Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA marca año de logros de Safer Choice La administradora Gina McCarthy será la oradora principal en la Cumbre Safer Choice esta semana Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-marca-ano-de-logros-de-safer-choice
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The question now is whether President-Elect Donald Trump will govern less divisively than he campaigned. On climate change, there’s every reason for deep concern. Candidate Trump said he wants to “cancel” the historic Paris Climate Agreement; his transition team features a fanatical climate denier and energy lobbyists, and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It’s a big week around the world. Countries are meeting in Morocco to strengthen climate action under the Paris Agreement. Donald Trump has been elected as President of the United States. Air pollution levels are at an all-time high while renewables are outpacing coal in India. There are […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Shock and disappointment. Like you, that’s how all of us here at NRDC are feeling after witnessing Tuesday’s election results. Hillary Clinton, a climate champion, lost. Donald Trump, who embraces fossil fuels, has vowed to roll back the Paris accord, and calls climate change a hoax, has won. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Uruguay launches electric vehicle charging network, Chile will become home to largest solar power generation plant in the world To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. October 24 – November 9, 2016 Conservation A group of indigenous leaders from the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Coral reefs worldwide are threatened by rising sea surface temperatures and ocean acidification, and humans will acutely feel this loss in a high carbon future. Who is likely to be most harmed by coral reef loss from these global stressors is the subject of a recent analysis I […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund What didn’t change with the outcome of the presidential election is our commitment to fight for a cleaner, healthier world. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/222541136/0/edf/blogs/feed~Donald-Trump-elected-but-our-resolve-is-unbroken
Published by Ocean Conservancy This is a hard post for me to write. Our country is exhausted after one of the most contentious campaign cycles in modern history. We now have a President-elect, Donald J. Trump, after an election season that leaves many Americans extremely unhappy and a nation deeply divided. As a nonprofit organization, Ocean […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A prairie warbler Jason Ondreicka/iStock New England just got the go-ahead for a wildlife refuge the size of Manhattan, but it won’t reach full size until around 2050. “This won’t be all in one place, and it certainly won’t be all in one time,” says Bill Zinni, a […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Washington – Yesterday, Thomas Davanzo, of Estero, Florida, and Robert Fedyna, of Naples, Florida, were sentenced to 121 months and 135 months in prison, respectively, for their participation in a multi-state scheme to defraud biodiesel buyers and U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/two-florida-men-sentenced-over-ten-years-prison-multi-state-biodiesel-fraud-scheme
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A boy studies by the light of the solar lantern his family purchased through EcoEnergy. Courtesy Mahawish Rezvi/EcoEnergy Living off the grid, completely independent from an electric utility, can cast energy in a startlingly different light—one in which animal dung serves as cooking fuel, kerosene illuminates kids’ homework […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund These are interesting times in Canada. Just over a year ago, the Conservative administration of Stephen Harper was ousted from power by a landslide in Canada’s federal elections. The election ended nearly a decade of heavy-handed political maneuvering that saw environmental laws gutted and government transparency subverted. It […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As the country prepares to vote for the next president, state and local building code officials are preparing for an additional round of voting: the decision of what the nation’s building energy codes will look like beginning in 2018. NRDC is confident these local officials will keep the […]
Published by the Environmental News Service MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, November 7, 2016 (ENS) – Conserving Mexican islands and coasts, fostering the recovery of big cats in Russia’s Far East, and empowering women as seed keepers and organic farmers in India – the three winners of the 2016 MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity each performs inspiring work […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Written by my colleague Robin Roy. How much does it matter if energy efficiency programs like ENERGY STAR or appliance energy standards save electricity generated by renewable resources like wind and solar, rather than from fossil fuel powerplants? Certainly from the perspective of reducing carbon pollution, there’s a […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy “We the People of the United States, in order to form more perfect protection of our ocean…” Let’s take a break from election coverage and come together as one nation in love with the ocean. Regardless of our politics, we can all agree that the ocean is important. From sea to shining […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The earth during the Last Glacial Maximum some 26,000 years ago was a pretty unrecognizable place. Ice sheets crept down across Canada, stretching from the Missouri River to Manhattan. Massive glaciers on land meant lower water levels at sea, and the islands of Borneo and Bali were still […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 70) International Maritime Organization, 2016 https://flic.kr/p/Nwe6jP (no changes made) This blog was coauthored by NRDC consultants Freda Fung and Rich Kassel. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) made a historic decision last Thursday, finalizing its plan to dramatically reduce the global sulfur limit of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A diverse coalition is launching an exciting new campaign in New Jersey to highlight the importance of electric vehicles (EVs) to reducing climate-changing pollution, shielding drivers from roller-coaster oil prices, strengthening the grid and lowering utility bills for all customers. The diverse coalition, of which NRDC is part, […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-enforcement-actions-help-protect-vulnerable-communities-lead-based-paint-health