Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ever since early 2015 when the World Health Organization’s cancer assessment experts at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) determined that glyphosate “probably” caused cancer in humans, the agrochemical industry’s Pro-Cancer Lobby has been on the offensive. For example: California EPA is being sued by Monsanto […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Nearly a year after EPA asked a court to withdraw the agency’s registration of Enlist Duo, a new herbicide that combines glyphosate and 2,4 D, the agency now says it wants to maintain the registration and expand it to additional states and for additional crops. After analyzing claims […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The earth during the Last Glacial Maximum some 26,000 years ago was a pretty unrecognizable place. Ice sheets crept down across Canada, stretching from the Missouri River to Manhattan. Massive glaciers on land meant lower water levels at sea, and the islands of Borneo and Bali were still […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is calling on the U.S. marketplace to urge the logging company Resolute Forest Products (Resolute) to drop its litigation against public interest organizations and instead focus on demonstrating its commitment to sustainable forestry and conservation. NRDC has been engaged for over two […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Last week, I joined several volunteers to glean harvest from Potomac Vegetable Farms in Virginia. Potomac Vegetable Farms uses sustainable farming practices; the marigolds bordering this pepper patch are a natural form of pest control. Lara Bryant, NRDC Gleaning is a historical practice that goes all the way […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It deserves — and demands — a nationwide response. Jamie Hooper/Fotolia Ask any parent, and they’ll tell you without hesitation that their most important responsibility is keeping their kids safe and healthy. As the mother of a young daughter myself, I’ll vouch that this is certainly true for me. And it’s equally […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This guest blog was written by Jessica Magenwirth, DVM, a veterinarian and Masters in Public Health candidate with a focus on global health and policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Antibiotics given to livestock make up roughly two-thirds of all global use of antibiotics, with the rest […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Producing food is critical to the future of humankind, yet it’s also one of the most significant threats to wildlife and the oceans, forests, and other habitats they call home. The good news is that a growing proportion of food is certified sustainable by independent organizations that WWF supports. By […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog series is an effort to present some preliminary thoughts on how the U.S. and other nations could limit the increase in global average temperature to 1.5 C. My goal is to spark a conversation on this critical issue. Part 2 of a 3 part blog: Stopping […]
Published by the Department of the Interior To address concerns regarding mineral leasing and development activity adjacent to Chaco Culture National Historic Park, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor today announced the U.S. Department of the Interior will expand the resource management planning effort underway in the Farmington, New Mexico area. Read the full […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Urban School Food Alliance Schools across the country have led the way in calling for chicken raised without the routine use of medically important antibiotics for their students. In fact, in late 2014, the Urban School Food Alliance, six of the largest districts in the country who serve […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund One-third of all the food produced goes to waste; about 1.3 billion tons of fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, seafood, and grains go bad on the farm, get lost during distribution, or are thrown away in grocery stores, restaurants, and home kitchens. This is about three times the amount of food […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A deadly infection from a satellite research tag killed a 20 year old male Southern Resident killer whale called L95 (or Nigel), NOAA admitted this week. The details of Nigel’s death tell a heartbreaking story about a family of whales that has been studied for years—in Nigel’s case, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Paris Agreement enters into force, beached whales raise concern in Chile, Canada and Mexico cooperate on clean energy To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. September 29 – October 5, 2016 United Nations Climate Change After receiving confirmation from the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Invenergy’s Desert Green solar farm in Borrego Springs, California Courtesy Invenergy Flat deserts, wide-open spaces, and seldom a cloud in sight—the inner American West has all the makings for generating renewable power. And despite a slow start, the region’s wind and solar industries are really taking off. Take […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A Community Plates volunteer’s truck packed with rescued vegetables Meaghan Sprague/MACC Community Plates Forty percent of food in the United States is thrown away every year, while an estimated 50 million Americans suffer from food insecurity. These figures are almost too high, their relationship too confounding, to fully […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A week ago, agricultural economist Jayson Lusk opined in the New York Times (“Why industrial farms are good for the environment”) that we should put our faith in the biggest of industrial farms to deliver us food, more sustainably, into the future. Americans may have noticed untold billions […]
In March 2016, the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) conducted a workshop to better understand how changes in the availability and use of natural gas and natural gas liquids resulting from the rise in U.S. shale gas production can motivate research investment in new catalysis technologies and processes. Catalysts are added substances that enable more […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund During the world’s largest ever wildlife trade meeting—the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)—governments united behind a series of tough decisions to provide greater protection to a host of threatened species and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Camera trap project at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico J.N. Stuart/Flickr Give me a few tufts of grizzly bear fur, and I can tell you how many bruins might be in a forest. Show me a few scoops of bat guano, and I can identify […]