Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Seismic airguns exploding in the ocean in search for oil and gas have devastating impacts on zooplankton, which are critical food sources for marine mammals, according to a new study in Nature. The blasting decimates one of the ocean’s most vital groups of organisms over huge areas and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval of controversial new rules for America’s largest power market. We are disappointed because these rules unnecessarily funnel money from electricity consumers to fossil and nuclear power plants while largely excluding competition from reliable, economical […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India’s Solar and Wind Targets to Spur Substantial Job Growth With a median age of 27.6 years, India is one of the youngest countries in the world. Employment generation is a big priority for the government, and the economy. Fortunately, India’s clean energy goals are providing opportunities to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Surprising no one, Trump’s speech announcing his intent to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement was riddled with lies and misinformation. Numerous fact-checks were published soon after Trump’s speech explaining the various inaccuracies. (See NYT fact-check and WaPo fact-check). The Trump Administration’s reckless decision to withdraw from […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] This is a transcript of the video. Julie Gundlach, St. Louis: My doctors told me quite frankly that I should put my affairs in order, and they used the phrase “We’ll throw some chemo at it, but we don’t expect it to work.” My name is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Flooding in Cedar Rapids, IA | by U.S. Geological Survey No one desires to buy a home that has flooded repeatedly. When a house floods, waterlogged dry-wall, warped floors, damaged mechanical systems, and potential mold infestations can be expected. Worse, a home that flooded in the past is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund My colleague, former NRDC Fellow Dan Aas, is co-author of this blog entry. California is on the leading edge of finding ways to value and manage the growth of clean energy technologies installed in homes and businesses. These technologies include rooftop solar, battery storage, electric vehicles, and more. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A year has passed since the release of the historic and widely supported Joint Proposal to retire and replace California’s last remaining nuclear plant, Diablo Canyon, with lower-cost zero-carbon resources within nine years. While there have been several procedural developments, the plan is on track. Following two agreements that increased […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Art and Helen Tanderup with their daughter Vanessa Brand, their grandchildren, Kyle and Amelia, and the family dog, Penny Mary Anne Andrei/Bold Nebraska When TransCanada began knocking on doors throughout Nebraska in 2008, most residents didn’t know much about its Keystone XL pipeline or the dirty tar sands […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Minot Airmen aid community affected by flood | US Air Force FEMA recently published for public comment a draft Nationwide Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (NPEIS) to evaluate the National Flood Insurance Program’s (NFIP) environmental and social impacts. In preparing the draft NPEIS, FEMA had a prime opportunity to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The U.S. will put jobs and the economy at risk if proposed cuts to energy efficiency programs get adopted, a Congressional analysis released this month confirms. The report highlights thousands of jobs in every state that are produced by the very programs President Trump seeks to cut. The […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This is a guest blog written by Xaver Kandler, a summer intern with NRDC’s New York Program. Xaver is a rising senior at Bard College in New York’s Hudson Valley. On a crisp and clear June morning, over one hundred people from all walks of life converged on […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The first-ever assessment of the Department of Energy’s energy innovation incubator is in and the glowing reviews say its Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) is driving cutting-edge innovation in energy technologies with the potential to greatly enhance U.S. economic competitiveness and energy security. Unfortunately, the president’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Trump’s recently proposed budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets lofty goals to “ensure that all Americans are protected from exposure to hazardous environmental risks where they live, learn, work, and enjoy their lives.” But just saying it doesn’t make it so. Compare the facts around […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund How cities can spur voluntary “green” stormwater management on private land A growing slate of leading cities are seeing that the challenges of modern-day stormwater management require a departure from traditional approaches. Historically, cities have looked to centralized “gray” infrastructure: imagine thousands of storm drains and miles of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Colombia’s climate vulnerability, Bolivia’s second solar plant, Argentina’s robust year of renewables To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. June 9 – 15, 2017 Climate Change The threat of climate change has never been higher in Colombia. The Institute of […]
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. This week, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke not only called to shrink Bears Ears National Monument but also proposed privatizing public parks. Reuters/Carlos Barria All Ears U.S. Department of the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A diver checks out the bleaching at Heron Island, on the Great Barrier Reef, in February 2016. The Ocean Agency/XL Catlin Seaview Survey/Richard Vevers Australia’s Great Barrier Reef isn’t dead yet. But it’s dying. What’s killing the largest coral reef system on the planet? The short answer is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Bears Ears National Monument is in danger, more international embarrassment, rollbacks to an air pollution rule, and NRDC sues—again. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt ran into trouble on June 15 defending the indefensible: President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget that proposes to eviscerate the EPA. Testifying […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: To slow climate change, India joins the renewable energy revolution; India’s renewable energy capacity reaches 57472 GW; Delhi to get 20 new pollution monitoring stations by October this year India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India. June […]