Published by the World Wildlife Fund Climate change is one of the greatest threats facing people, wildlife, and the planet. From warming temperatures to more extreme weather, communities around the world are already feeling the impacts. But we can create a safer and resilient future if we work together to rethink the way we produce and […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — As a vital step of EPA’s implementation of President Trump’s Executive Order, “Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,” EPA’s Regulat Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/regulatory-reform-underway-epa
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Instead, Congress Should Work With Stakeholders on Measures to Keep PACE Programs Growing With the Right Set of Consumer Protections Sen. Tom Cotton (R. Ark) has introduced a bill, the PACE Act of 2017, that would needlessly set back important emerging state and local energy efficiency and clean […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In the lead up to the Paris Agreement, the United States and China played a crucial role in showing how cooperation between the two largest economies and greenhouse gas emitters on addressing climate change could accelerate the transition to a clean energy future. Attacking Obama-era climate and clean […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New York State just blocked the Northern Access Project, a pipeline that would have carried fracked gas from Pennsylvania to Canada via New York. This is a huge victory not just for New Yorkers but for the entire planet. On March 7, 2017, the New York State Department […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The pollution from this U.S. steel plant on an island in the Detroit River blows into Canada Neil Cornwall/Flickr As we’ve all seen, “America First” can be highly effective as a campaign slogan when your primary goal is to stoke resentment of globalism among the economically disaffected. But […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pipeline under construction in Alberta, Canada rblood/Flickr If ever there was an environmental battle exemplifying a game of ping pong, it would be the stop-start story of the Keystone XL pipeline, also known as KXL. From the time it was proposed in 2008, through seven years of dogged […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Boosting efficient use of energy. That’s been policy in my state since 2008, when EmPOWER Maryland was enacted. This year that policy was renewed by the General Assembly and Governor, moving us into a future with more energy savings thanks to technologies and techniques such as better building […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: Paris climate deal architect looks to India; By 2025, renewables could power 25% of Indian Railways; Supreme Court bans registration, sale of BS-III cars from April 1 India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India. March 27 – April 6, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Daniel X. O’Neil/Flickr President Trump’s headlong rush to undo health and environmental protections is hitting some speed bumps. In a series of legal actions, NRDC and our allies have thrown up significant legal blocks to slow, and possibly derail, that runaway train. Defending the Clean Power Plan The […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump and President Xi Jinping’s first meeting this week is intended to establish a personal relationship and search for common ground on issues including security and trade. However, climate change and energy policy will likely receive scant attention as America and China are embarking on wildly divergent […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-honors-2017-energy-star-partners-year-outstanding-achievements-energy-efficiency
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON– U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt held a working meeting on Wednesday with Evaristo Cruz, chairman of the National Tribal Caucus (NTC), to discuss environmental challenges in Indian country. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-scott-pruitt-meets-national-tribal-caucus-chairman-0
Published by Ocean Conservancy At the human level, cooperation is a way of survival in the Arctic. It’s how indigenous people have not only survived, but thrived, in what are extreme conditions to those of us from the temperate zone of the planet. Scaling up cooperation from families and communities to the level of nation-states is […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt recently signed an order denying a petition that sought to ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide common to U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/agriculture-community-reacts-recent-epa-action
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today spoke to American farmers and agriculture leaders, during the Ag America national conference in Washington, D.C. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-scott-pruitt-speaks-ag-america-conference
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A barge transporting 60,000 gallons of gasoline ran aground along the Hudson River in Catskill, New York earlier today. While no injuries have been reported and so far, there has been no fuel found leaking into the river, this accident highlights the real risk we face by encouraging […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump has made renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) one of the main goals for his administration, and has recently revealed the general plan to do so. As this process moves forward, NRDC, the Sierra Club, and our partners across a broad range of sectors are […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) In Kansas, Senator Pat Roberts said Trump’s executive order was good news for energy consumers. As the Kansas City Star reports: “Sen. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/high-accolades-across-country-trumps-energy-independence-executive-order
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today met with Brad Wall, the premier of Saskatchewan, Canada. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/us-epa-administrator-scott-pruitt-meets-saskatchewan-premier-brad-wall