Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund 40% of food in America goes uneaten—it’s an almost unbelievable fact. Here in New York City, around 20% of our waste stream is food waste. For decades, this food waste has been sent to landfills where it produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas and large contributor to global […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest author: Anika Agarwal, Marine Mammal Protection Project Summer Intern Eight North Atlantic right whales have been found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this month. With an estimated population size of 524 individuals, and only five calves born this year, the loss of these whales is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Cape Hattaras National Sea Shore Credit: National Park Service Just last week the State of North Carolina joined the tidal wave of national opposition to expanded offshore drilling that has continued to mount in the wake of the Trump administration’s attempts to scrap the just-finalized offshore leasing plan, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As Washington, the nation, and the world swelter through another year of extraordinary heat, storms, drought, and disrupted weather, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Brian Schatz are introducing carbon fee legislation today to help curb the heat-trapping pollution that drives this dangerous climate disruption. Representatives Earl Blumenauer and David Cicilline […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Marie Claire magazine’s latest issue, which just hit the newsstand, focuses on an issue near and dear to my heart: sustainable fashion. The magazine’s nearly 1 million readers will get a glimpse into the huge health and environmental problems associated with clothing production and what consumers and fashion […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Lou Gold/Flickr Right now, Game of Thrones fans are howling over last episode’s long-awaited return—and then all-too-soon departure—of the beloved “dire wolf,” Nymeria. Unfortunately for wildlife advocates, the dire wolf’s fictional tale has real-life connotations: no sooner have gray wolves begun to recover in the United States, than […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Richard Mia Fact: Not all information is created equal. On June 1, 2017, President Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and gave a speech rife with dubious claims, faulty statistics, and flat-out lies to announce his withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. Instead of seizing the opportunity […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A closeup of a white abalone—”a face only a mother could love” John Burgess At the Bodega Marine Laboratory north of San Francisco, Kristin Aquilino is busy trying to romance a bucket of white abalone spawn. Her recipe for making more of these sea snails starts with a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund One of the bills recently enacted as a companion to the extension of California’s carbon pollution cap and trade law extension is AB 617, principally authored by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia. This bill will lead to significant improvements in protecting California communities from air pollution. It has two […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund For the third time in less than a month, a federal court has affirmed states’ broad authority to advance their chosen energy supply mix. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a challenge from fossil fuel companies who objected to New York’s Zero […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC has released Seeking Higher Ground, a groundbreaking report that takes a hard look at the plight of people whose homes are repeatedly flooded and the difficulties they face in acquiring assistance to move somewhere safer. Under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a federal disaster aid program […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] The following is a transcript of the video. Olga McKissic, Louisville, Kentucky: My house flooded in 1997, in 2006, in 2013, and in 2015. It put our life on pause. Standing from the front porch, the water came up to here. So, all of this was […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Thankfully, senators are stepping in where Donald Trump’s EPA has fallen down. iStock Later today, Senate leaders will stand up for children by introducing a bill to ban a pesticide that is currently found at unsafe levels in our food and water, one that is seriously jeopardizing the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Folly Beach Island in Charleston, South Carolina Richard Ellis/Alamy When it looked like President Obama was going to bring oil drilling and seismic testing into Atlantic waters back in 2015, more than 100 coastal communities from Virginia to Georgia flew into action. “Our coasts are not for sale,” […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] The following is a transcript of the video: Angel Peña, archaeologist and Rio Bravo regional director, Conservation Lands Foundation, Las Cruces, New Mexico: One of my first memories of being in the Organ Mountains is with my daughter, who’s now nine years old. The Organ Mountains-Desert […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Decades before the Flint water debacle, Herb Needleman knew all too well the close link between poverty and lead poisoning. Dr. Needleman, a pediatrician and one of my inspirations, passed away last week. His life and example meant so much to me, personally, as well as to our […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Energy-efficient air conditioning presents a significant saving opportunity for India in the face of rapid economic growth and rising energy demands. As temperatures across the world and incomes in India rise, growing demand for cooling appliances such as air conditioners (ACs), threatens India’s already strained power grid and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This post co-authored by Alex Hillbrand The Montreal Protocol’s 30th anniversary is shaping up to be a good year for ozone and climate protection. The parties gathered last week in Bangkok for their midyear meeting to make headway on the ongoing phase-out of ozone-killing HCFCs and to start […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: Indian Builders Pledge ‘Green’ Homes in Race to Meet Climate Goals; India’s First Solar-Powered DEMU Train Launched; India’s Water-Energy Nexus India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India. July 13 – July 20, 2017 CLIMATE CHANGE Scroll.in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Nichols, SC, USA— Homeowner surveys flood damage from Hurricane Matthew. Floodwaters remain in his home three days later. FEMA Photo by Dominick Del Vecchio – Oct 19, 2016 The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was created in 1968 to provide affordable flood insurance to people who wanted to […]