Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Declaración y blog de la administradora de EPA Gina McCarthy sobre el histórico Acuerdo de Kigali El 15 de octubre de 2016 Información de contacto Melissa Harrison (Harrison.Melissa@epa.gov) Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/declaracion-y-blog-de-la-administradora-de-epa-gina-mccarthy-sobre-el-historico-acuerdo
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Statement from EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on Historic Kigali Agreement Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/statement-blog-epa-administrator-gina-mccarthy-historic-kigali-agreement
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The world took a huge step on climate action in finalizing a historic amendment to phase down super-potent greenhouse gases in Kigali, Rwanda. After a marathon negotiations stretching over ten days, and years in the making, countries around the world agreed on an ambitious and flexible amendment to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act turned 40 this year. And NOAA Fisheries, the federal agency that administers that law, reported coincidentally on Wednesday that forty ocean fish populations or “stocks” have now been rebuilt from depleted levels. The prudent thing for NOAA fisheries to do at […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd announces matching gift challenge to save the vaquita porpoise Dear Friends, Photo: Omar VidalBecause of you, thousands of endangered and threatened whales, dolphins, porpoises, sea turtles, sharks and other marine mammals have been saved. So much more needs to be done… and we are doing it thanks to […]
Spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation can increase the energy-efficiency of a home by creating a sound building envelope, which shields the home’s living areas from the outdoor environment. Homes can lose as much as 40 percent of heating and cooling energy through cracks and gaps in the building envelope. SPF acts as an effective barrier […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Electric vehicle sales are expected to cruise by a new landmark – By the end of 2016, the number of plug-in cars on the world’s roadways is set to pass 2 million. China […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The title quotes Ms. Irene Diaz, Costa Rica’s Deputy Minister of Energy and Environmental Management, who said these words at the opening discussion of the high-level ministerial segment of the 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Kigali, Rwanda today. Amidst intense negotiations to reach […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In another blog posted today, I argue that EPA, as it finalizes the design of the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP), should just get rid of geographic definitions of “low-income community.” Applying the proposed geographic definitions would allow too much of the CEIP’s benefits to flow to higher-income households. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Between the time the Environmental Protection Agency proposed and finalized the Clean Power Plan—the first-ever limits on the nation’s largest source of carbon dioxide emissions, fossil fuel-fired power plants—the agency spoke to states, power companies, business groups, and advocates. Among the things they heard were that states wanted […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog was written by my colleague NRDC senior energy communications strategist Pat Remick. Imagine using a printer to make an energy-efficient home and car that power each other, owning a clothes dryer that uses one-fifth of today’s energy because it employs vibration instead of heat to remove […]
Over a decade ago, more than 150 countries signed the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), a global treaty to manage chemical substances that warrant global control due to their PBT (persistence, toxicity, bioaccumulation) characteristics and ability for long-range environmental transport. This treaty is considered a significant environmental agreement, and is broadly supported by […]
Published by the Environmental News Service MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, October 12, 2016 (ENS) – Carbon emissions from international aviation will be controlled through a new global market-based measure, government, industry and civil society representatives have agreed. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/10/12/international-aviation-emissions-to-be-offset-by-agreement/
Published by the Department of the Interior “LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History” is the first of its kind study conducted by a national government to chronicle historical places, documents, people and events that shaped the LGBTQ civil rights movement in America. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-jewell-joins-national-park-service-and-gill-foundation-announce-release-0
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India is a buzz with their ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement and subsequent ratification by the EU and entry into force. At the World Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi, delegates from around the world are celebrating the landmark achievement. Building on the momentum from the Paris […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $1.3 million to 22 organizations in 18 states to help protect and restore urban waters and to support community revitalization and other local priorities. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-awarding-13-million-revitalize-americas-urban-waters-and-surrounding-communities
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON, DC—La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU. (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) otorga $1.3 millones a 22 organizaciones en 18 estados para ayudar a proteger y restaurar las aguas urbanas y apoyar la revitalización comunitaria y otras prioridades locales. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-otorga-13-millones-para-revitalizar-las-aguas-urbanas-y-comunidades-aledanas-en
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – EPA is taking swift steps to carry out requirements in the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act and to reduce exposure to certain persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-acts-new-chemical-law-fast-track-five-chemicals-0
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A study found that human-caused warming was responsible for 55 percent of the rise in the dryness of the landscape in the western United States. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/science/climate-change-forest-fires.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today is Indigenous Peoples Day, and I’m celebrating the land defenders and water protectors on the front lines of the fight for a more just future. “I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams.” Dallas Goldtooth, IEN Since European colonizers first arrived on this continent in the 15th century, indigenous […]