Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pipeline Construction Near Stream Tom Berlin A new bill, S.1844, was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bill intends to make it easier for natural gas pipelines to get approved. It’s a bad bill, and a bad idea. S. 1844 would weaken provisions of the National Environmental Policy […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Lorie Shaull/Flickr Prior to this week, chances are you had never heard of the State of Narragansett Bay and Watershed Workshop. As important as the workshop is within the world of New England watershed management, the event—tied to an annual report detailing the health of Narragansett Bay, a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund denisbin/Flickr The kiwi is a small, flightless bird that spends most of the day underground. At night, these needle-billed, chicken-size floofs emerge to hunt insects, crayfish, seeds, and fruit, but as they waddle through New Zealand’s forests, they create invisible scent trails. By morning, kiwis have often unwittingly […]
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, October 26, 2017 (ENS) – Elephant poaching in Africa continued trending downward in 2016, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, reports. Records show the highest level of seizures of illegally traded ivory since commercial trade was banned by CITES in 1989. But conservationists warn it […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Let’s not undermine the MSA in the name of short-term gain The Senate Commerce Committee just held another hearing on the potential reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), the law that governs how many fish US fishermen can catch. But the panel didn’t adequately represent what science tells us about how to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New research in the prestigious medical journal JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) reports on the startling evidence that glyphosate – the main ingredient in Monsanto’s weed-killer, Roundup – is not only getting into our bodies, but has been doing so at increasing levels for decades. The […]
Published by the Environmental News Service AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, October 17, 2017 (ENS) – The international nonprofit Greenpeace is running an online festival of documentaries to raise awareness of environmental issues and highlight solutions. Viewers are asked to view the seven final films and vote for the one they think should be given the Prix […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today is the 45th anniversary of the adoption of the Clean Water Act. This post takes a quick look at where we were, where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going on clean water policy. The Bad Old Days Before 1972 Congress enacted the law in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog post was written by my colleague Lauren Reiser. With major U.S. cities still reeling from the devastation left by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, the threat of climate change to our health and safety is clearer than ever. In addition to the physical dangers posed by […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ROME, Italy, October 16, 2017 (ENS) – Pope Francis today urged governments around the world to work together to make emigration a safer and more voluntary choice, saying that food security for everyone requires tackling climate change and ending conflicts. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/10/16/pope-conflict-climate-change-cause-worldwide-hunger/
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: India could end up as one of the worst affected by climate change; IMF; India’s renewable energy capacity to double by 2022, report says; Delhi’s air goes from moderate to poor, likely to get worse soon India Green News is a selection of news […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This post was written by Jennifer Skene Yesterday was Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a celebration of the Indigenous communities living in North America since long before the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria set sail from Spain. States, cities, and universities across the U.S. are embracing Indigenous Peoples’ […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy A group of international Arctic scientists telling us we need to slow down, do more research, and put in place some precautionary rules should get our attention. More than 2,000 scientists, mostly from Arctic countries, did this five years ago in an open letter to Arctic nations. They pointed out that it […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Without much fanfare on this side of the Atlantic, the European Union is actively and effectively pushing back on one of the biggest bullies in the corporate sandbox, Monsanto. This week in Brussels the European Parliament’s Environment and Agriculture committees will hold a public hearing on The Monsanto […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The following is a guest blog from Dr. Chelsea Rochman, who is currently an Assistant Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. Lately, there has been a lot of news about marine debris, specifically plastic, being discovered in remote corners of the Earth. Plastics have been found near the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund (c) Elly Pepper The last few years have seen a number of countries close their ivory markets as a way to help curb the current poaching crisis, which is driving elephants towards extinction. Indeed, the U.S. placed a near-total ban on its ivory market between 2014 and 2016 and China […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog was authored by Kelley McCoy, Schneider Fellow This is part one of a series of blogs highlighting recent progress in onshore and offshore wind energy, as well as discussing some of the continued opportunities, challenges and threats the industry is faces in the near term. This […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The concept of ocean planning has been around for many years, both here at home and internationally. In the U.S., we have started to see theory move into practice over the past decade. At its core, ocean planning is about shared data, local engagement and innovative management principles so that diverse groups […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. EPA announced that it is reconsidering landmark clean car standards that were poised to provide deep reductions in carbon pollution and save consumers $92 billion at the pump. The agency determined in January (during the Obama Administration) that the standards for model years 2022 to 2025—originally set […]
Last week, we wrote about a victory for American consumers after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a San Francisco ordinance requiring warning labels on soda advertisements. The court said the labels were “deceptive” and “misleading” and violated the First Amendment. This week, excessive California warning labels are back in the spotlight after the […]