Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will address employees in the Green Room at EPA Headquarters at noon, today,Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Administrator Pruitt’s remarks will be open to the press. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/today-epa-administrator-scott-pruitt-deliver-remarks-epa-employees-0
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Our India team is in Ahmedabad this week working with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and partners on the first of its kind, Ahmedabad Air and Response (AIR) Plan. I had the honor of meeting Ms. Elaben Bhatt along with our special guest Ms. Frances Beinecke to discuss the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Positive comments keep rolling in for new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Read the latest:Jay Vroom, President and CEO, CropLife America Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/morewhat-they-are-saying-about-administrator-pruitt-0
Published by Ocean Conservancy Despite grave concerns from all corners about his ability to lead an agency that protects the health and quality of life of Americans, Scott Pruitt is the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). His nomination raised red flags from concerned citizens to worried coastal businesses. His past track record had […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A mountaintop mine in Wise County, West Virginia ilovemountains.org, flyover courtesy of Southwings Another week has passed, and Donald J. Trump is still on the road to becoming the worst president ever for our health and environment. The GOP-led Congress is, if anything, ahead of him in destroying […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Republicans in Congress and President Trump have made it easier for oil, gas, and coal companies to bribe foreign governments without accountability. Together, they killed a recently finalized Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule that would have required natural resource extraction corporations to report any payments to foreign […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON–Today, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was confirmed and sworn in as the 14th administrator of the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/scott-pruitt-confirmed-and-sworn-epa-administrator
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — U.S. EPA Administrator will address employees in the Green Room at EPA Headquarters at Noon on Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Administrator Pruitt’s remarks will be open to the press. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-administrator-scott-pruitt-deliver-remarks-epa-employees
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON–American leaders and job creators all across the country today cheered as Scott Pruitt was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the new EPA Administrator. Here is some of what they are saying: Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/job-creators-american-energy-producers-farmers-and-elected-officials-cheer-scott
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund What’s worse than being dumped on Valentine’s Day? Being sued by your ex the day after. That’s exactly what happened to Northern Dynasty Minerals—the company behind the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska. One day after an investment report called the company “worthless,” they’ve now been sued […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund California, long a land of pioneers, leads the nation in developing emissions standards to reduce pollution from cars and trucks. These standards have cleaned up the Golden State’s air, and have benefited other states following California’s lead. Changes brewing in Washington could threaten these gains. Scott Pruitt’s statements […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund For many people, saving Louisiana’s coast from the rising tides of the Gulf of Mexico would be a priority if only to save the wonderful City of New Orleans. Of course, there are many reasons to save the coast. Increasing storm surges are expected to erode precious wetlands, […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Rising above the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a stunning sight to behold. Audacious in scale and magnificent in artistry, the massive sculpture is a memorial to four American presidents and so much more. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/mount-rushmore-national-memorial-presidential-tribute
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Over 700 people—most of them elderly or poor—died prematurely during the 1995 Chicago heat wave. This public health disaster resulted from a deadly combination of extreme weather with temperatures soaring over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, lack of preparation and inadequate response by the city and county, power and water […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Colombian Sustainable Fund officially launches, campaign to protect Chilean Patagonia’s seas, Mexico’s stellar second energy auction To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. February 2 – 9, 2017 Climate Change Bleached staghorn coral Matt Kieffer Due to their deep […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Every water system leaks – some a little, some a lot. Last October, a break in a 10-inch water main in McCandless in Allegheny County sent water rushing into a nearby home and cut water service to 20 other homes, according to KDKA. In December 2013, a 48-inch […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund I anticipated that relief and joy would be my overriding emotions today in announcing the communities in which SPARCC—the Strong, Prosperous and Resilient Communities Challenge—will invest. But I find that what I feel most strongly is an overwhelming sense of urgency. That’s what happens when you put years […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Children playing in the yard of a Ruston, Washington, home while a Tacoma smelter stack showers area with arsenic and lead residue, August 1972 Gene Daniels/U.S. National Archives “Restoring nature to its natural state is a cause beyond party and beyond factions,” said Richard Nixon, the founder of […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund How the EPA nominee is stonewalling efforts by the American public and the Senate to get more information on his conduct. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/270916638/0/edf/blogs/feed~What-is-Scott-Pruitt-hiding-Thousands-of-withheld-emails-yet-another-reason-his-EPA-nomination-should-be-stopped
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A new report issued today by independent New York-based investment firm Kerrisdale Capital Management concluded that Northern Dynasty Minerals—the proponent behind the low-grade gold and copper mine to be located at the headwaters of Bristol Bay’s world-class salmon runs—is “worthless.” Photo credit: Robert Glenn Ketchum Northern Dynasty Minerals […]