Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It didn’t take Donald Trump long after moving into the White House to initiate an all-out assault on our environment and health. Since his inauguration in January, the president has made abundantly clear that he values polluter profits over the well-being of the American people. NRDC has been […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Urban balancing act Pixabay.com It is precisely because 2017 was such a challenging year in our field that I feel a sense of accomplishment and momentum as we face the future of sustainable and resilient communities. In such dark times, it’s been said, there is no room for […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A mural painted with Air-Ink Courtesy Graviky Labs Air pollution isn’t pretty. Worldwide, it’s linked to stroke, heart disease, respiratory problems, low birth weight, and millions of premature deaths annually. In the world’s most polluted cities, the particles can be so dense that they obscure the sky and […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy I am so thrilled that 2017 closed on a high note for ocean planning! One year milestones always seem to hold a special significance—whether it’s a first birthday, a one year wedding anniversary, or simply your first year in a new city. It exemplifies 365 days of first experiences, first challenges and […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The Senate just took a bold step in the fight against ocean acidification by introducing legislation to help prepare our coastal communities for the impacts of this looming issue. Taking such a step requires political leadership – and elected officials from state legislatures to the halls of Congress are stepping up to […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Mexican scientists on board R/V Martin Sheen recorded whale encounters and added to photo ID catalogue during Divina Guadalupe III Sea Shepherd recently wrapped its fall research project, Divina Guadalupe III, to study Cuvier’s beaked whales at Mexico’s Guadalupe Island, recording 22 encounters and increasing their photo-ID catalogue to 69 different individuals. […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Mexican scientists on board R/V Martin Sheen recorded whale encounters and added to photo ID catalogue during Divina Guadalupe III Sea Shepherd recently wrapped its fall research project, Divina Guadalupe III, to study Cuvier’s beaked whales at Mexico’s Guadalupe Island, recording 22 encounters and increasing their photo-ID catalogue to 69 different individuals. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council, I wrote the National Marine Fisheries Service to let them know that if they don’t take immediate action on our request that they list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) as endangered, we’d sue. Last year, the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Healthy fish populations shouldn’t be a partisan issue—more fish in the water means more fish that can be caught. Fishermen, fishing businesses and conservationists share a similar goal, and lawmakers from both parties have historically worked together to solve the challenges of overfishing and create a law that keeps commercial and recreational […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ahead of his upcoming State of the State address on January 3rd, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled his first environmental priority of 2018—calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require more clean-up of toxic PCB contamination in the Hudson River. And if they refuse, New York State […]
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. President Trump, accompanied by (from left) Vice President Pence, EPA chief Scott Pruitt, and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, at EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C., prior to signing an “energy […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Two brothers sat down to a meal of oysters. But these were not just any brothers, and this certainly was not your average meal. Their names were Orville and Wilbur Wright, and this was their final meal before they attempted what no one had […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This week, the City Council of New York City grilled the de Blasio administration over how it’s handling the massive sewage overflows that plague the NYC’s waterways. As I’ve written before, the City’s plans to address this mess are deeply flawed and would continue to allow massive amounts […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Activists at the U.S. Climate Action Center for the America’s Pledge and We Are Still In campaigns at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, November 2017 Martin Meissner/AP Photo From his flagrant dismissal of the scientific consensus on manmade climate change to his eagerness to see […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, the Endangered Species Coalition released its 2017 Top Ten Endangered Species Report – “Suppressed: How Politics Drowned Out Science for Ten Endangered Species” – chronicling how politics is trumping science (pun intended) and threatening the survival of 10 endangered species in the Trump era. The species run […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee recently held an oversight hearing on the National Ocean Policy, sometimes known by its wonkier name of Executive Order 13547. The policy promotes coordination among the dozens of state and federal government agencies that make decisions about offshore businesses and marine life. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Republican Bill Threatens to Derail the Future of Sustainable U.S. Fisheries Management America’s ocean fisheries are some of the best managed in the world. No question about it. And as Congress has worked to reauthorize the law that governs fishing in our federal waters, the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s newest vessel, the M/V Sharpie, has become the first ship in history to obtain registry as a private marine conservation yacht by Dominica Maritime Registry. Sea Shepherd founder, president, and CEO Captain Paul Watson and director of ship operations and campaigns, Captain Locky MacLean, along with Dominica […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s newest vessel, the M/V Sharpie, has become the first ship in history to obtain registry as a private marine conservation yacht by Dominica Maritime Registry. Sea Shepherd founder, president, and CEO Captain Paul Watson and director of ship operations and campaigns, Captain Locky MacLean, along with Dominica […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Story Behind the Conclusion: Lack of Regulation Leads to Plant Closings and Economic Loss I grew up in Cleveland in the 1950s. For the past century, Cleveland had been a high-tech industrial powerhouse. But it was already visibly in decline, and this blog explains some of […]