Published by the World Wildlife Fund A new agreement gives hope for the critically endangered vaquita. Signed by the Government of Mexico, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, and the Carlos Slim Foundation, and formally supported by WWF, the agreement includes a permanent ban on gillnets in vaquita habitat, as well as the development of new fishing gear […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump bragged about “massively streamlining” the approval process for infrastructure projects such as bridges and roads with the Ohio River as a backdrop as steel company executives, labor leaders and local and federal officials looked on. Mr. President: This is not a new issue, as I know […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] This is a transcript of the video. Robin Tucker, Cleveland: Most people think of asbestos as, oh, it’s that stuff on the wall, that, you know, flakes off, and they only think of like old buildings; they’re always like, oh yeah, my school has asbestos, but […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Flooding in Louisiana – Aug. 2016| Photo Credit: USDA.gov Floods risks are increasing nationwide. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), created in 1968 to reduce the Nation’s flood exposure through a unique combination of land use standards and federally-subsidized insurance, is a crucial tool in the nation’s arsenal […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy by Alan Barton, Production Manager, Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery, Netarts Bay, OR Life working in an oyster hatchery is, at its core, just like any other type of farming. We’re largely at the mercy of our environment, and each season is full of peaks and valleys. But in the fall of 2007, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Rainbow Mountain Wilderness, Nevada Bob Wick/BLM It’s a lesser-known inconvenient truth: Despite an overall shift to cleaner energy sources, the United States wastes about two-thirds of the energy it produces. That ratio doesn’t sit well with lawmakers in Nevada, who are hoping to commit the Silver State […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Nellis AFB Solar panels Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada has always understood the importance of clean energy to Nevadans and their future. He championed the early closure and replacement of the coal-fired Reid Gardner power plant. He got Nevada the world’s largest battery factory. He built a network of electric […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Leaders Across The Country Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/what-they-are-saying-about-epas-decision-delay-implementation-2015-ozone-standards
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/case-you-missed-it-epa-administrator-scott-pruitt-president-trump-put-america-first
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-extend-deadline-2015-ozone-naaqs-area-designations
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/pruitt-president-trump-focused-growing-our-economy
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PHOTO Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/pruitt-morning-joe-president-trump-putting-americas-interest-first
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Organizations from across the country are seeking to partner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to invest in their local economies and improve water infrastructure. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/organizations-across-country-seek-improve-water-infrastructure-grow-local-economies
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Nevada’s renewable portfolio standard requires electricity providers like NV Energy to buy a minimum amount of electricity from renewable sources like solar, geothermal, and wind. Assembly Bill 206, sponsored by Assemblyman Chris Brooks, would increase the renewable standard so that it requires electricity providers to get 40 percent […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Just hours after President Trump announced his reckless decision to abandon the Paris climate agreement, governors across the country stepped forward to fill the vacuum. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, California Governor Jerry Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced the formation of the US Climate Alliance, a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund We think approving the expansion of a massive new open pit strip mine in Utah, wedged between Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks, is a bad idea. You can read the details on why here. The point of this blog is lay out the history and timeline of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The EPA’s move to deregulate methane leaks puts communities across the country at risk—and it’s against the law. Nik Zane/Flickr Late last week, on the heels of the president’s reckless decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund JRC, Inc./Alamy Shortly after the Civil War, Atlanta hit a growth spurt. Its roads followed the area’s railroad system, and the city grew outward from the center in hubs and spokes. This, unfortunately, was a blueprint for nightmarish traffic problems in the future. In about two decades, the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SACRAMENTO, California, June 4, 2017 (ENS) – As President Donald Trump pulls the United States out of the UN’s Paris Agreement on Climate, U.S. states and cities and subnational jurisdictions on six continents are filling the void with their own protective climate actions. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/06/04/states-cities-intensify-climate-protection-efforts/
Published by the World Wildlife Fund More than 1,000 US governors, mayors, businesses, investors, and colleges and universities assembled today to reaffirm their commitment to climate action and declare they will continue to pursue ambitious emissions reductions despite the Trump administration’s decision to pull out of an unprecedented and essential international agreement to curb climate change. […]