Published by the World Wildlife Fund Today the United States announced its intent to withdraw from the historic Paris Agreement, the world’s first truly global plan to address climate change. “Pulling out of the Paris Agreement would undermine US credibility on the world stage while making it harder for our country, and the world, to reach […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EAST CHICAGO – Following U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s visit to the USS Lead Superfund site last month, EPA is taking steps to enhance communication and provide better service to East Chicago residents. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-enhances-communication-east-chicago-residents
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is following through on its commitment to stay portions of the 2016 New Source Performance Standards for the oil and natural gas industry while the agency works through the reconsideration process. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-stays-oil-and-gas-standards
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration’s proposed federal budget includes extreme—and extremely foolhardy—evisceration of two key programs that help lift affordable housing and its low-income residents out of poverty. The budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1 would eliminate LIHEAP, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) enacted in 1981 […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Trump’s proposal ignores how science protects American lives and property. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/339518118/0/edf/blogs/feed~ways-NOAA-budget-cuts-will-hurt-weather-reporting-%E2%80%93-and-Americans
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A budget that puts our health and environment last, reopening the door to highway pollution, and more attempts to squash progress on climate action. Scarlet Sails/iStock Presidents’ budgets are about values, putting money behind what matters most. And they lay out a vision for our country’s future. That’s […]
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. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters First, Some Perspective The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal recommends cutting funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by approximately 30 percent and eliminating 3,800 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Latin America Green News: Colombia grants rights to the Atrato River, Argentina’s nuclear deal with China, electric vehicles get a boost To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. May 19 – 25, 2017 Conservation An estimated eight million tons of plastic […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some advocates of global climate action think the pact would be stronger if the United States simply left, rather than remaining in and demanding big changes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/climate/can-the-paris-climate-deal-survive-a-trump-style-renegotiation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s no secret we here at Ocean Conservancy love our shellfish! For many, oysters, clams, scallops and other bivalves say “home”—shellfish capture the flavors and smells of the coastal waters we love. More than just a fun-time food, shellfish have sustained our coastal communities by providing food and income for generations, from […]
As we have for the past few years, the Spray Foam Coalition of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) sponsored the 2017 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Race to Zero Student Design Competition. This year, the first-place winner in the small multifamily housing contest – from Georgia Tech – used […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Since 2005, the Group of Seven (G7) countries have recognized the threat of climate change and the need for a global agreement to address the issue. The Trump Administration is reportedly trying to weaken or eliminate any strong language on climate change in the upcoming G7 leaders statement. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today signed a proposed rule to postpone compliance dates for the effluent limitations guidelines and standards for steam electric power plants (ELG Rule), which was published in November 2015. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-takes-action-postpone-costly-steam-electric-power-plant-effluent-guidelines-rule
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Conveying President Trump’s wish list for the next federal budget, OMB Director Mick Mulvaney recently said, “The president wants a smaller EPA. He thinks they overreach . . . You can’t drain the swamp and leave all the people in it.” I think most people think Trump’s campaign promise to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration released its more detailed budget proposal yesterday, following up on an outline that it announced in March. Even though its initial proposal appalled people across the political spectrum as a cruel attack on essential programs, the administration didn’t pay any attention. Yesterday’s version is just […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump Administration’s 2018 federal budget proposal doubles down on attempts to weaken our nation’s ocean and coastal arm, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with a dramatic cut of 16 percent from the enacted 2017 omnibus budget. Several NOAA divisions are recommended for slashing and important […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, May 24, 2017 (ENS) – President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget request to Congress, released in detail Tuesday, has Americans who care about the environment and public health up in arms. The proposal would impose massive cuts on health, environmental and safety net programs … […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s new slash-and-burn budget puts polluters first and the rest of us—and our children—last. Richard Keller/iStock President Trump opened a new front in his assault on our environment and health on Tuesday, releasing detailed budget proposals that amount to a scorched-earth campaign—literally and figuratively. The budget calls […]
Published by the Environmental News Service MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, May 23, 2017 (ENS) – “While wildlife keeps all of us alive, its future is squarely in our hands,” says John Scanlon, who heads the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES. “We alone will determine the fate of the world’s wildlife and in doing […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration has just released its full 2018 budget proposal. Similar to his “starvation” budget released two months ago, Trump’s full budget proposal displays a reckless abandon for our country, our planet and future generations. Trump’s budget proposal seeks to eliminate nearly all international investments in climate […]