Published by the Environmental News Service BEIJING, China, March 31, 2017 (ENS) – China today permanently closed 55 retail ivory stores and 12 ivory carving entities across the country as a step towards shutting down its entire domestic ivory market to protect elephants at risk of extinction from poaching. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/03/31/hope-for-elephants-china-starts-ivory-market-shutdown/
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A coal-processing facility in the Appalachian Mountains Christina Richards/iStock With the stroke of a pen, President Trump on Tuesday signed a so-called energy independence executive order that, if fully implemented, would do lasting damage to our environment and public lands, endanger our health and communities, and slow progress […]
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. The coal-fired Big Bend Power Station, Apollo Beach, Florida Walter/Flickr Climate Change Denial’s Day in Court President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to repeal the Clean Power […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump tried to derail U.S. climate progress this month with a series of executive orders, but countries continue to take climate actions at home. New technology uses coal in a cleaner and more efficient way in Tianjin, China. Asian Development Bank/Flickr This is our second international climate […]
On March 29 Senators Sullivan (R-AK), Whitehouse (D-RI) and Booker (D-NJ) introduced the bipartisan Saving Our Seas Act, which also included Senators Coons (D-DE), Inhofe (R-OK), Murkowski (R-AK), Peters (D-MI) and Tillis (R-NC) as cosponsors. In addition to reauthorizing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Debris research program, the bill underscores the need for […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s latest executive order on climate change waves the white flag on the central environmental challenge of our time, while also surrendering American leadership in the global clean energy race. However, American climate action can’t be stopped with the stroke of Trump’s pen — especially the Clean […]
Published by the Department of the Interior These photographs are from a visit by Secretary Ryan Zinke at Glacier National Park, Montana where he spoke with the Park’s staff. The Secretary met with members of the Blackfoot Indian Tribe and Mr. Zinke received a blessing from the Tribe. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/photos/secretary-zinke-glacier-national-park
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s executive orders on climate change can’t stop U.S. action on climate change or progress on the Paris Agreement. Final rules can’t be undone with the stroke of a pen and market dynamics will continue to shift the U.S. to a clean energy economy despite President Trump’s […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW DELHI, India, March 24, 2017 (ENS) – India’s automobile industry is geared up to begin production of vehicles compliant with Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) emission norms across the country from April 1, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/03/24/india-moves-to-stricter-vehicle-emissions-norms/
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump is expected to order the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies to start dismantling limits on carbon pollution from power plants and other sources, as he already ordered EPA to do for vehicles. It is likely that his executive order will include another huge gift […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Josh Mogerman/NRDC The Great Lakes are an indelible part of the quality of life in some of America’s greatest cities (Canada’s too!). But the Trump budget outlined this week clearly represents a threat to the region. Between the elimination of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the hobbling […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In addition, India’s environment minister dismissed a report that linked air pollution to a million premature deaths each year. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/18/world/asia/new-delhi-coal-plant-pollution.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump Administration rolled out its skinny federal budget today. As feared, the Department of Energy’s budget reflects the overall budget direction of moving taxpayer dollars from beneficial and important civilian energy programs to military spending, which would be disastrous for the many Americans struggling to pay their energy […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund BoycottMexicanShrimp.com There are only about 30 vaquita porpoises left in the world. The smallest and most endangered cetacean species on the planet faces extinction in three years if the people with the power to save it don’t take immediate action. Instead of shrugging their shoulders and casting blame […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The biggest consumer savings program you’ve never heard of may be just one of dozens of Department of Energy (DOE) initiatives at risk of deep cuts under President Trump’s extreme new budget proposal. Funding for DOE’s hugely successful appliance energy efficiency program, which will save Americans a cumulative […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund To remain competitive in a global market increasingly dominated by China, car makers must invest in cleaner-running cars. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/281251425/0/edf/blogs/feed~Rolling-back-EPAs-Clean-Car-Standards-is-bad-for-America-Heres-why
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The New York Public Service Commission’s latest order regarding utility planning requires some incremental improvements, but could have done much more to push the state’s utilities to invest in energy efficiency and other cost-effective, clean resources. The order is part of the Commission’s “Reforming the Energy Vision” (REV) […]
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. Henhouse, meet foxes. EPA administrator Scott Pruitt renewed his science denier vows on Thursday, telling CNBC that human activity is not a “primary contributor” to the observed warming of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund White rhino calf Bernard DUPONT/Flickr On February 20, several men armed with rifles attacked South Africa’s Fundimvelo Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage. They brutalized the refuge’s staff with beatings and sexual assault. They destroyed cameras and equipment. And by the end of the raid, two juvenile rhinos lay bleeding […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The BIA is just one part of Interior that serves the nation’s federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, their reservations, communities, and members. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/193rd-anniversary-bureau-indian-affairs