Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund We saw a major victory against the administration’s pro-polluter agenda—but the attack continues on our public lands, science, and clean energy. AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia Something interesting—a first―happened this week to President Trump’s unabashed agenda to put our health and environment in danger. It ran into a brick wall. The brick […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse houses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit NCinDC/Flickr Earlier this week, just before we gathered with friends and family to celebrate our country’s 241-year-old experiment in democracy, something beautiful happened—a shining example of the separation of powers […]
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 Laying Down the Law The week got off to a good start on Monday: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit blocked the U.S. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In our first lawsuit against the EPA’s rollbacks on climate change, a federal court reinstates limits on harmful methane pollution. Andrew Burton/Getty Images In a huge victory for our health and the environment, a federal court on Monday struck down the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to roll […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The world’s largest floating solar energy plant, in Huainan, China Imagine China/Newscom In Sonoma, California, the most important renewable resource will always be grapes. Sonoma’s vineyards, framed by picturesque rolling green hills, produce some of the best wines on the planet; tourists flock to the region to sample […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 4, 2017 (ENS) – A federal appeals court has ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to suspend a rule restricting methane emissions from new oil and gas wells imposed during the Obama administration. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/07/04/court-epa-must-enforce-obama-methane-emissions-limit/
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On June 27th, House Republicans released an unacceptable Energy and Water appropriations bill that should dispel any belief that the GOP-run Congress will somehow stop reckless spending cuts in the Trump era. Sure, the cuts they propose to important civilian energy programs aren’t as bad as what President […]
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. Olivier Tabary/Shutterstock As Clear as a Prairie Pothole When reporters ask Donald Trump about climate change, he usually mumbles something incoherent then changes the subject by touting, say “crystal […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Our survival depends on a healthy ocean—it generates half the oxygen on the planet, creates the rain that feeds our crops and forests, provides our fresh water and feeds millions of people around the world. But the ocean provides another life-sustaining service that you may not be aware of. The ocean has […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy On May 31, President Trump declared June National Ocean Month. Despite this proclamation, in just a few short months his administration has demonstrated a notable disregard for the ocean and the people and communities that depend on a healthy ocean. Since January, the administration has: Proposed slashing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today a group of 48 craft brewers sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opposing the agencies’ proposal to repeal the Clean Water Rule. These brewers, who are partners in NRDC’s Brewers for Clean Water campaign, are standing up for the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund At a budget hearing this morning Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the Trump administration would issue a proposed rulemaking action today. If this is finalized, it will throw away the Clean Water Rule, a signature achievement by the prior administration that helps protect water bodies […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers will be issuing a proposal to repeal the Clean Water Rule, which protects the water supply for 117 million Americans. Michael Warren/iStock When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers issued the Clean Water Rule in May […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Many people may not know that access to fresh water around the globe can have big impacts here in the US. Access to fresh water means biodiversity, economies and communities can thrive. Lack of water, on the other hand, can lead to social disruptions and conflict – and this often […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Richard Moore at the announcement of the EPA’s EJ 2020 Action Agenda in the Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge Jessie Jobs/USFWS Five miles south of downtown Albuquerque, on the banks of the Rio Grande, an urban oasis is taking shape on a 570-acre former dairy farm. On […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Art and Helen Tanderup with their daughter Vanessa Brand, their grandchildren, Kyle and Amelia, and the family dog, Penny Mary Anne Andrei/Bold Nebraska When TransCanada began knocking on doors throughout Nebraska in 2008, most residents didn’t know much about its Keystone XL pipeline or the dirty tar sands […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This is a guest blog written by Xaver Kandler, a summer intern with NRDC’s New York Program. Xaver is a rising senior at Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. On a crisp and clear June morning, over one hundred people from all walks of life converged on […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Yesterday, NRDC joined people from all walks of life in Washington Crossing, PA to speak at the Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) business meeting in support of a ban on fracking in the Delaware River Watershed. We addressed all five members—representatives of the governors of New York, Pennsylvania, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund If given a choice between buying a new car with high fuel efficiency and state of the art technology (assembled with parts made by workers right in your own state of Ohio), or a 1950s era Studebaker that runs only 50% of the time and costs billions of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Last month, EPA asked the public to suggest regulations for possible modification or repeal. Instead, the agency got an earful from folks across the country—hundreds of thousands of them—demanding that our nation’s environmental safeguards be maintained or even strengthened. The voices of Americans standing up for the health […]