Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Source: CDC Flood Safety Awareness President Trump’s Infrastructure plan, promoted as providing the American public with 21st century roads, railways, airports, and drinking water facilities, utterly fails to ensure that such infrastructure is built for a 21st century climate. The plan calls for a significant investment of federal, state, and […]
This month at the winter games, outstanding athletes from around the world are gathering in PyeongChang to compete for the gold. No matter the sport— from skiing to bobsledding to curling and figure skating, athletes rely on the unique properties of silicones to improve performance. Here are just a few of the areas where silicones […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Did you know that the average human will be outlived by the yelloweye rockfish? Native to the Pacific Northwest Coast, the large yelloweye rockfish can live to be up to 118 years old! However, since it doesn’t reach reproductive age until around 20 years, the species is especially vulnerable to overfishing. With catch […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Building a more energy efficient home can employ many different approaches. The builder can use more insulation and better windows, they can install ductless heating and cooling systems, they can orient the house to collect sunshine through the windows in winter and shade them in summer, they can […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s second budget proposal continues to display the same reckless disregard for our common home—the earth—and its people as witnessed in his first budget and first year in office. The Trump budget not only abandons America’s global leadership abroad in combatting one of the most urgent challenges facing […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The order seeks to improve wildlife management and conservation and expand opportunities for big game hunting by improving priority habitats within important and migration corridors across the West. Priority states currently include Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Read the full article […]
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. Pruitt image: Gage Skidmore Scott Likes It Hot U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt took to the airwaves this week to once again deny the threat of climate […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund 2017’s hurricane season shattered all records for damages—and the need for assistance Wikimedia Commons A bi-partisan budget bill includes some encouraging provisions that should improve rebuilding efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Not only are there tens of billions of dollars in much-needed disaster […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s that time of year again…rosy-colored floral arrangements line grocery store aisles, and advertisements for personalized teddy bears holding custom chocolate arrangements are starting to really make their way up your Facebook timeline. Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and whether your affection focuses on a significant other, family or friends […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund At its 50th anniversary celebration in Sacramento, the California Air Resources Board today awarded the Natural Resources Defense Council’s David Hawkins its highest honor, the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award, in recognition of Hawkins’ nearly half-century of leadership on clean air and climate protection. David Hawkins The Haagen-Smit award, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This post was co-authored with Noah Lerner In 2017, financing from G20 governments for overseas coal projects reached a five-year high, totaling at least $13 billion in loans, credits, and guarantees. This financial support for coal projects directly undermines G20 climate commitments and ignores the reality that a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) this week released its annual long-term forecast for America’s energy system. This year’s big message: despite the administration’s efforts to bolster dirty energy, the nation is still becoming cleaner and more efficient every day. And while the United States needs to transition […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Letter Warns First Quantum of “Significant Financial Risk,” Calls Investment the “Antithesis of Sustainable Business Practices” New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli raised concerns over Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals’ potential investment in the Pebble Mine—a massive open pit gold and copper mine proposed at the headwaters […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Here’s why the EPA chief is wrong. Mitchell Resnick / White House Scott Pruitt hates hot weather. When asked what he hates most about living in Oklahoma, he answered: “The 105-degree temperatures are pretty tough for me to handle.” Nonetheless, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator seems to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ten Senate Democrats took to the floor yesterday to remind U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke that they vehemently oppose his plan to open nearly all of America’s coasts to offshore drilling. The lawmakers warned of the imminent threat that any amount of offshore drilling would […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC and the National Wildlife Federation filed a lawsuit today to protect American waters. NRDC and the National Wildlife Federation have sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for illegally delaying the implementation of the Clean Water Rule until 2020 and gambling […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Congress is poised to extend and expand energy tax credits that benefit both industry and consumers, but the Republican-sponsored bill unfortunately wastes taxpayer money to back faltering technologies and outdated federal benchmarks—at a time when lawmakers should be prioritizing innovative clean energy technologies that create American jobs, lower […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Ocean Conservancy began 2017 in uncharted waters with the new Trump administration. Since then, we’ve learned that very little from previous administrations applies to how this one approaches the issues we care about—our ocean health, coastal communities and a thriving blue economy. We knew we would be on the defense. We knew […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC’s Lisa Hua (second from left) discussing about elephant-human conflict at IFAW. Today, at NRDC, Hua is focused on banning ivory and creating a new national park system. Cao Dafan To call the big cats of China “outnumbered” would be quite an understatement. China’s iconic snow leopards number […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Some proponents of new pipelines point to the recent cold snap and claim that more fracked gas pipeline capacity is needed to meet winter spikes in natural gas demand. However, the facts don’t back this up. Even in 2014, when the infamous “Polar Vortex” occurred, additional pipelines were […]