Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund South Carolina’s Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team operate over Port Arthur, Texas in response to Hurricane Harvey. Source: SC National Guard Reform of the deeply indebted National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) must occur before the program expires on December 8th. The recent spate of hurricanes that devastated Texas, Florida, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Polluted Stream Jockey Camp Creek, West Virginia, Mirijana Beram The Virginia State Water Control Board is responsible for administering the Virginia Water Control Law. When it comes to pipelines, the Water Board has statutory authority to approve what’s called a “certification” permit under the Clean Water Act. The […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Is there anything surprising about a New York Times op-ed co-authored by an environmental advocate and a senior utility executive? Not if the subject is the bipartisan case for federal energy efficiency leadership. In fact, that’s well-established common ground, even among some traditional adversaries. Smarter energy is not […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-Authored by Sayantan Sarkar Air pollution levels are at a crisis level in New Delhi over the past 36 hours. The government has called a public health emergency. Government and key leaders are taking action but more is needed. In sister cities, such as Ahmedabad air quality continues […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Image credit : Jim Choate Oregon Governor Kate Brown has signed a pair of ground-breaking Executive Orders this week directing state agencies to adopt strong new policies and programs to address climate change, including a big boost for urban water efficiency. EO 17-20 is titled Accelerating Efficiency in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A B&W New England Warbler in Connecticut Jason Ondreicka/iStockPhoto Migratory songbirds cover thousands of miles on their epic seasonal journeys, battling fatigue, hunger, nasty weather, window glass, and predators along the way. For any frequent flier, a welcoming space to rest and recharge before the next leg of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Wuhan New Energy Centre in China, one of the most sustainable buildings in the world Zhou Chao/AP Images The China that JingJing Qian knew as a child and the China she currently calls home aren’t one and the same. Qian, the director of NRDC’s China program, grew up […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The clock is ticking for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency in charge of national electricity markets, to make a decision on a rushed proposal from the Trump-run Department of Energy (DOE) to massively subsidize underperforming coal and nuclear power plants, costing consumers billions. Today marks […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As antibiotic resistance spreads worldwide, the calls get more urgent to stop squandering our most precious medicines, in both human medicine and in livestock. Just released today are new recommendations from the World Health Organization—the leading international public health authority—on how the medically important antibiotics given to food […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund THIS WEEK HidroAysén dam project rejection upheld Latin America projects awarded at COP23 Argentina considers geothermal development To subscribe to NRDC’s Latin America Green News click here FEATURE: Final death knell for HidroAysén dam project as rejection upheld The final death knell tolled last week for HidroAysén, the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Nearly two decades ago, federal energy regulators established guidelines for evaluating proposed natural gas pipelines. Coal was still king, the Google search engine was new, Americans were voracious energy consumers, and climate change was not yet a common term. A lot has changed since then, but federal natural […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The federal government agency responsible to safeguard over 20 percent of America’s public lands, waters, and wildlife has been hijacked. And it’s an inside job. The agency is the Interior Department, and the hijacker is the Secretary himself, Ryan Zinke. Zinke often invokes the image of a modern […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This post was written by Courtenay Lewis, Canada Project Consultant Two Problems, Joint Solution Last week, two new reports shed light on the dangerous consequences of clearcutting Canada’s boreal forest. On Tuesday, Canada’s federal government released a report showing that Canada’s provinces are failing to prevent boreal caribou […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt on horseback, Yosemite Valley California Historical Society/Flickr Quiz time! Without looking it up on your smartphone, rank the following three industry sectors in order of their overall contribution to U.S. consumer spending: Gasoline/fuel Pharmaceuticals Outdoor recreation If the list looks right to you […]
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. iStock Conflict of Information U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced this week that scientists who have received research funding from the EPA will not be eligible to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) released a scientific report today that confirms well-known points about climate change: Yes, the world is still warming. Yes, human activities are the dominant cause. Yes, climate change is amplifying some weather disasters and wildfires. Yes, we must cut pollution from […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund More giveaways of our public lands to polluters and Trump keeps promoting a pesticide that’s toxic to children. Robert Shantz/Alamy After months of delay, House Republicans this week released a 429-page proposal to cut taxes that would fatten the federal deficit and leave funding for health and environmental […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund At least 2 million Americans suffer drug-resistant infections every year, and more than 23,000 die as a result. The numbers keep rising. Antibiotic resistance is largely a numbers game: The more we use ‘em, the faster we lose ‘em. That’s as true for antibiotics used on chickens or pigs, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund One year after the Paris Agreement officially entered into force, how are countries doing on meeting their climate commitments? More than 160 countries have formally joined the agreement, and are moving forward to implement policies to tackle climate change. Some of the world’s largest emitters are taking bold […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It has been almost two years since world leaders agreed to the historic Paris Agreement. Since then a lot has changed (both positive and negative). As leaders meet in Bonn, Germany for the next round of international climate negotiations there will be several key issues on the table. […]