Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Interior Department took a step today along its well-worn path of short-changing taxpayers and enriching fossil fuel executives. Interior announced it would get rid of an Obama rule which closed a loophole that allowed coal, oil and gas companies to avoid paying proper royalty rates on fuels […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The following is a guest blog written by Daniel Anderson, a native of Tom Miner Basin and a range rider for the Tom Miner Basin Association. NRDC has supported the TMBA’s range rider program since it began in 2013. This is the second in a series of essays […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest post by Bettina Bergoo Ensuring power reliability in Australia’s wilderness is a challenge for power providers, but the grid is getting a boost from the new technology of giant, energy-storing batteries and financing support from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Australia’s green investment bank. The CEFC has announced […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Colorado National Guardsmen respond to floods in Boulder County, Colo., Sept.12, 2013. (Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. Joseph K. VonNida) President Trump revoked, through a sweeping executive order, policies that would have reduced our carbon footprint and better prepared our communities and military for the impacts of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC is joining other environmental organizations and consumer advocacy groups in legal action against the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for stalling six energy efficiency standards finalized last year. Billions of dollars of consumer savings are at risk due to the delays, which are illegal, unnecessary, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A Texas-based oil company started trampling through the Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida’s Everglades on Monday, initiating the first of four planned phases of oil exploration. Last week, President Donald Trump signed an “Energy Independence” Executive Order that will make it more difficult for the National Park […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Science does not lie. It’s unbiased and based on what is. And the science shows there’s no doubt about it: ocean pollution is a big problem. Scientists have recorded nearly 700 species of marine wildlife that have been affected by marine debris. With an estimated eight million metric tons of plastic waste entering […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s Energy Independence Policy “I am going to lift the restrictions on American energy, and allow this wealth to pour into our communities.” —Donald J. Trump REALITY: This isn’t about “energy independence.” According to recent analysis from the Energy Information Administration, net energy imports (as a percent […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A coal-processing facility in the Appalachian Mountains Christina Richards/iStock With the stroke of a pen, President Trump on Tuesday signed a so-called energy independence executive order that, if fully implemented, would do lasting damage to our environment and public lands, endanger our health and communities, and slow progress […]
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. The coal-fired Big Bend Power Station, Apollo Beach, Florida Walter/Flickr Climate Change Denial’s Day in Court President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to repeal the Clean Power […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump tried to derail U.S. climate progress this month with a series of executive orders, but countries continue to take climate actions at home. New technology uses coal in a cleaner and more efficient way in Tianjin, China. Asian Development Bank/Flickr This is our second international climate […]
On March 29 Senators Sullivan (R-AK), Whitehouse (D-RI) and Booker (D-NJ) introduced the bipartisan Saving Our Seas Act, which also included Senators Coons (D-DE), Inhofe (R-OK), Murkowski (R-AK), Peters (D-MI) and Tillis (R-NC) as cosponsors. In addition to reauthorizing National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Debris research program, the bill underscores the need for […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-seeks-additional-time-review-rmp-rule
Published by the Environmental News Service GREAT FALLS, Montana, March 30, 2017 (ENS) – Six environmental groups today sued the Trump Administration for what they allege is “illegally approving a cross-border permit” for TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. On Monday, a tribal coalition and a U.S.-Canada environmental coalition filed suit to block the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund El Salvador bans gold mining, Mexico hosts IPCC, will Colombia’s glaciers disappear in the next four decades? To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. March 24 – 30, 2017 Clean Water Sign urging for a ban on mining in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Natural Resources Defense Council, Northern Plains Resource Council, Bold Alliance, Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth and Sierra Club sued the Trump Administration today for illegally approving a cross-border permit for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. In the complaint we contend that the State […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The bootstraps myth is strong in America. You know how it goes: Having problems feeding the family or paying the bills? Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get to work! The American Dream is the bootstraps myth writ large. Work hard enough and you and yours will […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Generous WWF supporters gave bison at Badlands National Park a new lease on life—in just two weeks. In early March, nearly 2,500 people donated a total of $256,512 to extend bison habitat at the park from 57,640 acres to 80,193 acres. This will allow the park to achieve and sustain […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Generous WWF supporters gave bison at Badlands National Park a new lease on life—in just two weeks. In early March, nearly 2,500 people donated a total of $256,512 to extend bison habitat at the park from 57,640 acres to 80,193 acres. This will allow the park to achieve and sustain […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Fulfilling his promise of cooperative federalism and acting on President Trump’s Energy Independence Executive Order, Environ Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-sends-clean-power-plan-guidance-letter-governors-0