Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Dakota Access pipeline needs to be stopped — and the broken system that allowed it to get this far must be fixed. Sacred Stone Camp near Cannon Ball, North Dakota. Many have gathered since April 2016. Nima Taradji/Polaris Some environmental victories come in the form of a single, decisive moment: […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund We know industrially-produced meat is bad for our health and the health of the planet, but a new study suggests it’s also bad for business. The study, What Drives Meatier Returns?, conducted in partnership between Changing Tastes, an industry consulting firm, and the Analytical Consulting Lab at the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In the wake of September 11th attacks, lawmakers and nuclear policy experts raised concerns over the possibility of terrorists using radioactive materials to construct radioactive dispersal devices – to try to harm people, damage cities and cause chaos and panic by blowing up stolen radioactive materials. These concerns […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd Crew’s Life Threatened by Mexican ‘Cartels’ in The Gulf of California Campaign leader targeted while on operation to save the endangered totoaba bass M/V Farley MowatA crew member aboard the Sea Shepherd vessel M/V Farley Mowat received anonymous death threats this week while on campaign in the Sea […]
Recent media stories questioning the safety of laminated wood products shipped into the United States from China have caused concerns among homeowners with laminate wood flooring in their homes. But the results of a recent review by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) should put those concerns to rest. The CPSC reports that out of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund California is once again leading the way, moving closer to establishing the nation’s first energy efficiency standards for computers and monitors with today’s latest proposal issued by the California Energy Commission (CEC). This new draft follows two earlier proposals and opens up a 45-day comment period, the last […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It’s been a great summer for the U.S. offshore wind industry—and it got even better today. In August, project developer Deepwater Wind finished construction of the Block Island Wind Farm, the country’s first offshore wind power project, a 30-megawatt project off the Rhode Island coast, and the project […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy By Dennis McKay All my life, I’ve measured the “good life” with days on the water fishing. Escaping work, shunning worry and forgoing the pressures of daily life to enjoy the elemental world of water, weather and a fish has defined the happiest moments of my life. Actually, it’s a natural inheritance […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund U.S. Mission Photo Eric Bridiers Beginning September 1, members of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) gathered in Hawaii for the World Conservation Congress to discourse on the future of conservation and sustainable development. Every four years the Congress, which is made up of 217 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Political polarization on climate change is on the rise in the United States – A new study finds that today’s Republicans are less likely to accept that humans are causing climate change than […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Boulder, Colorado, is going 100 percent renewable – This week the city pledged to get all of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030. And it’s not alone—the announcement makes Boulder the 17th […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Guest blog by: Austin Ahmasuk Last month the Crystal Serenity set sail from the Alaskan port of Seward on a voyage through the Northwest Passage to New York City, making it the first cruise ship of its size to attempt this journey. The luxury liner stopped at ports of call along the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pixabay This month marks the end of a banner year for Dominion Power, Virginia’s largest energy utility: a year after launching an expansion of their low-income EnergyShare program, they’ve weatherized an impressive 7,000 homes. That’s impressive enough, but what’s more impressive is that 87 percent of those are […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA) has received three White House Presidential GreenGov sustainability awards, including one for helping Long Island communities develop post-Hurricane Sandy climate resiliency strategies. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-awarded-three-greengov-presidential-sustainability-awards
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As officials work to safeguard us from the mosquito-borne virus, they must take every precaution to minimize collateral damage. iStock After health officials confirmed four travel-related cases of the dangerous Zika virus in South Carolina’s Dorchester County last month, authorities moved quickly to reduce the risk that mosquitoes might spread the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Olympics wrapped up several weeks ago, but in eastern Manhattan in New York, there are still hundreds of countries gathered. It’s not athletic pursuits and competition bringing nations together, however; this time the cause for convening is the negotiation of a new treaty for the high seas […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Removal of the 150-foot-long dam built in 1889 will reduce the risk of dam failure and upstream flooding, protect human safety and restore access to one mile of habitat for migratory fish species including eels, herring, American shad, and striped bass. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/mediaadvisories/secretary-jewell-join-state-partners-hughesville-dam-removal-project-musconetcong
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized updates to the agency’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) that will help protect communities in the eastern U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-finalizes-rule-reduce-smog-forming-pollution-transported-across-state-lines
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding 10 and proposing to add eight hazardous waste sites to the Superfund program’s National Priorities List (NPL). Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-adds-sites-national-priorities-list-reduce-risk-public-health-and-environment-0
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Gord McKenna/Flickr The future health of the planet depends heavily on one vast ring of trees: the boreal forest, which spans nearly the entire globe just below the Arctic Circle. In addition to being one of the world’s greatest remaining stretches of wilderness, home to many vulnerable species, […]