Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The biggest consumer savings program you’ve never heard of may be just one of dozens of Department of Energy (DOE) initiatives at risk of deep cuts under President Trump’s extreme new budget proposal. Funding for DOE’s hugely successful appliance energy efficiency program, which will save Americans a cumulative […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The halls of Congress came alive on Tuesday as dozens of WWF activists from across the country met with their representatives to advocate for international conservation funding. Through more than 60 face-to-face meetings on Lobby Day 2017, our activists shared with key legislators their concerns and hopes on topics ranging […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The halls of Congress and the Senate came alive on Tuesday as dozens of WWF activists from across the country met with their representatives to advocate for international conservation funding. Through more than 60 face-to-face meetings on Lobby Day 2017, our activists shared with key legislators their concerns and hopes […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON-— Today, Department of Transportation Secretary (DOT) Elaine Chao and U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-reexamine-emission-standards-cars-and-light-duty-trucks-model-years-2022-2025
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund “Beyond Streaming: A Sound Mural for Flint,” installation view Courtesy the Broad MSU Open one of the spigots at Michigan State University’s Broad Art Museum and it’s not water that rushes out, but sound. You might catch a few stanzas of a poem: The Flint water crisis is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The 2016 presidential election may have paralyzed many progressive Americans for a few days, but not NRDC’s chief program officer, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz. Though she had hoped for the best in the lead-up to the polls, she had planned for the worst. “I sat on my couch, and like […]
Published by the Environmental News Service CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 13, 2017 (ENS) – Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and two other institutions report that Volkswagen’s emissions in excess of the legal standards have had a deadly effect on public health not just in Germany but across Europe and in the United States. […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-extends-comment-period-risk-management-plan-rule
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/correction-epa-extends-effective-date-risk-management-plan-rule
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. Henhouse, meet foxes. EPA administrator Scott Pruitt renewed his science denier vows on Thursday, telling CNBC that human activity is not a “primary contributor” to the observed warming of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund What in the world could have prompted EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to say this week that carbon dioxide—which has exceeded an atmospheric concentration of 400 parts per million, the highest in three million years—is not a major contributor to climate change? NRDC wants to know. Asked on CNBC’s […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The BIA is just one part of Interior that serves the nation’s federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, their reservations, communities, and members. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/193rd-anniversary-bureau-indian-affairs
Published by the Department of the Interior Ryan Zinke was sworn-in as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior on March 1, 2017. He immediately got to work, expanding access to America’s public lands and demonstrating his commitment to the issues facing Native American communities. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/first-10-days-praise-secretary-ryan-zinke-and-interior-department
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Calumet Park, Illinois EPA When forced to choose between the various depredations President Trump has thrust upon the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, it’s hard to pick one that best encapsulates that special blend of ignorance, contempt, and hypocrisy that has marked his administration’s dealings with the agency so […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This post authored by Rachel Fakhry, Schneider Fellow, NRDC. Even though the Trump Administration is expected to move to rescind the Clean Power Plan—the nation’s first standards for cutting harmful climate pollution from power plants—that won’t make climate change go away. Our country must still fulfill its obligations […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The government, which has received billions in American aid to eradicate the drug trade, will license a small number of companies to cultivate medical marijuana. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/world/americas/colombia-marijuana-farc-drugs-santos.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Kana Okada As the days get longer and early flowers poke up through the ground, giving your home a thorough spring cleaning is a satisfying opportunity to mirror the renewal that’s taking place outdoors. Alas, keeping your home spic and span—and healthy—isn’t so straightforward. Because we don’t submit […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Minneapolis (Pixabay) President Trump says infrastructure is an urgent priority on which the country is going to “start spending big.” We couldn’t agree more that an infusion of money is badly needed. Mr. Trump has used a figure of $1 trillion, and Senate Democrats have released their […]
Scientists from the public and private sector as well as academia could all have something to rally behind under the current Administration and Congress: a stronger appreciation for using good science to help drive regulatory decision-making. Congress has already begun to take action. This morning, Dr. Nancy Beck, Ph.D., provided testimony to a Senate Subcommittee about […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating stand out #WomeninConservtion all week long. Here, Corey Ridings, a Policy Analyst with our Sustainable Fisheries team, reflects on the representation of women in fisheries management. Our ocean fish populations are managed in a unique system where stakeholders take a lead role in crafting management strategies. […]