Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Backers of the Pebble Mine—a giant gold and copper mine proposed at the headwaters of Bristol Bay’s legendary salmon runs—continue to ignore the will of the people of Bristol Bay, whose overwhelming opposition to the mine has not wavered in over a decade. “If the Pebble partnership had […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund For the first time in America’s history, many of our national monuments are at risk for industrial exploitation. Alamy Devils Tower National Park, Wyoming Devils Tower More than a century ago, some of the most important natural, cultural, and historic places in the United States were under threat. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On Friday, California’s Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) made big promises to address the risk from the pesticide chlorpyrifos—found to threaten children’s health, especially in agricultural communities—but delivered little in the way of real protections. The state claimed to be announcing “health protections” but the reality is communities are […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Over the weekend, the Trump administration allowed the charter to lapse for a 15-member federal climate advisory committee (or FAC, on which I was a member) that gathers real information from real people about the impacts of climate change today. The result: There will be far less of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Concerned Citizens of Richmond County protest Enviva, which is planning to open a wood-pellet plant in Dobbin Heights, North Carolina. Call to Action Media Debra David lives with her two sisters, Mary and Betty, in their childhood home in Dobbins Heights, a North Carolina town of fewer than […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Momentum is building as India moves towards meeting its clean energy targets. Recognizing the tremendous growth potential and opportunity to overhaul India’s energy sector, the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy convened policymakers, investors and key clean energy stakeholders at the World Renewable Energy Technology Congress in New […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Groups rally to ask Governor Cuomo to protect NYS water by denying water quality certificate for Constitution Pipeline. Erik McGregor In a victory for New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld New York State’s decision to block the Constitution Pipeline, a 124-mile natural gas pipeline intended […]
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. Predicted increase of extreme rainfall by 2041–2070 as compared to 1971–2000 NOAA/Climate.gov Flooding America with Crazy President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that would revoke a current […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Today’s guest blog comes from Sarah Grasty, a project scientist at the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science. Her research team is one of many studying the health of the Gulf of Mexico after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. We all know the ocean is big. But sometimes it’s […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Walrus spend most of their time on sea ice. They migrate with moving ice floes and need ice for rest between dives for food. But when summer sea ice shrinks, walrus are forced to swim to land for refuge. As thousands of walrus come ashore, they congregate in large […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund In a country hobbled by racism we must address civil rights to be able to make true environmental progress. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/438170630/0/edf/blogs/feed~Why-environmental-groups-are-speaking-out-after-Charlottesville
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund THIS WEEK: NAFTA renegotiation begins, Argentina renewables auction, Colombia climate change law To subscribe to NRDC’s Latin America Green News click here. Feature: NAFTA Renegotiation and the Planet The first round of talks for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) began this week as […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Imagine what $4.5 billion annually could do for Appalachia if we spent it to really help this economically struggling region. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/437963116/0/edf/blogs/feed~Heres-why-putting-more-tax-dollars-behind-coal-is-such-a-wasteful-proposition
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The devastating effects of water pollution are on full display this summer. The Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone”, which is an oxygen-poor area off the Gulf Coast, is the largest ever measured since record-keeping began more than 30 years ago. In fact, this year’s dead zone is as […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As India marks seven decades of independence this week, some states and key cities are implementing energy efficiency building codes to achieve greater energy independence. Energy efficiency is the cheapest way to save energy and money, resulting in greater energy security in the face of rapid urbanization and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Food waste occurs at all levels of the supply chain. We leave entire fields unharvested, reject produce solely for cosmetic reasons, throw out anything past or even close to its “use by” date, inundate restaurant patrons with massive portions, and let absurd amounts of food rot in the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund I bet we’ve all had the experience of standing over the trash can, staring at what was once a tasty-looking snack, entrée or piece of fruit before we forgot about it and let it get scary in the back of our fridge. We’ve kicked ourselves over money spent […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Danna Walker Another Executive Order on Infrastructure Permitting? Really? President Trump just signed another Executive Order on Infrastructure Permitting. And once again it’s unlikely to improve infrastructure we rely on such as bridges, roads, commuter rail and water and sewer systems. What is needed to fix the infrastructure […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Steve Johnson, Courtesy of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation As the United States continues to struggle with policies focused on healthcare, leaders could learn from Copenhagen that investing in people and the places in which they live might be a better strategy to improve health outcomes for everyone. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund White Wanderer rendering Courtesy of Luftwerk You’ve probably already seen the shocking satellite and aerial views of the Larsen C ice shelf’s 120-mile-long fracture by now, along with the Delaware-size iceberg it spawned in July. We watch these far-flung Antarctic images flit across our screens and social media […]