Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Alarming air pollution levels in Indian cities are a major topic of discussion during this week’s Parliamentary session. The Indian Health Ministry found that the health consequences of particulate matter pollution alone are estimated to be exceed 3 percent of India’s gross domestic product, as announced in the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC filed a “friend of the court” brief on December 9th to support New York State in defending against a legal challenge that could have an impact on the right of New York and other states to adopt policies to promote clean energy. Several fossil fuel power companies […]
Published by the Department of the Interior During a visit to the Swinomish Tribe, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor today announced the publication of an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Advanced Notice) to comprehensively update the regulations governing trade occurring within Indian country. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-seeks-tribal-guidance-proposal-update-business-operation
Published by the Department of the Interior To highlight a few moments and mark some of the remarkable progress the Interior Department has made in Indian Country over the past four years, check out this photo gallery featuring Secretary Jewell and the people she’s met during her time in Native communities across America. Read the full […]
Published by the Department of the Interior As part of President Obama’s commitment to strengthening Indian Country, Secretary Jewell will be joined by the newly-appointed Bureau of Indian Affairs Director Bruce Loudermilk and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Director Tony Dearman for a visit to the Acoma Pueblo, west of Albuquerque. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/mediaadvisories/secretary-jewell-kick-nationwide-tour-highlighting-nations-progress-conservation
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It’s easy to get lost in the details of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s work, but there’s nothing hard to understand about their mission: “to protect human health and the environment.” Although the agency aims to serve all Americans, the EPA recognizes that children are particularly susceptible to […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund China is a country of incredible size and beauty and home to many of the iconic species WWF works to protect, such as giant pandas and snow leopards. As the first conservation organization invited by the government to work in China, WWF has worked for more than 50 years to […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Mangroves protect and stabilize coastlines – particularly important as climate change brings more extreme storms and increased wave action. They also act as sinks, sequestering 3–5 percent more carbon per unit area than any other forest system. But mangroves are disappearing, cleared for urban and tourism development or felled for […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme President of Rwanda, Australian eco-innovator, Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy, Indian organizer of world’s largest beach clean-up, Honduran indigenous activist Berta Cáceres, and veteran Mexican biologist all lauded Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27090&ArticleID=36314&l=en
Published by the Department of the Interior Interior Secretary Sally Jewell yesterday joined Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe and the Chiefs of five American Indian tribes to recognize the acquisition of a major American Indian site in Virginia. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-jewell-governor-mcauliffe-recognize-major-addition-national-park-system
Published by the World Wildlife Fund In the waning days of 2016, it’s important to pause for a moment to celebrate all we’ve accomplished for wildlife, people, and the planet in the past 12 months. Together, we pushed for new regulations to help shut down the illegal elephant ivory trade within our borders and to stop […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-authored with Karan Chouksey As the cost and demand for power dramatically rise in south India, Hyderabad and the state of Telangana are turning to energy efficiency as a solution. The cost to purchase power doubled in Telangana from September to this month, raising alarms about energy prices […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund With Washington becoming more hostile to climate action, the nation’s mayors are volunteering to fill the leadership vacuum. The city of Pittsburgh Rudy Balasko/iStock Within environmental circles, at least, it’s the question that’s on everybody’s mind right now. What kind of progress can we realistically hope to make […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, November 28, 2016 (ENS) – The first-ever Global Sustainable Transport Conference concluded Sunday in the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan with sustainable transport welded into the United Nations global sustainable development agenda, showing that to be sustainable, transport must be a shared global task. Read the full […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Courtesy Friends of Not Afraid to Look Since April, thousands of demonstrators have been camping out at the confluence of the Cannonball and Missouri Rivers on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota. These peaceful water protectors—representing more than 200 Native-American tribes, plus many nonnative allies—are demanding […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Earlier this year, WWF estimated an increase in the number of tigers worldwide, up to 3,890 in 2016 from an estimated 3,200 in 2010. But success to date is tenuous: According to a new report from WWF, tigers now face a threat far greater than many we’ve tackled before: linear […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy As we ease into the holiday season, I am grateful to have been part of an amazing event halfway around the world where I witnessed the positive energy and impact that can only arise when we work together. It was a powerful reminder of how our ocean brings us together. As part […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Photo Credit: Marvin Nauman/FEMA The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently proposed updated standards to reduce the risk of flood damage to taxpayer-funded affordable housing. The proposed standards will better protect people and property by requiring HUD-financed infrastructure, located in a floodplain, to be constructed to a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Delhi experienced record levels of bad air quality and poor visibility earlier this month. Bhaskar Deol The air pollution levels in India’s capital city New Delhi, reached record levels this month. Levels of particulate matter were reported to be fifteen times the “safe” limits on certain days with […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund In November 2010, 13 tiger range countries came together and made an unprecedented pledge: to double the number of wild tigers by 2022. Mobilized by a century of dramatic decline, leaders convened in St. Petersburg, Russia to sign a declaration boosting tiger conservation efforts. This initial effort has led to […]