Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Clean Power Plan, announced by President Obama in August 2015, set the first-ever limits on carbon pollution from U.S. power plants, the largest source of the pollution in the country that’s driving dangerous climate change. We are already seeing the impacts of climate change in extreme weather, droughts, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry just proposed a massive bailout for coal and nuclear power plants. The radical and unprecedented move is couched under a false premise that power plants with fuel located on site are needed to guarantee the reliability of the electricity system. The proposal […]
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. But Is It Leakproof? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is spending nearly $25,000 to build a soundproof booth in the office of its administrator, Scott Pruitt. One of two […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: ‘More serious action required than talks’: India on climate change; India to electrify every home by December 2018 using solar, storage and LEDs; Pollution regulator to double continuous air quality monitoring stations in India India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is having more than a bad week. Atlas Tack Federal Superfund site in Fairhaven, Massachusetts; Pruitt may end payments to the Justice Department to support litigation related to the Superfund program, which tries to force polluters to pay for cleaning up sites. MassDEP What’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This is part of a series of blogs on NRDC’s new report, “America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to a Safer Climate Future” NRDC’s report America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to A Safer Climate Future lays out a clean energy pathway for cutting U.S. greenhouse gas pollution 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2050. These emissions cuts are […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Another day, another incident about contaminated water jeopardizing public health. I recently received a notice from my water district in Hampton Bays, New York, stating that another of its drinking water wells was contaminated with two known carcinogens – PFOA and PFOS – which are industrial chemicals used to make […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Thinking of getting solar panels for your roof? New tariffs, if imposed, could put a quick end to your project – and worry anyone concerned with climate change. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/462421586/0/edf/blogs/feed~This-trade-dispute-could-upend-Americas-booming-solar-industry-Heres-what-it-means-for-you
Published by Ocean Conservancy On September 13, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that Arctic sea ice extent had settled at 1.79 million square miles. It was the eighth lowest annual minimum in a 38-year satellite record. With the Arctic heating at twice the rate of the rest of the planet, the alarming loss […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-authored by Jennifer Skene Le caribou des bois Howard Sandler Yesterday, NRDC urged Canada’s federal government to take immediate action to protect the boreal woodland caribou (boreal caribou) through our submitted comments on Canada’s 2017 Action Plan for the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal Population, in Canada […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy H.R. 200 is yet another bad idea for the future of fisheries H.R. 200, a bill to reauthorize and amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), would threaten the future of healthy fish populations and sustainable fisheries by creating loopholes in the MSA, watering down legal standards and decreasing accountability. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today’s Federal Register contains a notice from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that everyone should read. In two pages, the CPSC warns consumers that dozens of related chemicals, called organohalogens (including the brominated flame retardants, BFRs), are too toxic to be used in baby products and home furnishings any […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s Sea Otter Awareness Week!! While the title of cutest animal ever may be up for debate, we know that sea otters are definitely in the running. Sea otters are just as full of interesting characteristics as they are full of cuteness! Here are five fun facts you otter know: Sea otters […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Pruitt-Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sweeping out the old and inviting in the new, with a fresh slew of Science Advisory Board (SAB) members. As per normal, EPA initially invited public suggestions for nominees and then issued a long list of nominees (132 individuals) for public […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This is part of a series of blogs on NRDC’s new report, “America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to a Safer Climate Future” NRDC’s new report, America’s Clean Energy Frontier, outlines a cost-effective pathway to a safer climate future. Based on comprehensive modeling by NRDC and Energy + […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A new study published in the journal Ecology and Evolution confirms that the North Atlantic right whale—one of the world’s most endangered whales—has reversed course and is no longer recovering, but rather, is in perilous decline. The authors estimate the probability that the population is declining at 99.99 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The president’s scheme is unlawful and reckless—and we’re doing everything we can to stop it. iStock I thought I’d seen it all. I began my career in environmental policy in 1991. Since then I’ve worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state government, and a nonprofit citizen advocacy […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Cleaning up after a hurricane is dangerous work. Compared to the gruesome chainsaw injuries and broken bones sending recent hurricane survivors to area hospitals, hot weather may seem like a minor concern to healthy adults. But heat is a serious health threat to people engaged in strenuous activities […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Scaling-up India’s ambition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new program, Saubhagya Yojna, to electrify all rural and urban households by December 2018. The new program aims to deliver on a long-promised aspiration for many Indian homes – light. The program could also deliver on key priorities at […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This is part of a series of blogs on NRDC’s new report, “America’s Clean Energy Frontier: The Pathway to a Safer Climate Future” We can meet carbon goals with cleaner vehicles and more mobility options. Given that transportation is one of America’s leading sources of climate-warming pollution, there […]