Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In testimony to Congress last year, the newly installed Energy secretary Rick Perry famously wiped his hands of the White House’s embarrassing budget proposal, saying it didn’t reflect his policy priorities. Eliminate funding for energy innovators through ARPA-E? Slash funding for the department’s treasured national labs? Scrap […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A firsthand experience with the Pacific gray whales in Laguna San Ignacio confirmed the extraordinary achievement from NRDC’s past work—and our oncoming challenges. NRDC president Rhea Suh photographs a Pacific gray whale in Laguna San Ignacio Laguna San Ignacio is so much more than a sheltered cove off […]
Published by the Environmental News Service ARLINGTON, Texas, February 23, 2018 (ENS) – Public transit officials in cities across the United States are trying to find ways for ride sharing to complement existing public transit options or those in the development pipeline, while others worry that ride sharing could replace public transit altogether. That shift […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Michigan recently proposed changes to a drinking water safeguard known as the Lead and Copper Rule, which is supposed to help remove lead from drinking water. But it may not live up to this expectation because it allows water utilities to do what are called partial lead service […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The grants will go to 51 projects in 24 states that preserve sites and highlight stories related to the African American struggle for equality in the 20th century. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-and-national-park-service-announces-126-million-grants-preserve-african
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest blog by Jennifer Skene For decades, Quebec has greenlighted development in Val-d’Or boreal caribou habitat, knowing full well the toll it was taking. Now, with the herd’s population diminished to around 18 individuals, Quebec has offered the Val-d’Or caribou herd a brief eulogy on Facebook, stating that […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pumpjack in the Aneth oil field just southeast of the Bears Ears, March 2017 WildEarth Guardians Movie villains are a garrulous lot, always announcing their short-term plans and long-term goals in clear, unambiguous language. “First I’m going to feed you to this school of hungry sharks that I’ve […]
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. See No Science, Hear No Science The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board, which used to meet six to eight times annually to ensure that the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration in January released the most far-reaching offshore drilling plan ever proposed. Unprecedented in scope, the new plan proposes opening vast areas bordering nearly every coastal state to drilling and schedules 47 lease sales—the most of any Five-Year Program Plan in history. This comes at a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump Administration asked for feedback on its proposal to expand offshore drilling along almost every mile of our coastline, and today is the last day for the public to weigh in. This plan represents the most extreme fossil fuel assault on our nation’s public oceans—ever. President Trump […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In US Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s opening address at the CERAweek conference, he tried to garner interest for a global pro-fossil fuel alliance. This misguided initiative, supported wholeheartedly by Japan’s Prime Minister Abe, is yet another way Perry is trying to bail out the coal companies. How does […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In a letter sent to British Columbia’s Premier John Horgan this morning, eight environmental and conservation organizations express their support for his government’s common sense, science-based approach to confronting potential new threats created by Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline expansion. The Kinder Morgan project, which […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Roger Bannister was the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes. “The quest to break the 4-minute mile carried a special mystique. The numbers were easy for the public to grasp: 1 mile, 4 laps, 4 minutes.” Bannister died on March 3rd 2018, but his […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy A Bloomberg editorial described it as a “minor miracle” and Quartz magazine called it a “stunning victory” for global conservation in its 2017 retrospective. In December, 10 countries reached an agreement to prevent the start of commercial fishing in the Central Arctic Ocean (CAO) for at least 16 years while scientists study […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund While the Trump Administration attempts to censor the truth, the ground realities are that climate change is pushing weather extremes “off the scale”. It is clear we need to act. Fortunately, as highlighted during the recent World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) in New Delhi, developing economies, such as […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest blog by Jennifer Skene NRDC has called on Ontario to reconsider a troubling proposal that continues to prioritize unsustainable logging over protecting threatened species like the boreal caribou. In January, Ontario doubled down on a policy that jeopardizes the future of boreal caribou and other at-risk species in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Scott Pruitt celebrated his one-year anniversary as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency two weeks ago and it’s time to grade his performance. While Pruitt has recently been catching heat for his science-denying comments on climate change, his luxurious travel on the taxpayer dime, and his elimination […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The World Wildlife Fund and their partners announced the results of their yearly monarch butterfly survey today at 2.48 hectares, down 14% from last year’s count of 2.91. While this year’s count is not as dire as the numbers have ever been, the population remains dangerously low. 2.48 […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy During winter in the high-latitude Arctic Ocean, sea ice reflects much of the sun’s energy until seasonal melting promotes a spectacular plankton bloom along floe edges and even beneath the ice. The annual explosion of Arctic life starts first in polynyas, areas of northern sea kept perennially ice-free by wind and currents […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Check out some great facts about USGS to commemorate 139 years of scientific inquiry and advancement for the benefit of the American people. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/us-geological-survey-marks-139-years-scientific-advancement