Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New York State is poised to make a decision on the Atlantic Bridge Project, a natural gas pipeline that would expand the existing Algonquin Gas Transmission Pipeline system, a vast 1,100 miles-long pipeline system that traverses New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. While natural gas pipelines are […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Safe drinking water is something we Americans tend to take for granted, until a crisis like lead contamination in Flint, Michigan, makes us wonder what chemicals could be lurking in our own taps. Bigandt_Photography/iStock “Flint was a wake-up call for Americans, but it’s not the only place in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, the President nominated David Bernhardt to be Deputy Secretary of Interior, a position with enormous influence and authority over almost all of our shared public resources. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Interior, posted with Secretary Zinke’s endorsement of Bernhardt’s nomination. NRDC opposes this nomination, along with […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On the day that the Trump administration announced plans to consider measures that would revoke the protection of public lands, a post by The Wilderness Society took notice that in the last few days the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which oversees 258 million acres of public lands, has […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund David Sunding prepared yet another flawed analysis of the economics of California water earlier this week. Reading his report, one would never know that water exports from the Delta increased dramatically over the decades until the late 2000s, nor that today under the biological opinions, average water exports […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Oil pumpjacks in Kern County, California Gary Kavanagh/iStock Since taking office, President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress have unleashed the worst-ever assault on our right to breathe clean air, drink safe water, and enjoy healthy lands, moving to undo the historic progress of recent years to address climate […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ninth Street Viaduct, Spanning the Los Angeles River at Olympic Boulevard Historic American Engineering Record/Library of Congress Even if you’ve never lived in Los Angeles, you still probably know the city’s eponymous river from the movies. Over the decades, Hollywood has given plenty of starring roles to this […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Together we can get to a Gulf that is restored, healthy and thriving once more. April 20, 2017, marks seven years since the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster began, taking the lives of 11 people and severely impacting the Gulf of Mexico. As someone who grew up and works in the Gulf, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Chicago from the air over Lake Michigan OZinOH via Flickr President Trump clearly doesn’t like Chicago. He takes a swipe at the city every chance he gets. But the latest salvo in his war on Chicago is likely to impact a lot more than just the Second City. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund espensorvik on Flickr With his upcoming visit to East Chicago, Indiana, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has a critical opportunity to make good on his confirmation statement—that EPA should have “acted faster” in Flint—by stepping in to ensure that residents throughout East Chicago have reliable access to drinking water […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund UNESCO World Heritage sites provide food, water, shelter and medicine to millions of people, contain ecosystems that are essential to many species and to the environment, and contribute to economic and social development. Yet nearly half of these sites are threatened by harmful industrial activities. On World Heritage Day, we’re […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund UNESCO World Heritage sites provide food, water, shelter and medicine to millions of people, contain ecosystems that are essential to many species and to the environment, and contribute to economic and social development. Yet nearly half of these sites are threatened by harmful industrial activities. On World Heritage Day, we’re […]
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, April 14, 2017 (ENS) – Clean, accessible drinking water is essential for life, and the United Nations says there is enough fresh water on the planet to supply this for everyone. But today, the World Health Organization warned that of the 7.5 billion people living on Earth, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund When it comes to water infrastructure, New York is going in big. In the budget bill that passed last week, New York set aside $2.5 billion for a clean water infrastructure program to fix and update the state’s aging drinking water and waste water treatment systems. This is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New York State just blocked the Northern Access Project, a pipeline that would have carried fracked gas from Pennsylvania to Canada via New York. This is a huge victory not just for New Yorkers but for the entire planet. On March 7, 2017, the New York State Department […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Groundwater used to flood rice fields in Yuba County, CA Dale Kolke, DWR Whether it’s a wet or dry year, California uses more water than is naturally available. And as climate change brings longer, more frequent droughts, rising sea levels, and floods (or even leads to near failures […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The State of California took another step towards finally restoring and protecting the health of the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced, and lower San Joaquin Rivers last month. March 17th marked the end of the public comment period regarding the proposal for improved flows in these rivers (and the environmental […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A Texas-based oil company started trampling through the Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida’s Everglades on Monday, initiating the first of four planned phases of oil exploration. Last week, President Donald Trump signed an “Energy Independence” Executive Order that will make it more difficult for the National Park […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A coal-processing facility in the Appalachian Mountains Christina Richards/iStock With the stroke of a pen, President Trump on Tuesday signed a so-called energy independence executive order that, if fully implemented, would do lasting damage to our environment and public lands, endanger our health and communities, and slow progress […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A new $90 million initiative aims to empower marginalized stakeholders in their fight for stronger, safer, healthier communities. A residential community in Concord, California iStock Everyone agrees that it makes all kinds of sense for communities to invest in new and improved infrastructure, housing, transportation options, green space, […]