Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: Indian Builders Pledge ‘Green’ Homes in Race to Meet Climate Goals; India’s First Solar-Powered DEMU Train Launched; India’s Water-Energy Nexus India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India. July 13 – July 20, 2017 CLIMATE CHANGE Scroll.in […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Shark Week is almost upon us! Once a year, we take time to celebrate these mysterious, charismatic critters that are a critical part of our marine ecosystem. This year, we have everything you need to make this Shark Week the best one yet. Explore the links below, and be sure to check […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund David Varga Fishing nets will keep catching things even when there’s no one there to haul them in. These “ghost nets” are a ubiquitous form of pollution in today’s oceans, where they ensnare and kill marine life such as sea turtles, dolphins, and sharks. On the western shores […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, on behalf of ourselves, our members, and many other environmental groups, we’re submitting an 85-page comment letter to the Trump administration opposing seismic blasting in the Atlantic. As I wrote in early June, the Trump administration has proposed permitting five large-scale surveys that, if approved, would criss-cross […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy By Rip Cunningham I tend to be a “less is better” kind of guy when it comes to government. The exception is the management of natural resources like America’s sustainable fisheries. Fishing has been my profession and passion for almost all my life. Having been a part of the recreational fishing industry for […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Hundreds of safeguards that protect Americans are now in jeopardy and a court allows the EPA to continue putting kids at risk from a toxic pesticide. iStock Having failed to take away health insurance for 32 million Americans with his Obamacare repeal, President Trump pivoted this week to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund There’s been no small amount of pushback to President Trump’s recently announced plan to expose all our coasts to risky offshore drilling. But today another shoe dropped. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper drew a figurative line in the sand when he publicly denounced the plan and conveyed that […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Despite protections put in place last year, America’s fragile and treasured Arctic could soon open up to a new wave of risky oil and gas drilling. Every five years, the US Department of Interior creates a plan that says where oil and gas companies can purchase leases for offshore drilling. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund House Oversight Hearing Signals Return of “Empty Oceans Act” and New Efforts to Roll Back Federal Fisheries Law This afternoon, the House Natural Resources Committee’s Oceans Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the law that governs our nation’s fisheries in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Roy C. Averill-Murray,USFWS/Flickr Desert tortoises have crawled the Mojave Desert since before there was an America, or a Mojave Desert for that matter. For millions of years, these plodding reptiles have ambled across the sands, gnawing on flowers, grasses, and cacti, digging extensive burrow networks, and every once […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy As Chief Scientist at Ocean Conservancy I have a responsibility to share new research results with you even if they are tough to comprehend. A new study published in the journal Science Advances paints a shocking picture of how much plastic humans have produced and thrown away. This paper should encourage all of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today the National Ocean Policy turns 7 and I’m increasingly amazed our country ever managed without it. The National Ocean Policy, also known by its wonkier name of Executive Order 13547, promotes coordination among the dozens of government agencies that oversee marine health and development. The idea of […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Water is essential for all life on Earth. Fresh water is used for drinking, sanitation, agriculture, transportation, electricity generation, and recreation. Freshwater habitats—like lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands—house more than 10% of all known animals and about 50% of all known fish species. One of these freshwater habitats, wetlands—a place […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Despite national commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, some G20 countries still fund highly polluting coal projects. The catch is most of these emissions don’t count towards their carbon footprint – these countries are funding coal projects abroad. If G20 nations are serious about their Paris Agreement goals, […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy We are going to court because there is too much at stake–and not just for red snapper. About a month ago, political appointees in the Department of Commerce, which oversees the National Marine Fisheries Service, sanctioned overfishing of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico by dramatically extending the federal private recreational season […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Every summer, families from all along the East Coast head to the beach. Quite a number make their way to New Jersey’s stretches of sand and surf. This is where they’ll spend their hard-earned dollars to buoy up coastal economies. This is where they’ll invest in experiences to a last a lifetime. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Tucker and Hossler/Offset In 1972, federal lawmakers made a commitment to protect the “waters of the United States.” Thus began a heroic undertaking to turn our waterways from the flammable waste dumps of the 1960s into places where our children could swim again. And the resulting 1972 Clean […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Scott Pruitt wants to be a game show host to debate climate change, communities respond harshly to rolling back methane standards, and even Republicans are against offshore drilling. Dave Logan/iStock America the superpower is fast becoming America the super pariah, thanks to President Trump. At the recent G20 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: India Will Implement Paris Climate Pact in Letter and Spirit: PM Narendra Modi; Tangedco Evacuates 5,079 MW of Wind Power, Sets National Record; CPCB Plans to Roll Out Action Plans for Air Pollution in Non-Attainment Cities India Green News is a selection of news highlights […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Here at Ocean Conservancy we are keeping a close eye on the NOAA budget allocations for the next year because we know how important NOAA is to people across the country. And like you, we want to see NOAA fully funded. This week marked another milestone for NOAA’s budget with the House […]