Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Is approving a massive new strip mine wedged between two of America’s most visited national parks a good idea? The odds are the Trump Administration will think it is. The mine in question sits near the Southern Utah town of Alton, a short distance from Bryce Canyon and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC won a very important legal victory today! We successfully challenged the EPA Pesticide Office’s approval of an antimicrobial nanosilver pesticide that can be incorporated into plastics and fabrics. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concluded that the EPA had failed to show that its conditional approval of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration’s proposed federal budget includes extreme—and extremely foolhardy—evisceration of two key programs that help lift affordable housing and its low-income residents out of poverty. The budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1 would eliminate LIHEAP, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) enacted in 1981 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A budget that puts our health and environment last, reopening the door to highway pollution, and more attempts to squash progress on climate action. Scarlet Sails/iStock Presidents’ budgets are about values, putting money behind what matters most. And they lay out a vision for our country’s future. That’s […]
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. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters First, Some Perspective The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2018 budget proposal recommends cutting funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by approximately 30 percent and eliminating 3,800 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Latin America Green News: Colombia grants rights to the Atrato River, Argentina’s nuclear deal with China, electric vehicles get a boost To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. May 19 – 25, 2017 Conservation An estimated eight million tons of plastic […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ed Dunens/Flickr Nearly 400 miles above earth, there’s a hunk of metal taller than an elephant and heavier than a rhino. It’s a privately operated satellite named WorldView-3 that’s been orbiting the planet every 97 minutes since 2014, taking tens of thousands of high-resolution pictures as it rips […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s proposed budget would threaten wildlife by opening up the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, and gutting essential funding for species and habitat conservation across the country and around the world. Matthew Studebaker As predicted when the Trump administration released its […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Since 2005, the Group of Seven (G7) countries have recognized the threat of climate change and the need for a global agreement to address the issue. The Trump Administration is reportedly trying to weaken or eliminate any strong language on climate change in the upcoming G7 leaders statement. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: India reaffirms Paris climate commitments; Solar power tariff falls further to Rs. 2.44 per unit; Union minister Harsh Vardhan launches ‘Safar-Air’ Ahmedabad services India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India. May 10 – May 24, 2017 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Conveying President Trump’s wish list for the next federal budget, OMB Director Mick Mulvaney recently said, “The president wants a smaller EPA. He thinks they overreach . . . You can’t drain the swamp and leave all the people in it.” I think most people think Trump’s campaign promise to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration released its more detailed budget proposal yesterday, following up on an outline that it announced in March. Even though its initial proposal appalled people across the political spectrum as a cruel attack on essential programs, the administration didn’t pay any attention. Yesterday’s version is just […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump Administration’s 2018 federal budget proposal doubles down on attempts to weaken our nation’s ocean and coastal arm, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with a dramatic cut of 16 percent from the enacted 2017 omnibus budget. Several NOAA divisions are recommended for slashing and important […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s new slash-and-burn budget puts polluters first and the rest of us—and our children—last. Richard Keller/iStock President Trump opened a new front in his assault on our environment and health on Tuesday, releasing detailed budget proposals that amount to a scorched-earth campaign—literally and figuratively. The budget calls […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund While the rest of the world scales up clean energy, the electric grid operator running the world’s largest market procuring future commitments to deliver electricity is continuing to rely primarily on fossil fuels and nuclear. PJM, the grid operator serving 65 million electricity customers in 13 Mid-Atlantic and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration has just released its full 2018 budget proposal. Similar to his “starvation” budget released two months ago, Trump’s full budget proposal displays a reckless abandon for our country, our planet and future generations. Trump’s budget proposal seeks to eliminate nearly all international investments in climate […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Trump administration today proposed deep cuts to climate research across the federal government. Mick Mulvaney, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, tried to paint this anti-science move as a way to rein in “the crazy stuff the previous administration did.” In other words, Mulvaney […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018 makes it clear his administration intends to continue its war on clean energy. The “starvation budget” proposed today would slash funding for renewable energy and efficiency programs by a devastating 70 percent, including popular energy efficiency programs that helping put […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC, along with over 40 environmental and community groups, is pushing the Trump Administration to protect the 25 million Americans living near train tracks by regulating crude-by-rail trains. Currently, there is no limit to the explosiveness or flammability of crude oil shipped by rail—a dangerous situation given that, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The West Calumet housing complex was built over the site of the Anaconda White Lead Company (pictured), which smelted or processed lead for decades. Courtesy of the East Chicago Public Library Maritza Lopez pulled a postcard out of her mailbox five years ago. It was an invitation from […]