Published by the Environmental News Service CANCUN-PLAYA del CARMEN, Mexico, March 19, 2018 (ENS) – A new type of insurance to protect coral reefs introduced at the 2018 World Ocean Summit in Mexico earlier this month has raised hope once again for the survival of coral reefs devastated by hurricanes and bleaching due to climate […]
Published by the Environmental News Service BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 19, 2018 (ENS) – Enabled by climate change, international travel and international trade, disease-bearing insects are spreading to ever-wider parts of the world. They have existed in Africa and Asia for many years and are now becoming more widespread. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2018/03/19/90411/
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The public health community is mourning the loss of a champion: U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter. The Congresswoman, who sadly passed away last night, was one of a kind. As her colleagues in Congress remember, she was a trailblazer as one of the longest serving members of the U.S. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A rally for clean energy in San Francisco, February 2018 Ian Tuttle Remember when Scott Pruitt wanted to do that red team/blue team exercise, publicly pitting those who accept the science of climate change against skeptics? The concept, first floated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator back […]
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 World Wildlife Fund A group of Marylanders wended through a narrow underground passage painted in peach and punctuated by a series of doorways leading to halls and rooms unknown. The path led them to a stone spiral staircase and when they reached the top, a door swung open to a far grander space: […]
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 “Sunny day” flooding in downtown Miami, Florida (October 17, 2016). Source: WikiMedia Commons America has a flooding problem. In 2017, the federal government declared 44 major disaster events that involved flooding and hurricanes, surpassing 2016, in which 36 major flood-related or hurricanes disasters were declared. Adoption of a […]
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 A firsthand experience with the Pacific gray whales in Laguna San Ignacio confirmed the extraordinary achievement from NRDC’s past work—and our oncoming challenges. NRDC president Rhea Suh photographs a Pacific gray whale in Laguna San Ignacio Laguna San Ignacio is so much more than a sheltered cove off […]
Published by the Environmental News Service By Sunny Lewis WILMINGTON, North Carolina, March 12, 2018 (EcologyPrime.com News) – Hidden, floating just beneath the surface of the oceans, are trillions of plastic fragments that once were useful objects made from petroleum – straws, spoons, bottles, bags, tubs, fishing gear, toys. Ingested by birds, fish and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Michigan recently proposed changes to a drinking water safeguard known as the Lead and Copper Rule, which is supposed to help remove lead from drinking water. But it may not live up to this expectation because it allows water utilities to do what are called partial lead service […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration in January released the most far-reaching offshore drilling plan ever proposed. Unprecedented in scope, the new plan proposes opening vast areas bordering nearly every coastal state to drilling and schedules 47 lease sales—the most of any Five-Year Program Plan in history. This comes at a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund More energy efficiency can help New Yorkers create new good clean energy jobs, enjoy better health, and save billions, as a NRDC fact sheet published today shows. With Governor Cuomo promising to release a “comprehensive and far-reaching energy efficiency initiative by Earth Day, April 22,” it’s important to […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) By Former Rep. Tim Huelskamp and H. Sterling Burnett March 9, 2018 In the first season of Donald’s Trump “Presidential Apprentice,” there’s no question who the star hire of his administration has been: EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/hill-scott-pruitt-leading-epa-toward-greatness
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) By Former Rep. Tim Huelskamp and H. Sterling Burnett March 9, 2018 In the first season of Donald’s Trump “Presidential Apprentice,” there’s no question who the star hire of his administration has been: EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/icymi-hill-scott-pruitt-leading-epa-toward-greatness
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump Administration asked for feedback on its proposal to expand offshore drilling along almost every mile of our coastline, and today is the last day for the public to weigh in. This plan represents the most extreme fossil fuel assault on our nation’s public oceans—ever. President Trump […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In US Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s opening address at the CERAweek conference, he tried to garner interest for a global pro-fossil fuel alliance. This misguided initiative, supported wholeheartedly by Japan’s Prime Minister Abe, is yet another way Perry is trying to bail out the coal companies. How does […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On March 9, the nation’s regional grid operators are poised to tell their regulator—the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)—what they are doing about grid “resilience” and what, if anything, FERC should do about it. Here’s a preview of what the grid operators are likely to say, and how […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund But Modern Fish Act in Congress opens the door to an “alternative” management scheme that would reduce accountability and threaten healthy fisheries Both the commercial fishing industry and the recreational saltwater fishing sector have an immense impact on the number of fish in our oceans. Lest you associate […]