Theodore Roosevelt’s Legacy
Published by the Department of the Interior Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, has a proud legacy of Conservation. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/theodore-roosevelts-legacy
Hunting and Fishing on National Parks and Fish and Wildlife Refuges
Published by the Department of the Interior Americans have the opportunity to hunt and fish on public lands managed by the Department of the Interior as part of the Department’s multiple-use policy. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/hunting-and-fishing-national-parks-and-fish-and-wildlife-refuges
Trump Orders ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule Changed
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, March 1, 2017 (ENS) – The federal rule protecting the navigable waters of the United States will be reviewed for “consistency” with the policy of the Trump administration and rescinded or revised to conform to that policy, under an executive order signed Tuesday by President Donald Trump. […]
Swindled? Keystone XL Application Not What Trump Promised
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund When he turned the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline from dead and gone into a reawakened zombie, President Trump claimed that his doing so would mean new construction jobs, steel manufacturing jobs, and money for the United States. Before he was elected, he used the pipeline to […]
Trump’s New Executive Order Risks Coastal Communities
Published by Ocean Conservancy Amy is a stream ecologist who, before working at Ocean Conservancy, conducted research focusing on small stream food webs and the predator and prey dynamics of salamanders. Amy has conducted research in Chile working with the government on invasive beavers and water quality issues as well as nutrient effects on small streams […]
President Twists Truth About the Clean Water Rule
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump may have set some kind of record on Tuesday making eight false statements about a single rule in the span of just a few minutes. While signing an executive order he said was aimed at “the elimination” of the Clean Water Rule—which protects wetlands and streams […]
TOMORROW: EPA Administrator to Deliver Remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Meeting
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will deliver remarks to the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Leadership Meeting tomorrow to discuss agency priorities under the Trump Administration.WHEN: 9:30 a.m. EST, Thursday March 2, 2017 Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/tomorrow-epa-administrator-deliver-remarks-us-conference-mayors-meeting
President Trump Attacks Clean Water
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to begin repealing the Clean Water Rule, a landmark measure many years in the making. Likewise, new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt recently told Fox News that he plans to go […]
Trump talked big on infrastructure, but no action yet
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Prior to taking office the Trump administration talked about making $1 trillion in new infrastructure investments. Since taking office, the administration hasn’t said much about infrastructure, but Senate Democrats have put forward their own plan. Instead, the Trump administration has begun an assault on our environment and the […]
The Moss That Saved Portland
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Tree moss growing in southeastern Portland, Oregon Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA/Newscom Orthotrichum lyellii is the hero of this story. You’ve probably met it before: a tuft of green with soft tassels of leaves, stuck to a tree trunk or possibly a rock. Unlike plants with roots, this moss […]
NRDC Sues EPA to Hold Stormwater Polluters Accountable
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC filed two lawsuits this week against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to enforce the Clean Water Act against stormwater polluters in the Baltimore and Los Angeles areas. Privately-owned commercial, industrial, and institutional sites have long contributed to the degradation of the Dominguez Channel and Los […]
Interior Murals Celebrate Black History
Published by the Department of the Interior Murals offer unique glimpses into 20th Century African American life Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/video/interior-murals-celebrate-black-history
TODAY: EPA Administrator to Deliver Remarks to the 2017 Farm Bureau Advocacy Conference
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) TODAY: EPA Administrator to Deliver Remarks to the 2017 Farm Bureau Advocacy Conference Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/today-epa-administrator-deliver-remarks-2017-farm-bureau-advocacy-conference
EPA to Act on Waters of the United States Rule
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order at the White House today, directing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-act-waters-united-states-rule-1
Before Vaquitas Vanish, a Desperate Bid to Save Them
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment No more than 30 vaquitas are left in Mexico’s Gulf of California. Experts propose keeping some in captivity as a last resort. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/science/vaquitas-dolphins-mexico-extinction.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The Ballast Water Bill Is Back
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Congress’s favorite zombie ballast water bill has emerged from the grave again this year, hell-bent on letting special interests devastate the Great Lakes and other US waters. This is the fourth year in a row we’ve seen this legislation, which would roll back clean water protections and make […]
EPA toma acción sobre Norma de las Aguas de EE.UU.
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON—El presidente Donald Trump emitió hoy una orden ejecutiva en la Casa Blanca en la que da instrucciones a la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU. y al Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de EE.UU. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-toma-accion-sobre-norma-de-las-aguas-de-eeuu
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Hosts Western Governors for Sunday Morning Breakfast Meeting
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt this morning hosted eleven members of the Western Governors Association (WGA) for a breakfast roundtable discussion. The non-partisan group of governors included Republicans, Democrats and Independents. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-scott-pruitt-hosts-western-governors-sunday-morning-breakfast-meeting
Week 5: A Climate Denier Is Now in Charge of the EPA
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. Polluters hail Pruitt. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Scott Pruitt’s confirmation a week ago with fanfare—really, really strange fanfare. The agency’s press release featured gleeful quotes from some […]
House Republicans Continue Crusade for Pebble Mine
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Republicans on Capitol Hill are busy paving the path for a foreign mining company to destroy the world’s greatest wild salmon fishery in Bristol Bay, Alaska—over the opposition of the people of Alaska. Robert Glenn Ketchum First, Representative Tom Rice (R-SC) introduced H.R. 1179, a bill to amend […]