Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Our independent courts have stood up once again to Trump’s lawless deregulators – striking down Interior Secretary Zinke’s attempt to suspend an Obama-era rule curbing methane waste and other smog-forming and cancer-causing pollutants from oil and gas operations on public and tribal lands. Judge LaPorte in San Francisco […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Scott Pruitt is ignoring the law on air quality, NRDC sues on behalf of endangered species, and the Clean Power Plan is in jeopardy. Bill Dickinson/Flickr Actions speak louder than words, Mr. Administrator. From his first days in office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt vowed that the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund When our country was first being built, our vision of infrastructure was one of potentially unlimited expansion and opportunity. Communities and citizens would be linked and supported in ways that fostered growth and prosperity for generations to come. We continue to think of infrastructure projects in this way, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As millions still lack basic necessities after the devastation of Hurricane Maria, we must help to rebuild this U.S. territory in every way possible—including addressing the impacts of climate change. Joe Raedle/Getty Two weeks after Hurricane Maria hammered Puerto Rico with 115-mile-per-hour winds and nearly three feet of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund (c) Elly Pepper The last few years have seen a number of countries close their ivory markets as a way to help curb the current poaching crisis, which is driving elephants towards extinction. Indeed, the U.S. placed a near-total ban on its ivory market between 2014 and 2016 and China […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to roll back rules for fracking on federal land, in yet another example of the Trump administration’s efforts to wipe out safeguards protecting the environment and human health from fossil fuel development. The BLM fracking rules were finalized in 2015 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog was authored by Kelley McCoy, Schneider Fellow This is part one of a series of blogs highlighting recent progress in onshore and offshore wind energy, as well as discussing some of the continued opportunities, challenges and threats the industry is faces in the near term. This […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The nation’s second annual Energy Efficiency Day is today and serves to remind us of the incredibly important role smarter energy use plays in America’s transition to a cleaner, healthier, more affordable energy system. Many state and local governments, utilities, and consumers are doubling down on efficiency programs […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog was authored by Pat Remick, NRDC’s senior energy communications strategist and one of NRDC’s many energy efficiency enthusiasts. It’s officially Energy Efficiency Day so why not celebrate the virtues of smarter energy use—and the savings–by joining the Light Bulb Challenge and pledging to swap out at […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. EPA announced that it is reconsidering landmark clean car standards that were poised to provide deep reductions in carbon pollution and save consumers $92 billion at the pump. The agency determined in January (during the Obama Administration) that the standards for model years 2022 to 2025—originally set […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s illegal suspension of rules to cut methane pollution from drilling operations on public lands is the latest example of the Trump administration’s cavalier disregard for vital public health and environmental safeguards. The Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) today proposed to suspend its Methane and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A young black bear in Bozeman, Montana James Hager/Media Bakery Dressed in a white beekeeping suit, Zack Strong tried to ignore the honeybees buzzing around his hood as he pounded fence posts into late summer’s rock-hard ground about 20 miles southwest of Columbus, Montana. The native Montanan and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Authored by my colleague Rachel Fakhry. This is part one of a series of blogs highlighting recent progress in onshore and offshore wind energy, as well as discussing some of the continued opportunities, challenges and threats the industry is faces in the near term. This first blog focuses […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Clean Energy Communities (CEC) program is flourishing, with now 100 communities becoming certified and hundreds more still getting state support to reduce energy waste, cut emissions and combat climate change. The program, launched last August, helps local communities […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund How can limited public funds be used most efficiently to stimulate large amounts of private investment in clean energy and resilient, twenty-first century infrastructure? This was the key question addressed at the Fifth Annual Green Bank Congress in New York City as part Climate Week NYC and alongside […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Early analysis of the Trump tax plan has found the $2.4 trillion plan is heavily skewed toward helping big businesses and the wealthy—with everyone else receiving a pittance. For decades, the tax code has benefited corporate polluters while leaving behind those who are most at risk from environmental […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has recommended that his boss, President Trump, do what no President has done before: fundamentally change and substantially diminish America’s national monuments. “Energy dominance” is a theme that has permeated Zinke’s statements and actions as Interior Secretary. And though Zinke has not […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund While the federal landscape has radically shifted, clean energy records are being shattered and climate progress has continued thanks to local action, ever-improving economics, and consumer interest, according to NRDC’s Fifth Annual Energy Report, America’s Clean Energy Revolution, published today. The report includes highlights on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and broader […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is voting today on an issue that would put the Bay Area City at the forefront of US efforts to curb livestock antibiotic overuse—a driving cause of the public health crisis of antibiotic resistance. If passed, the new law authored by Supervisor Jeff Sheehy (working […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This week, Congress will return to its annual budget debate. The budget process should be about responsible fiscal management and making choices regarding how best to use taxpayer dollars to support public priorities. What we’ve seen so far leaves serious doubt whether Republican Leadership will follow that principle. […]