Published by the World Wildlife Fund Around the globe, we are already feeling the effects of climate change: extreme weather events, melting glaciers, and rising sea levels, to name a few. These impacts may sometimes leave us feeling helpless. But if we act now, we can stave off the most dire impacts of a warming world. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – During an interview on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt previewed the President’s upcoming executive order on the American Energy Independence. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-pruitt-previews-president-trumps-executive-order-energy-independence
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A blowout on Platform A caused the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill Doc Searls/Flickr Those old enough to remember 1969 may recall that it was a very good year for music, moon landings, and the New York Mets. But it was a spectacularly bad time for the American […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is positioning the state as a national leader on the issue of food waste with his Food Recovery Act. And now as budget negotiations near a close, he is further strengthening that proposal with the addition of the Farm to Food Bank Tax […]
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. Anti–Keystone XL pipeline sign along the planned route near Fullerton, Nebraska AP Photo/Nati Harnik Another Twist in the Pipeline The State Department approved the Keystone XL Pipeline on Friday, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The California Air Resources Board (CARB) yesterday approved some of the nation’s strongest limits on emissions of methane, a potent climate-changing pollutant, from oil and gas operations. California is the third largest oil-producing state in the nation. Along with other major oil and gas producing states including Wyoming […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Twenty eight years ago today the world experienced a massive wake-up call on the hazards and harms of oil spills when the Exxon Valdez oil tanker split open and poured oil into Alaskan waters. At the time, images of oil coated wildlife and a devastated ecosystem in one […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, March 24, 2017 (ENS) – The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs has issued a Presidential permit to TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, authorizing the Canadian company to construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canadian border for the importation of crude oil from Canada’s tar […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund What, there’s a sanitation crisis? If you’re reading this in Japan, North America, or Europe, you’re probably unaware of anything like a “crisis” in sanitation, of all things. The world has plenty of alarming events, all right, but a sanitation crisis? But what if you really had to […]
As efforts continue in earnest to implement the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (LCSA), ACC sees two areas in particular where industry and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can work together closely to put the program on a solid footing – prioritizing chemicals for review and conducting efficient risk evaluations. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A million acres of Patagonia donated to Chile, Peru slammed by deluge, Latin America’s future water challenges To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. March 17 – 23, 2017 Conservation | Special Report President Michelle Bachelet and Kristine McDivitt […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Whether it’s fighting lead contaminated water, the effects of extreme heat, or industrial pollution, people living in communities on the frontlines for environmental threats also disproportionately lack access to the healthcare we all need. And, right now, lawmakers are considering legislation that would push critical medical care even […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Last week, President Trump released his new budget proposal. As it stands, the proposal significantly reduces foreign assistance funding—including funding critical to conservation programs and sustainable development around the world. This is not good news. We must continue to support these programs and you can help do something about it. […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Last week, President Trump released his new budget proposal. As it stands, the proposal significantly reduces foreign assistance funding—including funding critical to conservation programs and sustainable development around the world. This is not good news. We must continue to support these programs and you can help do something about it. […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Last week, President Trump released his new budget proposal. As it stands, the proposal significantly reduces foreign assistance funding—including funding critical to conservation programs and sustainable development around the world. This is not good news. We must continue to support these programs and you can help do something about it. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt welcomed Idaho Governor Butch Otter to a meeting at EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C., today. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-pruitt-hosts-governor-otter-epa
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On March 2, the Trump White clarified that it would not require the company proposing to build the Keystone XL tar sands pipelline to use American steel. But it appears that President Trump would rather ignore that fact and keep on promising the moon. When he signed his executive […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund National Wind Technology Center in Boulder, Colorado DOE/Flickr Andrew Pruitt is taking a repair lesson, 300 feet up in the air. A climbing harness keeps him steady as he works alongside his mentor, learning to fix FAA lights atop a wind turbine that’s part of an energy center […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund “I strongly believe in clean energy, in conserving energy, all of that—more than anybody.” Donald J. Trump, quoted in a fact sheet about a 2012 energy efficiency project at a Trump-branded apartment building in White Plains, New York, as reported recently in the New York Times. Given recent […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump went to an auto facility outside of Detroit, Michigan last week to start the process of rolling back successful clean car and fuel efficiency standards that are working to lower American drivers’ fuel bills, reduce our dependence on oil, and cut pollution. Not surprisingly, his remarks […]