Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration sent the first written notice that it intends to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. This historic agreement included, for the first time, clear emissions reduction commitments from all the major countries in the world — including China and India — and a system to […]
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. iStock Wall of Shame The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday that it would waive environmental safeguards in order to expedite the building of Trump’s enormously controversial wall […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The local Chicago PBS Station WTTW has been doing a fantastic job of covering the ongoing concerns about neurotoxic manganese being stored on Chicago’s Southeast Side. This is the same community where petcoke and coal facilities have been causing a public health hazard also by dusting up the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Today, we celebrate the extraordinary service of the United States Coast Guard as it marks 227 years of protecting the safety, security and environment of over 100,000 miles of U.S. coastline and waterways. They not only safeguard the largest Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the world, they are also on the frontlines […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Courts put the brakes on the administration’s rollbacks while the House heads home with nothing to brag about. Zavalnyuk Sergey/Alamy Stock Photo These days, the Trump administration may be feeling like the singers in the old pop song, “I fought the law, and the law won.” That’s because […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Tesla has received around half a million reservations since its Model 3 was unveiled in April. Steve Jurvetson/Flickr Great Britain has become the latest nation to announce plans for phasing out the sale of new diesel- and gasoline-powered cars in the not-too-distant future. Like France, Britain chose 2040 as its […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The whole process takes a labor-intensive seven to nine days, and the suitor works around the clock. Though the finished product is spectacular to human eyes, scientists aren’t sure if female pufferfish are quite so appreciative of their lovers’ labors. The fine sand particles in the middle of […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The growing threat of trash entering our ocean is a global problem, but this is truly an instance where thinking globally and acting locally applies. Scientists have estimated that about 8 million metric tons of plastic are entering the ocean every year and about 80% of this starts on land (Jenna R. Jambeck […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Jane Kleeb Mary Anne Andrei/Bold Nebraska In the red state of Nebraska, people know Jane Kleeb for her politics. She’s a progressive Democrat in a land of Trump voters, after all. But people also know the 44-year-old Kleeb, a Florida native who moved to Nebraska in 2007 after […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Senate has confirmed President Trump’s nominees to fill two of the four open seats on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), producing a quorum for the first time since February for the independent agency that oversees the high power electric grid, natural gas pipelines, and hydroelectric dam […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund People with deep connections to polluters are being handpicked to run the agency charged with protecting American health. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/420895472/0/edf/blogs/feed~Whos-who-at-the-EPA-Latest-staff-picks-continue-alarming-trend
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India plays an important role in Al Gore’s new movie, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. The film looks at India to highlight the challenges developing nations face as they seek to move away from conventional, polluting coal energy toward clean but less established sources of renewable energy. […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s summertime! Time to head to the ocean to fish, swim, surf, paddle, explore tide pools, build sand castles, or just stretch out on a beach towel. But, a recent plan by the Trump administration could potentially put your future trips to the coast at risk. Here’s what’s going on: The Trump […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Lawmakers heading home to their states and districts for the August recess will have some explaining to do. Attempts to repeal healthcare for millions of Americans will be top of mind for many of their constituents. But members of U.S. House of Representatives also may have to answer […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund More than 90 million U.S. households have one or more set-top boxes connected to their televisions and these boxes from service providers like Comcast, AT&T, and Dish Network nationally consume lots of electricity every year. But a new report released today shows consumers saved almost $1 billion on […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Studies have shown that writing down goals increases the chance that they are achieved.[i] That is why NRDC’s Facilities and Administration Team has distilled our sustainability efforts into 13 written goals. What we aim to achieve in the next 4 years, when it comes to reducing the planetary […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Some good news from Washington! Comprehensive federal legislation to reduce wasted food has just been introduced in both the House and Senate. It’s the Food Recovery Act of 2017 and we have U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) to thank for it. This […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The United States is losing respect overseas, but most Americans don’t support Trump’s destructive policies. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/418571468/0/edf/blogs/feed~things-the-world-may-not-know-about-America-and-the-environment
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-authored by Lori Kerr, Senior Director at Climate Finance Advisors Combating global climate change requires both enormous policy efforts and massive capital investment in mitigation and adaptation. This is not a new assertion. Both the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and of course the Paris Agreement—which was built on the foundation […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The historic joint proposal to retire and replace Diablo Canyon—California’s last nuclear power plant—has taken another important step forward now that a California court has dismissed the only pending legal challenge to one of its key elements. Judge Mary Strobel of the Superior Court for the County of […]