Published by Ocean Conservancy Author Kara Lankford and her mother Toni Lankford, one of the women who inspires her in her work. Courtesy Kara Lankford. In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating stand out #WomeninConservtion all week long. Here, Kara Lankford, Interim Director of our Gulf Restoration Program reflects on conservation leaders in Alabama. This […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC and partners are going to court to ensure the federal government can keep working to end illegal fishing and seafood fraud, both of which are serious threats to ocean ecosystems. Specifically, we seek to intervene in a lawsuit that the commercial seafood industry brought to block a […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Becca with two of the women who’ve been inspiring her her whole life–her mom and sister. Courtesy Becca Robbins Gisclair. In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating stand out #WomeninConservation all week long. Here, Becca Robbins Gisclair, Associate Director of our Arctic Programs, reflects on the women who have inspired her throughout […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Brough Turner/Flickr Hudson River near Hadley, New York Last fall, a whale made a go of Manhattan. The humpback, eventually named Gotham, chased schools of herring from New York Bay into the Hudson River, as delighted onlookers snapped photos of its tail flukes framed by the city skyline. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration plans to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) budget by 17 percent, targeting programs that are crucial to America’s economy and public health and safety, according to a Washington Post report. The leaked OMB document obtained by the Post reportedly shows that the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The author as a junior scientist: writing computer programs, collecting specimens and troubleshooting equipment. Courtesy Sarah Cooley. In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating stand out #WomeninConservtion all week long. Here, Sarah Cooley, Director of our Ocean Acidification Program, writes a letter to her ten-year-old self. Check back every day for new […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The scientific consensus is clear and compelling: our climate is changing at a dangerous and unprecedented rate. Every year, we are seeing increasingly severe impacts, including more frequent and more intense droughts, floods and wildfires; dropping agricultural yields; rising sea levels; and acidifying oceans. At the root of these changes […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The scientific consensus is clear and compelling: our climate is changing at a dangerous and unprecedented rate. Every year, we are seeing increasingly severe impacts, including more frequent and more intense droughts, floods and wildfires; dropping agricultural yields; rising sea levels; and acidifying oceans. At the root of these changes […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Late Friday night, The Washington Post broke the news that the Trump Administration’s budget plans devastating cuts for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This is what we learned: NOAA faces a massive cut of nearly $990 million to their operating budget. Cuts on this scale aren’t just “trimming the fat” to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund One could see President Trump’s handling of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline as one of several early tests of his supposed negotiating prowess: could he get a foreign corporation wanting to build an oil pipeline across America to use American steel for the pipe? Forget possible legal […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference Gage Skidmore/Flickr This story originally appeared on Climate Central. The Trump administration wants to “zero out” many climate-related programs and grants that help state and local governments enforce environmental laws, according to a memo sent this week […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Colombian organization seeks to save seed species, Guatemala and UK Space Agency team up to fight deforestation, jobs in renewable energy sector are on the rise February 24 – March 2, 2017 Climate Change Record breaking temperatures during recent years have left much of Mexico in a troubling […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In his speech to Congress, President Trump simultaneously continued his attack on the regulatory system and continued to claim that he supports clean air and water, among other public goods. The problem is that the way we’ve cleaned our air and our water is through federal regulation, and […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Invasive species are a massive problem worldwide. Defined as nonnative species that become established outside of their native range, and whose introduction causes harm or is likely to cause harm, invasives can disrupt natural habitats, hurt local economies and threaten human health. Invasives cause billions of dollars of damage every year, and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ben Shattuck sketching wildflowers in Gates of the Arctic National Park Courtesy of Ben Shattuck Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the most visited national park last year, welcoming 11.3 million people to its swath of Appalachia. By contrast, Alaska’s Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund When he turned the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline from dead and gone into a reawakened zombie, President Trump claimed that his doing so would mean new construction jobs, steel manufacturing jobs, and money for the United States. Before he was elected, he used the pipeline to […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Amy is a stream ecologist who, before working at Ocean Conservancy, conducted research focusing on small stream food webs and the predator and prey dynamics of salamanders. Amy has conducted research in Chile working with the government on invasive beavers and water quality issues as well as nutrient effects on small streams […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to begin repealing the Clean Water Rule, a landmark measure many years in the making. Likewise, new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt recently told Fox News that he plans to go […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Calling all Twitter-savvy ocean lovers: In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating some of the fantastic females in the fields of science and conservation. Join us on Wednesday, March 8 for a Twitter chat where you can hear insights from women around the world (and contribute your own thoughts, too). Tune […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Tree moss growing in southeastern Portland, Oregon Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA/Newscom Orthotrichum lyellii is the hero of this story. You’ve probably met it before: a tuft of green with soft tassels of leaves, stuck to a tree trunk or possibly a rock. Unlike plants with roots, this moss […]