Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd CEO and Founder Paul Watson Back in the U.S. After Two Year Absence The star of the ‘Whale Wars’ television series will make his first public appearance at Vermont Comic Con on Saturday, August 27. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has announced that Captain Paul Watson has recently entered […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest blog post written by Emma Fisher. A trail in the Bridger Mountains As a nature-loving girl raised just outside of Chicago, the thought of moving to the mountains and immersing myself in environmental issues through a Western lens always seemed both fascinating and fun. This summer, I […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Chile to sign Paris agreement, warming temps threaten potato crops, indigenous community challenges Nicaraguan canal To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. August 17 – 24, 2016 Climate Change Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced her intent to formally sign the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Costa Rica ran on renewable energy for 113 days in a row – The Central American country got 100 percent of its electricity using a combination of wind, solar, and geothermal energy. The […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Since its introduction to Guam in the late 1940s, the brown tree snake has done significant damage to the island’s economy and essentially destroyed its native ecology (especially bird populations). USDA Global trade is the number one avenue for stowaway pests. Along with goods, the United States alone […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund “Europe has cathedrals. We have national parks,” says Stephen Saunders, president of the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization, neatly capturing the significance of these 59 national treasures, which include important monuments as well as parklands. But as we honor their majesty on this 100th anniversary of the National Park […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Approaching the finish line last week, a record number of comments flooded in about the Federal Highway Administration’s proposal to measure congestion, and adopt new standards for tracking and ultimately reducing carbon pollution from transportation plans. About 5,000 of these opposed the set of congestion metrics included in […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Who needs to know that American fish stocks may be once again at risk? Everyone who dines on American seafood. Every coastal town from the Northeast to the Gulf to Alaska that relies on commercial fishing. Every U.S. marina where recreational fishing boats are moored. Everyone who depends on a healthy marine […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund © Edward Faulkner Maine’s North Woods are something special. An incredible contrast to the lobsters and rocky beaches of the coast, there are scores of moose; freezing, trout-filled, rivers; geometric mountain peaks; and vast expanses of green. It’s a different world, which President Obama recognized today when he […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The European Commission earlier this month released a startling new report acknowledging in detail the far-reaching environmental impacts of the exploding trans-Atlantic wood pellet trade. The report validates much of what NRDC and our partners in the environmental community on both sides of the Atlantic have been sounding […]
Many of today’s consumer products are safer and more effective, thanks to bisphenol A (BPA). Every day we benefit from clear, shatter-resistant polycarbonate plastic and tough epoxy resins, both made from BPA. From eyeglass lenses to bicycle helmets, and security shields to life-saving medical devices, polycarbonate makes our lives more livable. Almost invisibly, epoxy resin […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Sea, sand, history and climate forecasts are all part of a trip to the Dry Tortugas, an aquatic paradise at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/travel/dry-tortugas-national-park-florida-keys.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/obama-administration-help-appalachian-communities-revitalize-downtowns-through
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Wind power is booming in the United States – A new report released by the Department of Energy says the country now generates more electricity from wind than any other country in the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Mount Rainier National Park iStock The 84 million acres’ worth of parks and monuments the National Park Service has set aside in the public trust over the past century is a source of national pride and cause for celebration. But while we look back on 100 years of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Devastation of the flood in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 13, 2008 The U.S. Army/Flickr (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Oscar M. Sanchez-Alvarez/Released) From Ellicott City, Maryland to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, recent floods have devastated our local communities, destroying businesses, washing away homes, and most tragically, […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Little Rock Central High School is recognized for its pivotal role in the desegregation of public schools in the United States after nine African-American students sought an education at the all-white Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/mediaadvisories/interior-secretary-jewell-transportation-secretary-foxx-tour-little-rock-central
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Extreme weather is now a primary driver of forest degradation in key wintering habitat for monarch butterflies in Mexico, according to a new report. Excessive winds and storms that knocked down trees played a significant role in the degradation of 178.7 acres of forest in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve […]
Published by the Environmental News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, August 21, 2016 (ENS) – Senior BC Hydro executives have worried for years that earthquakes triggered by fracking operations in search of natural gas could damage its two big dams on the Peace River, putting thousands of people at risk if the dams fail. Read […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund If California lawmakers are looking for yet another reason to pass Senate Bill 32 (Pavley) and Assembly Bill 197 (E. Garcia), which would reduce climate-changing pollution to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and put new emphasis on measures that protect public health, they need only breathe […]