Published by Ocean Conservancy Amy is a stream ecologist who, before working at Ocean Conservancy, conducted research focusing on small stream food webs and the predator and prey dynamics of salamanders. Amy has conducted research in Chile working with the government on invasive beavers and water quality issues as well as nutrient effects on small streams […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump may have set some kind of record on Tuesday making eight false statements about a single rule in the span of just a few minutes. While signing an executive order he said was aimed at “the elimination” of the Clean Water Rule—which protects wetlands and streams […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India’s Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) is predicting April 2017 to be one degree hotter than normal. According to the IMD outlook, above normal temperatures are likely over most parts of the India during February, March and April 2017. With climate change, rising temperatures and every year since 2014 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In the wake of President Trump’s inauguration, one thing has become very clear. If there is to be progress on climate change in America it will likely come from state, regional and international actions, not Washington, D.C. Given this new context, developing a regional electricity grid that brings […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to begin repealing the Clean Water Rule, a landmark measure many years in the making. Likewise, new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt recently told Fox News that he plans to go […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Calling all Twitter-savvy ocean lovers: In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating some of the fantastic females in the fields of science and conservation. Join us on Wednesday, March 8 for a Twitter chat where you can hear insights from women around the world (and contribute your own thoughts, too). Tune […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Prior to taking office the Trump administration talked about making $1 trillion in new infrastructure investments. Since taking office, the administration hasn’t said much about infrastructure, but Senate Democrats have put forward their own plan. Instead, the Trump administration has begun an assault on our environment and the […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Pruitt’s words and actions as the new EPA administrator send a clear signal. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/275914974/0/edf/blogs/feed~A-recap-of-Scott-Pruitts-first-week-at-the-EPA-and-the-news-isnt-good
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Tree moss growing in southeastern Portland, Oregon Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA/Newscom Orthotrichum lyellii is the hero of this story. You’ve probably met it before: a tuft of green with soft tassels of leaves, stuck to a tree trunk or possibly a rock. Unlike plants with roots, this moss […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC filed two lawsuits this week against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to enforce the Clean Water Act against stormwater polluters in the Baltimore and Los Angeles areas. Privately-owned commercial, industrial, and institutional sites have long contributed to the degradation of the Dominguez Channel and Los […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund With so much urgent work to choose from, here’s why coastal restoration should be at the top of the list. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/275852560/0/edf/blogs/feed~The-infrastructure-opportunity-nobody-is-talking-about-%E2%80%93-yet
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Kids can die from superbugs, just as adults do. But a new study last week was among the first I’d seen to dive more deeply and specifically into how this superbug crisis threatens your kids. The study’s findings, which the author called “ominous”, appeared in the Journal of the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a list of 12 antibiotic-resistant bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. On it? A bunch of bacteria that have become resistant to modern antibiotics used to treat people who get sick from them including several bacteria resistant to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Congress’s favorite zombie ballast water bill has emerged from the grave again this year, hell-bent on letting special interests devastate the Great Lakes and other US waters. This is the fourth year in a row we’ve seen this legislation, which would roll back clean water protections and make […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund South African rhino poaching numbers for the last year show a decline for the second consecutive year due to concerted conservation efforts. However, there is still a long road ahead as Africa continues to lose an average of three rhinos a day to the ongoing poaching crisis. In 2016 alone, […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund South African rhino poaching numbers for the last year show a decline for the second consecutive year due to concerted conservation efforts. However, there is still a long road ahead as Africa continues to lose an average of three rhinos a day to the ongoing poaching crisis. In 2016 alone, […]
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. Polluters hail Pruitt. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Scott Pruitt’s confirmation a week ago with fanfare—really, really strange fanfare. The agency’s press release featured gleeful quotes from some […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Republicans on Capitol Hill are busy paving the path for a foreign mining company to destroy the world’s greatest wild salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska—over the opposition of the people of Alaska. Robert Glenn Ketchum First, Representative Tom Rice (R-SC) introduced H.R. 1179, a bill to amend […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy They’re two of the ocean’s most recognizable—and adorable—residents. But can you tell seals and sea lions apart? Let’s start with the basics. Seals and sea lions are both in the suborder pinnipedia, a group of fin-footed mammals that also includes walruses. All pinnipeds have broad torsos and narrow hips that help them […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund emmapatsie/Flickr One of my all-time favorite articles from the spot-on satirical publication The Onion ran under this brilliant headline: “Report: 98 Percent of Commuters Favor Public Transportation for Others.” The headline and the (forgivably) fake news story that followed captured perfectly the mentality that has often clouded progressive […]