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. Stalling on Smog A federal judge this week ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement long-delayed anti-smog rules. The order adds yet another twist to a winding and unnecessary saga […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog was written with contributions by Brian Siu, Director of Federal Affairs for NRDC. Why are members of the Senate planning to weaken environmental protections? In a prelude to voting on anti-environmental legislation, Senator Barrasso, chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, will hold a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In recent weeks, there have been howls of protest aimed at the California Water Commission from the proponents of big new dams like Temperance Flat and Sites Reservoir, because the Commission rigorously reviewed the applications for Prop 1 funding to ensure that they really are eligible for public […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund There are at least 15 massive new fracked gas pipelines planned or under development in the Appalachian region, with more proposed for other regions. These new pipelines are expected to lead to enormous increases in fracking and new threats to clean air, clean water, and the climate. They […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In testimony to Congress last year, the newly installed Energy secretary Rick Perry famously wiped his hands of the White House’s embarrassing budget proposal, saying it didn’t reflect his policy priorities. Eliminate funding for energy innovators through ARPA-E? Slash funding for the department’s treasured national labs? Scrap […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pumpjack in the Aneth oil field just southeast of the Bears Ears, March 2017 WildEarth Guardians Movie villains are a garrulous lot, always announcing their short-term plans and long-term goals in clear, unambiguous language. “First I’m going to feed you to this school of hungry sharks that I’ve […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A parasitic wasp like the ones used in the experiment attacks a pair of aphids. Dirk Sanders Biodiversity has long been touted as important for staving off extinction. The more kinds of critters you have, in other words, the less likely any one of them—or a whole bunch […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In 2016, the Virginia Office of Environmental Health and Safety recommended a thorough survey of all private water wells and springs, as well as septic systems, within 1,000 feet of a pipeline–at a minimum–before construction starts. Water found beneath the surface is known as groundwater, or aquifers, and such a […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund As WWF works with communities around the world to preserve habitats, wildlife, and natural resources, we know that it is critical to engage both women and men for the best results—environmentally, socially, and economically. In sub-Saharan Africa, women make up at least half of subsistence, smallholder farmers, yet have far […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The World Wildlife Fund and their partners announced the results of their yearly monarch butterfly survey today at 2.48 hectares, down 14% from last year’s count of 2.91. While this year’s count is not as dire as the numbers have ever been, the population remains dangerously low. 2.48 […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society MARCH 4th 2018 COMMENTARY BY CAPTAIN LOCKY MACLEAN SEA SHEPHERD MARINE OPERATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR Hornby Island, Strait of Georgia, BC, CANADA locky@seashepherd.org The herring stocks of West Coast Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, and Prince Rupert have already collapsed. The Federal Government’s recent closure of the Central Coast area, an […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund How clean is the energy in your state? As part of its Electric Power Monthly series, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its year-end 2017 energy figures this week, detailing electricity production, use, and costs at a state-level. 2017 was another big year for wind and solar, with […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund I was very pleased to have the opportunity to testify in Congress to defend the reputation and integrity of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization. It has been the target of an orchestrated attack campaign from Monsanto […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest blog by Jennifer Skene NRDC is working alongside the Waswanipi Cree First Nation to protect the last of their intact boreal forest homeland from Quebec’s aggressive logging proposal. Last week, NRDC called on Quebec to abandon their proposed five-year logging plan in the Broadback River watershed, a vital […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The boreal, one of the world’s largest carbon sinks, is in danger. By working to save it, Canada could make a quantum leap, culturally and environmentally. David Dodge/CPAWS/Flickr Because our neighboring nations have so much in common culturally, you can sometimes almost forget that you’ve traveled to another […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Texas Wind Farms Daxis / Flickr As the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) listening tour comes to Kansas City, Missouri, Midwesterners can voice their support for national strategy to fight climate change and a path towards cleaner, cheaper sources of energy. The CPP would boost an already thriving […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This post was co-authored with Noah Lerner In 2017, financing from G20 governments for overseas coal projects reached a five-year high, totaling at least $13 billion in loans, credits, and guarantees. This financial support for coal projects directly undermines G20 climate commitments and ignores the reality that a […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund One muggy morning, a group of uniformed fifth graders files from their classroom and forms a circle in the grassy common of State Elementary School 192. At their center, wielding a microphone, a compact, energetic man named Samsuardi counts them into groups of three, and announces their roles: Ones and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC’s Lisa Hua (second from left) discussing about elephant-human conflict at IFAW. Today, at NRDC, Hua is focused on banning ivory and creating a new national park system. Cao Dafan To call the big cats of China “outnumbered” would be quite an understatement. China’s iconic snow leopards number […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Authored by New York Program Assistant Jhena Vigrass NRDC testified at two public hearings in favor of a full ban on fracking and fracking-related activities in the Delaware River Basin last week. The hearings took place in Waymart and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and were hosted by the Delaware River […]