Published by the Environmental Defense Fund He uses deception to reassure the public, but Trump’s environmental actions speak louder than words. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/281212143/0/edf/blogs/feed~Trump-has-declared-war-on-the-EPA-chilling-examples
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The halls of Congress came alive on Tuesday as dozens of WWF activists from across the country met with their representatives to advocate for international conservation funding. Through more than 60 face-to-face meetings on Lobby Day 2017, our activists shared with key legislators their concerns and hopes on topics ranging […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The halls of Congress and the Senate came alive on Tuesday as dozens of WWF activists from across the country met with their representatives to advocate for international conservation funding. Through more than 60 face-to-face meetings on Lobby Day 2017, our activists shared with key legislators their concerns and hopes […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund “Beyond Streaming: A Sound Mural for Flint,” installation view Courtesy the Broad MSU Open one of the spigots at Michigan State University’s Broad Art Museum and it’s not water that rushes out, but sound. You might catch a few stanzas of a poem: The Flint water crisis is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The 2016 presidential election may have paralyzed many progressive Americans for a few days, but not NRDC’s chief program officer, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz. Though she had hoped for the best in the lead-up to the polls, she had planned for the worst. “I sat on my couch, and like […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy At first glance, the blue-ringed octopus looks perfectly innocuous. Its psychedelic coloring and pint-sized packaging make it seem more adorable than alarming. But don’t let its cuddly exterior fool you: this tiny octopus can kill you. And quickly. Native to the Pacific Ocean, the blue-ringed octopus can be found in the soft, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The New York Public Service Commission’s latest order regarding utility planning requires some incremental improvements, but could have done much more to push the state’s utilities to invest in energy efficiency and other cost-effective, clean resources. The order is part of the Commission’s “Reforming the Energy Vision” (REV) […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Soon, when you walk down 103rd Street or Wilmington Avenue—main thoroughfares in Los Angeles’ historic neighborhood of Watts—you’ll be able to see the result of years of community-driven efforts to transform the neighborhood to one of vibrancy and opportunity. Naria Kiani Working with our partners at Grant Housing […]
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. Henhouse, meet foxes. EPA administrator Scott Pruitt renewed his science denier vows on Thursday, telling CNBC that human activity is not a “primary contributor” to the observed warming of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund White rhino calf Bernard DUPONT/Flickr On February 20, several men armed with rifles attacked South Africa’s Fundimvelo Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage. They brutalized the refuge’s staff with beatings and sexual assault. They destroyed cameras and equipment. And by the end of the raid, two juvenile rhinos lay bleeding […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Charles A. Witek, III is an attorney, salt water angler and blogger. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries’ successful rebuilding of the summer flounder stock was one of the mid-Atlantic region’s greatest conservation success stories. By 1989, summer flounder had become severely overfished. The total spawning stock was estimated at a mere […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund What in the world could have prompted EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to say this week that carbon dioxide—which has exceeded an atmospheric concentration of 400 parts per million, the highest in three million years—is not a major contributor to climate change? NRDC wants to know. Asked on CNBC’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Calumet Park, Illinois EPA When forced to choose between the various depredations President Trump has thrust upon the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, it’s hard to pick one that best encapsulates that special blend of ignorance, contempt, and hypocrisy that has marked his administration’s dealings with the agency so […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s been quite a week! In honor of International Women’s Day, we have been sharing stories of women in conservation every day. Some of our staffers shared their experiences on our blog, and women throughout Ocean Conservancy shared photos and stories from their day-to-day work on Instagram. We also asked to hear from […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This post authored by Rachel Fakhry, Schneider Fellow, NRDC. Even though the Trump Administration is expected to move to rescind the Clean Power Plan—the nation’s first standards for cutting harmful climate pollution from power plants—that won’t make climate change go away. Our country must still fulfill its obligations […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. is fortunate to have some solid policies on the books that encourage food donation. Those include federal liability protection (a.k.a. the Good Samaritan Act) and tax incentives for food donors. Those policies have been central to spurring the donation of billions of pounds of surplus food […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Paul Domenick/Flickr When President Trump announced that the person slated to head the EPA was, in fact, the same person whose mission appeared to be to gut the EPA, we all cringed. And yet, during his nomination hearing, then-Attorney General Pruitt confirmed that in the context of the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Imagine owning a brand that’s both well-known and widely trusted by consumers and businesses all over America. Now imagine that it turns a $50 million annual investment into $30+ billion worth of annual customer utility bill savings, and has resulted in branded sales of more than 5 billion […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Kana Okada As the days get longer and early flowers poke up through the ground, giving your home a thorough spring cleaning is a satisfying opportunity to mirror the renewal that’s taking place outdoors. Alas, keeping your home spic and span—and healthy—isn’t so straightforward. Because we don’t submit […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Minneapolis (Pixabay) President Trump says infrastructure is an urgent priority on which the country is going to “start spending big.” We couldn’t agree more that an infusion of money is badly needed. Mr. Trump has used a figure of $1 trillion, and Senate Democrats have released their […]