Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Over forty-five scientific researchers, medical doctors, nurses, and public health professionals sent EPA a letter urging EPA to cancel the remaining agricultural uses of this dangerous neurotoxic pesticide, and praising the conclusions of EPA’s 2016 human health risk assessment for chlorpyrifos that finds unsafe levels of chlorpyrifos in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It’s easy to take the miracles of modern medicine for granted, including the discovery of antibiotics. Roughly since WWII, grave infections that had once killed or maimed with frequency, no longer did. Penicillin and then other antibiotics were the difference, typically allowing a patient to go home just […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Gage Skidmore Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has sued to block every major EPA regulation in recent years—rules to limit carbon emissions, reduce interstate air pollution, protect us from airborne mercury, and improve clean water standards. As Oklahoma attorney general, Pruitt […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Mr. Pruitt’s record overflows with examples of him siding with polluting companies to block or weaken actions to protect water quality. His record lacks any meaningful support for […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Center for Whale Research recently announced the death of J2—or as she was affectionately known by many “Granny”—the world’s oldest known killer whale. Granny was estimated to be a possible 105 years old. With Granny gone, the Southern Resident killer whale population is down to 78 individuals […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Courtesy Deepwater Wind “2016 was the best year yet!” said just about no one—except, perhaps, U.S. offshore wind developers. In December, the burgeoning industry saw its first turbines start spinning off the coast of Rhode Island. It’s been a long time coming. Europe installed its first offshore wind […]
Published by the Environmental News Service TAIPEI, Taiwan, January 9, 2017 (ENS) – Factories illegally built on farms have become a massive threat to food safety in Taiwan. A recent survey shows that at least 60 percent of these factories are of high pollution potential. The government has pledged to tear down new structures and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In recent weeks, a number of public officials have stepped forward to support Mr. Pruitt’s nomination. One would hope their testimonials would explain the public health and environmental […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Imprint left on a window after a bird collision Chuck Schug Photography/iStock Christine Sheppard took any workaholic’s logical next step before retirement: She started a new job. Sheppard, who has a PhD in evolutionary biology and ecology, retired early from the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo in New […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund FDA announced with fanfare today that it has made progress on addressing the misuse of antibiotics by making changes to instructions on labels for medicine used in livestock. Unfortunately, the announcement is a false promise of dawn. FDA continues to allow the mass administration of antibiotics at low […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund sharmzpad/Flickr Tall, lots of spots, long neck—the giraffe needs no introduction. In fact, it’s probably one of the most recognizable species on earth. This brand recognition, however, has done little to protect the animal, whose numbers have dropped from a million in the early 1900s to just around […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Amazon Wind Farm U.S. East, a new wind farm outside Elizabeth City, North Carolina Avangrid Renewables Before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, 104 wind turbines scattered across 22,000 acres of farmland near Elizabeth City, North Carolina, will begin churning out electricity. It will be the South’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Scientists and regulators have sounded the alarm linking the overuse of antibiotics in livestock production with helping to increase the creation and spread of antibiotic resistant infections. Three years ago, as a result, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a voluntary program seeking to curb some […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The following is a guest blog post written by Melissa DiNino, who works as a range rider for Montana’s Centennial Valley Association. NRDC has supported the Association’s range rider program since it began in 2014. Up before the sun, Melissa helps with gathering and moving cattle as they […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Now that Ohio’s Senate and House have sent an ideologically-driven bill, HB 554, to Governor John Kasich’s desk that would further delay implementation of the state’s popular clean energy standards (and weaken them, too), the Governor has until December 28th to do the smart thing for his state’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Jennifer Pack Deep in the few remaining mature forests of the Philippines dwells an animal that defies easy explanation. It’s a fuzzy creature, with the squat body of a wolverine and the smirk of a raccoon. A prehensile tail with a bald patch helps the mammal lift its […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Yesterday, NRDC sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice to express its strong opposition to the creation of the largest seed and chemical corporation in the world—a new industrial goliath anticipated from the German chemical and pharmaceutical conglomerate, Bayer AG’s, proposed takeover of the U.S. agrochemical […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund With the flip of a switch today, the country’s first offshore wind power project began commercial operations. That’s something to celebrate—and it’s only the beginning for this abundant energy resource! An American First: The nation’s first offshore wind power project, located off the Rhode Island coast, can be […]
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 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 […]