Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund At a budget hearing this morning Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the Trump administration would issue a proposed rulemaking action today. If this is finalized, it will throw away the Clean Water Rule, a signature achievement by the prior administration that helps protect water bodies […]
Research from the past several months has shown a shortage in the California housing market, with home sales down 14 percent compared to the average month across the last 30 years. It’s not just California either. In the spring, the National Association of Realtors reported the supply of homes across the United States at the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers will be issuing a proposal to repeal the Clean Water Rule, which protects the water supply for 117 million Americans. Michael Warren/iStock When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers issued the Clean Water Rule in May […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The government of Belize has not put into place promised protections for the Belize Barrier Reef World Heritage site, leaving the largest barrier reef in the western hemisphere under threat from offshore oil drilling and damaging coastal construction, according to a new WWF assessment. Key concerns include a lack of […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Written by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. This year, Miami Beach has had the honor of hosting the Conference of Mayors, a non-partisan organization of representing mayors from 1,408 cities. Climate change is one of the top issues on the agenda at this conference and given that it’s taking place in Miami Beach, there […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Photo by Rocky Kistner The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Canada’s Environmental Defence (ED) released the report “One Trillion Litres of Toxic Waste and Growing: Alberta’s Tailings Ponds” showing how decades of inaction by the province have led to an environmental and economic catastrophe of enormous proportions. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC, together with other environmental groups, calls on Congress to support the Affordable Care Act and Planned Parenthood. Carey Kirkella/Getty Images NRDC works to foster safe and healthy environments for families and communities across the country, and access to insurance coverage and preventive health services are critical to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Stephen Yang/The Solutions Project via Flickr Smart investments in clean energy, like this New York solar array, have helped RGGI governors lead on climate. New modeling shows that ambitious, cost-effective carbon cuts in the program can continue that climate leadership now, when we need it most. Northeast & […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The confirmation by the New York State Senate last week of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s nominees to the New York Public Service Commission is good news for the state’s clean energy and climate leadership. With a new chair in place and all five commission positions now filled, New York […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund With changing dynamics of both supply and demand in the electricity industry, including low natural gas prices, flat electricity demand due to increased efficiency, and robust growth of cheap, clean renewables, the term “baseload”—which historically has been used to refer to large coal and nuclear plants—is now outdated. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement was widely criticized around the world and raised speculation about how the Agreement’s goals, including targets related to climate finance would be met. The good news is that while the U.S. federal government is refusing to lead […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund “We will never support Pebble Mine in our Bay,” reads the full-page ad in today’s Vancouver Sun paid for by the tribes and village corporations of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Photo credit: Bristol Bay Native Corporation This is not the message that Northern Dynasty Minerals wanted its shareholders to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Richard Moore at the announcement of the EPA’s EJ 2020 Action Agenda in the Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge Jessie Jobs/USFWS Five miles south of downtown Albuquerque, on the banks of the Rio Grande, an urban oasis is taking shape on a 570-acre former dairy farm. On […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund AJEL/Pixabay Does your employer offer free parking to you and your coworkers? If so, it’s probably not billed as a fringe benefit, at least not in the same category as medical or dental coverage, vacation pay, or a gym membership allowance. But that’s exactly what it is. Free […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Latin America Green News: Brazil’s rampant deforestation causes concern, Nicaragua approves energy efficiency law, deadly heat waves expected to slam the tropics To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. The Latin America Green News will be taking a break and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump-Pruitt Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a set of rules today that will make it easier to ignore chemical risks and disregard harmful exposures. The final rules introduce loopholes that could allow EPA to ignore important exposure routes and chemical product uses. This opens the door for […]
One year ago, Americans witnessed something happen in Washington that they don’t get to see all that often—the enactment of significant legislation with strong backing from both parties. In fact, it was the first major environmental law to make its way through Congress since 1990. The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-authored by Jennifer Skene and Courtenay Lewis Parks Canada The desperate plight of the Val d’Or woodland caribou, one of Quebec’s seven remaining woodland caribou herds, paints an alarming picture of the impact that unsustainable logging and industrial activities has had on the boreal forest and the species […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Surprising no one, Trump’s speech announcing his intent to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement was riddled with lies and misinformation. Numerous fact-checks were published soon after Trump’s speech explaining the various inaccuracies. (See NYT fact-check and WaPo fact-check). The Trump Administration’s reckless decision to withdraw from […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Flooding in Cedar Rapids, IA | by U.S. Geological Survey No one desires to buy a home that has flooded repeatedly. When a house floods, waterlogged dry-wall, warped floors, damaged mechanical systems, and potential mold infestations can be expected. Worse, a home that flooded in the past is […]