Published by the World Wildlife Fund With an estimated 30 or fewer remaining individuals, the vaquita are the focus of WWF’s new report calling for immediate, collective action to save the species from extinction. Fondly known as the “panda of the sea” for its distinctive markings, the vaquita is endemic to the Upper Gulf of California. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As 2017 brings record-breaking heat to its capital Hyderabad, the state of Telangana in India continues to lead efforts to make buildings more energy-efficient. At a recent regional workshop on implementing the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC)—the building energy code that sets minimum energy efficiency levels for commercial […]
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. © Chris Boyer, Kestrel Aerial Services, Inc. A Win! A Win! In a week of big surprises and dramatic twists in Washington, D.C., the defeat of the Republican-led effort […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund G7 leaders will meet in Rome later this month Gaetano Virgallito/Flickr The Trump administration has kept the country waiting on whether the United States will keep its promises in regard to the Paris climate agreement. The latest word from White House watchers is that the president will postpone […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Start spreading the news: New York City ranked second in the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) 2017 City Energy Efficiency Scorecard, released this week. ACEEE has published this report detailing the energy efficiency efforts of cities across the country every other year for the last six […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Filip Fuxa/Shutterstock We bid farewell this week to a particularly pernicious period in President Trump’s and the congressional Republicans’ double-barreled assault on public health and our environment. The window finally closed on their legal ability to annul a handful of Obama-era safeguards through an obscure measure known as the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund If the Trump administration’s strategy is to put a foreign mining company first—and America’s greatest wild salmon fishery dead last—then sadly it’s succeeding. Today EPA settled a lawsuit with Northern Dynasty Minerals—the Canadian junior mining company behind the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The settlement has […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today the city of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat state in India, is taking another giant step toward improving health among its residents. Ahmedabad’s A.I.R. (Air Information and Response) plan is a health-based program designed to protect and increase awareness among residents on air pollution, with an AQI as its […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Tigers, elephants, rhinos, and Himalayan black bears can all pose a risk to human life or livestock when they cross into nearby villages. Many species damage crops that farmers grow near forests and along traditional wildlife migration routes. As crops mature during the growing season, local people work day and […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund With USAID support, Hariyo Ban generated: 24,039 improved cook stoves, including 4,724 as part of recovery from the 2015 earthquake Repair of six micro-hydro plants following the earthquake Repair or reconstruction of nearly 116 miles of trails following the earthquake Safe drinking water and sanitation for 28 schools following the […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund In a surprising new finding, scientists recorded narwhals using their horns to hit and stun fish before eating them. Scientists already knew that narwhal horns are full of nerves and are not used for fighting purposes. But the video reveals a here to now unknown narwhal behavior. Long known as […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund In Nepal, the steep land above Devendra Jung Gurung’s house in Tanahun District’s Aamdanda village is prone to landslides. But now, he no longer worries as much about this potential danger. Devendra Jung has planted fodder trees and broom grass, a local plant known as amriso, whose strong root system […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A strong and timely endorsement for western grid integration forcefully rebuts claims that moving from a balkanized system with 38 separate entities to a regional operation could introduce environmental problems, raise costs, or open state energy and climate policies to challenge by federal regulators. In fact, the analysis […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund “Descent” Josh Keyes The image of a whale’s tail covered in graffiti may exaggerate humanity’s impact on the natural world—but only just. A recent study of the Mariana Trench turned up scads of pollutants in the most unexplored habitat on the planet. The sentiment, at least, evoked by […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Scott Pruitt, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, sure has been busy since he took over the agency. He’s spent most of his time cancelling, stalling, or starting the deconstruction of numerous public protection actions that the Obama administration took, and plenty of time promoting himself. None […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Lawmakers are using a backdoor strategy to advance legislation that could undermine the safety of everyday foods and products. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/316900675/0/edf/blogs/feed~Heres-the-scariest-legislation-youve-never-heard-of
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ten City Energy Project cities rank in the “Top 20” cities in the third edition of the City Energy Efficiency Scorecard, released yesterday by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The Scorecard ranks 51 of the largest cities in the United States based on scores in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report this week detailing how oil and gas operations managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are often granted waivers to allow industry to conduct drilling activities without necessary environmental safeguards. These activities are often discreet, but their impact can […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Meet some questionable people with power over health and environmental policies in Trump’s administration – including the president himself. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/316276334/0/edf/blogs/feed~Conflicts-of-interest-taint-Trumps-environmental-picks-Top-examples
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The rejected attempt by the administration and Senate Republicans to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s methane pollution rule is a resounding triumph of cooler heads over rank ideology and special interests. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/316206902/0/edf/blogs/feed~Methane-rule-endures-common-sense-prevails