Published by Ocean Conservancy Celebrate with me—I have some incredibly exciting news! President Obama just declared important protections for the northern Bering Sea and the Bering Strait by establishing the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area. The Northern Bering Sea and Bering Strait is like no place on Earth. It is home to indigenous communities who […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Residents of the Jordan Downs public housing community in Watts, Los Angeles, recently achieved a major win with their landlord, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA). Living adjacent to a brownfield, which (as we’ve previously blogged) was found to contain dangerous levels of heavy metals […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Move Will Help Curb Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated Fishing Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, recognized as a threat to our oceans and a scourge on legitimate fishermen worldwide, may have finally met its match in the United States. This week, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) finalized its […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) just-released standard for commercial and industrial compressors succeeds in lowering the energy use of these machines and, consequently, reduces the pollution output necessary to run them, but still falls short of what we and other researchers believe is possible. What’s a compressor? […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In a breakthrough year of “firsts” for offshore wind in the United States, New York State is poised to add another to the list. The State’s clean energy agency, NYSERDA, plans to play a pioneering role in the early development of our region’s first federal offshore wind energy […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is steadily chugging toward the finish line with its proposed ban of the highly toxic solvent trichloroethylene, or TCE. This is great news! The proposal will force a mandatory ban on two dangerous and unnecessary uses of TCE—as a solvent in aerosol […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Firefighting costs are soaring, but if we take action today we can limit the economic impact of wildfires. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/240769988/0/edf/blogs/feed~Brutal-Southeast-fire-season-may-not-be-freak-event-Thats-why-taxpayers-should-care
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/news/donald-trump-selects-climate-change-denier-head-epa
Published by Ocean Conservancy This piece was written by Mike Martinsen, Co-founder and Co-president of Montauk Shellfish Company Inc. For forty years, I have worked as a bayman in New York’s rich waters. You could find me bullraking hard clams, sail dredging oysters, dredging bay scallops and potting lobster. I have earned a living from these […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/kate-poole/real-bay-delta-solution-its-not-waterfix-or-nothing
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Holiday giving started early for our Atlantic Ocean this year with today’s release of two landmark plans designed to keep ocean habitats and wildlife healthy and working for all of us to use and enjoy. America’s Atlantic is busier than ever before with massive new ships on the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Ocean Conservancy congratulates the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic for finalizing the first regional ocean plans in the nation. From Virginia to Maine, state and regional ocean users, decision-makers, tribes and the fisheries management councils came together to plan for the future of the ocean in a coordinated way. These plans are the culmination […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Ocean Conservancy congratulates the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic for finalizing the first smart ocean plans in the United States. As they move into implementation, we look forward to continuing our work in the regions to help coastal communities and our ocean continue to thrive! This process has come full-circle since 2004 when a […]
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Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In a new report, NRDC examines the impact a suite of new tar sands oil infrastructure proposals could have on America’s coasts and rivers if they were built. Ranging from coast to coast and leaving hardly any major U.S. waterway free from threat, these projects would facilitate more […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It’s easy to get lost in the details of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s work, but there’s nothing hard to understand about their mission: “to protect human health and the environment.” Although the agency aims to serve all Americans, the EPA recognizes that children are particularly susceptible to […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund As the planet warms, we’re seeing a startling loss of Arctic sea ice. In fact, unusually high air temperatures and a warm ocean have led to a record low Arctic sea ice extent for November, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center. This is a major concern when […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) just issued final efficiency standards for residential central air conditioners—which cool about two-thirds of America’s homes—and heat pumps, showing once again how diverse interests can come together in often disagreeable Washington to save consumers billions of dollars while significantly reducing harmful pollution. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund 2016 is expected to be the hottest year on record and trends on Arctic sea ice and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasingly alarming. But just as we need it the most, the future of U.S. climate leadership looks grim. As a candidate, Donald Trump said he […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Read the full article at: https://www.nrdc.org/news/polar-sea-ice-lost-area-size-india-year