economy, federal clean energy and vehicle tax incentives are the way to go—consumer savings, and a cleaner, healthier environment will follow for red and blue states alike. That’s why they have drawn strong bipartisan support in […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Yesterday, we celebrated Alaska Day by taking a moment to appreciate the wonders of Alaska. Today, we’ll zoom in on the Arctic portion of Alaska—a region that hosts superbly adapted wildlife, sustainable fisheries and vibrant Alaska native communities. Many of you live far from the Arctic, but no matter where we live, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today is the 45th anniversary of the adoption of the Clean Water Act. This post takes a quick look at where we were, where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going on clean water policy. The Bad Old Days Before 1972 Congress enacted the law in […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy This is a series by Joi Danielson, Senior Fellow at Ocean Conservancy, on her time in the field in Indonesia researching solutions to marine debris. We hear the slow chanting start. It’s time for Friday afternoon prayers. We pull the car over and half the group goes to temple while the other […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted today to ban five types of phthalates in children’s toys and other products. Mladen Kostic/iStock Phthalates are a particularly harmful type of chemical, used, among a range of other ways, to soften plastic in children’s toys and products like pacifiers and teething […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog post was written by my colleague Lauren Reiser. With major U.S. cities still reeling from the devastation left by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, the threat of climate change to our health and safety is clearer than ever. In addition to the physical dangers posed by […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund SteveAllenPhoto / iStock Two weeks after individual Canadian provinces and territories failed to submit range plans for the threatened boreal caribou, eight major companies have called on the provinces and the federal government to act. The list of signers includes Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, H&M, Ben & Jerry’s […]