Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Groundwater used to flood rice fields in Yuba County, CA Dale Kolke, DWR Whether it’s a wet or dry year, California uses more water than is naturally available. And as climate change brings longer, more frequent droughts, rising sea levels, and floods (or even leads to near failures […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Boosting efficient use of energy. That’s been policy in my state since 2008, when EmPOWER Maryland was enacted. This year that policy was renewed by the General Assembly and Governor, moving us into a future with more energy savings thanks to technologies and techniques such as better building […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News: Paris climate deal architect looks to India; By 2025, renewables could power 25% of Indian Railways; Supreme Court bans registration, sale of BS-III cars from April 1 India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India. March 27 – April 6, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Daniel X. O’Neil/Flickr President Trump’s headlong rush to undo health and environmental protections is hitting some speed bumps. In a series of legal actions, NRDC and our allies have thrown up significant legal blocks to slow, and possibly derail, that runaway train. Defending the Clean Power Plan The […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund With the President’s Climate Destruction Plan last week, the world officially entered the Trumpocene. Future geologists will define the Trumpocene as a brief period – lasting a maximum of four years – of official climate denial and presidential attempts to roll back climate action, prop up declining […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Another week, another attack on our health by the Trump Administration. The latest salvo from President Trump comes in the form of a more detailed budget proposal, first reported by The Washington Post, that outlines major cuts to EPA’s ability to test cars to ensure they actually meet […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund For the fifth consecutive year, and as temperatures soar to 42°C (108°F), the city of Ahmedabad and partners released the ground-breaking Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan for 2017. As temperatures around the globe inch up degree by degree because of climate change, this western Indian city is working to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump and President Xi Jinping’s first meeting this week is intended to establish a personal relationship and search for common ground on issues including security and trade. However, climate change and energy policy will likely receive scant attention as America and China are embarking on wildly divergent […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] Mention the fashion houses of Gucci, Saint Laurent, Stella McCartney, and Bottega Veneta and for sure the first thing that pops into your mind is gorgeous. NOT environmental sustainability. But this week, just following Fashion Week in Milan, these companies and their brethren in the Kering […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Toxic pesticide residues on food, unsafe drinking water, and contaminated air cannot be allowed to threaten children’s health. NRDC and partners (Pesticide Action Network and Earthjustice) are taking EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to court for failing to act on the science and follow the law – leaving children at […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A barge transporting 60,000 gallons of gasoline ran aground along the Hudson River in Catskill, New York earlier today. While no injuries have been reported and so far, there has been no fuel found leaking into the river, this accident highlights the real risk we face by encouraging […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump has made renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) one of the main goals for his administration, and has recently revealed the general plan to do so. As this process moves forward, NRDC, the Sierra Club, and our partners across a broad range of sectors are […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Interior Department took a step today along its well-worn path of short-changing taxpayers and enriching fossil fuel executives. Interior announced it would get rid of an Obama rule which closed a loophole that allowed coal, oil and gas companies to avoid paying proper royalty rates on fuels […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The following is a guest blog written by Daniel Anderson, a native of Tom Miner Basin and a range rider for the Tom Miner Basin Association. NRDC has supported the TMBA’s range rider program since it began in 2013. This is the second in a series of essays […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The State of California took another step towards finally restoring and protecting the health of the Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced, and lower San Joaquin Rivers last month. March 17th marked the end of the public comment period regarding the proposal for improved flows in these rivers (and the environmental […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest post by Bettina Bergoo Ensuring power reliability in Australia’s wilderness is a challenge for power providers, but the grid is getting a boost from the new technology of giant, energy-storing batteries and financing support from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Australia’s green investment bank. The CEFC has announced […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Colorado National Guardsmen respond to floods in Boulder County, Colo., Sept.12, 2013. (Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. Joseph K. VonNida) President Trump revoked, through a sweeping executive order, policies that would have reduced our carbon footprint and better prepared our communities and military for the impacts of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC is joining other environmental organizations and consumer advocacy groups in legal action against the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for stalling six energy efficiency standards finalized last year. Billions of dollars of consumer savings are at risk due to the delays, which are illegal, unnecessary, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A Texas-based oil company started trampling through the Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida’s Everglades on Monday, initiating the first of four planned phases of oil exploration. Last week, President Donald Trump signed an “Energy Independence” Executive Order that will make it more difficult for the National Park […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s Energy Independence Policy “I am going to lift the restrictions on American energy, and allow this wealth to pour into our communities.” —Donald J. Trump REALITY: This isn’t about “energy independence.” According to recent analysis from the Energy Information Administration, net energy imports (as a percent […]