Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today’s meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and President Trump highlights how much we need Canada’s climate leadership in the days to come. The Trump government has already invited reapplication of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. He is considering pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, undermining […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy A system upgrade that will help ensure there are plenty of fish in the sea. There are many ways to have a good day out on the water. The ocean gives us endless opportunities to find joy, exhilaration and happiness—playing on the beach, snorkeling, diving and fishing. Most recreational fishermen I know […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, February 13, 2017 (ENS) – In 2016, for the second year in a row, the majority of new generating capacity installed in the United States came from renewable energy sources, according to the latest issue of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s monthly “Energy Infrastructure Update.” Read the […]
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. Scott Pruitt arriving at Trump Tower in Manhattan, December 7, 2016 Reuters/Brendan McDermid Missing E-mails, Part 2 The office of Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt, Trump’s pick to head […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] The following is a transcript of the video. Over the past four and a half decades, presidents from both parties have furthered environmental protections designed to keep the American people safe and healthy. But President Trump and the Republican‑led Congress are poised to wipe out these […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund After just three weeks on the job, Donald J. Trump is well on his way to becoming the most anti-environmental president—ever. Call him “The Polluters’ President.” He has moved aggressively to undermine commonsense health and environmental safeguards, including issuing an order requiring that for every new measure a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The second in a two-part series about the potential of state energy policy. You can find the first installment here. If you’re concerned about the fate of our climate and the job-creating clean energy industry over the next four years—and, really, given everything the Trump administration has said […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Paving the Amazon with roads, fires in Chile threaten bees, Mexico might soon have an electric taxi To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. February 2 – 9, 2017 Special Report on Chile’s Rivers Chilean Patagonia is known around the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Giuseppe Milo/Flickr In 1630, as waves buffeted the ship carrying him and his fellow Puritans across the ocean to the nascent Massachusetts Bay Colony, a lay minister named John Winthrop delivered a sermon introducing one of the most enduring tropes in American political rhetoric. In “A Model of […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The latest survey of monarch butterfly’s winter habitat in Mexico is a stark reminder that these butterflies are in need of protection: The area occupied by the butterfly colonies has decreased 27% compared to last year’s survey, which is conducted every winter at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. The forest […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A group of GOP elder statesmen, economists, and business leaders have proposed a carbon tax to address the growing dangers of climate change. It’s welcome and long overdue to see prominent Republicans acknowledge that “Mounting evidence of climate change is growing too strong to ignore,” and that “the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Let’s say you’ve got a problem that’s, well, big-league. As in an all-out assault on the very air you breathe, the water you drink, and the ground you stand on. Your representatives in Congress can help—especially after their phone lines get lit up by citizen activists. Need proof? […]
We all knew that modernizing the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) through passage and implementation of the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (LCSA) would create a new era of chemical regulation in the United States. What we may not have known was that the statutory change would coincide with major changes in our political landscape. The […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund So NRDC is joining forces with Public Citizen and the Communication Workers of America — and taking the president to court. Shutterstock Imagine a doctor declaring we can’t find a cure for cancer unless we abandon vaccines for polio and smallpox. Or a cop who will only enforce speed limits if […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A British tabloid said American government scientists overstated global temperatures to influence climate talks. Other scientists say that did not happen. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/science/2015-climate-study-data.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Scott Pruitt on Ocean Acidification: Wrong Again Much has been written about how Scott Pruitt, President Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has tried to reject the science of climate change. Pruitt’s answers to Senators’ questions about ocean acidification – another destructive effect of carbon […]
If you’ve ever read a news article or blog post about chemicals, you may have come across the oft-cited claim that there are 84,000 untested chemicals in the products we use every day. Taken at face value, this figure is startling. But, if you check the facts and take a closer look, you’ll also find […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Great Bear Lake in Canada is the first Unesco Biosphere Reserve led by an indigenous community. They guard it as if it were the last hope for humanity. They may have a point. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/travel/great-bear-lake-arctic-unesco-biosphere-canada.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service SANTIAGO, Chile, February 6, 2017 (ENS) – In Chile’s worst fire disaster in 50 years, the South American country has lost over half a million hectares to more than 100 wildfires that first flared up in mid-January. The blazes have frustrated firefighters’ efforts to control them, with new hot […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Why dumping the Paris Climate Agreement would hurt the US Like many issues, Donald Trump has given mixed signals regarding his position on the Paris Climate Agreement. He has ranged from a campaign call to “cancel” the agreement to a post-election reevaluation to “keep an open mind” about […]