Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Gianina Lindsey/Flickr Remember the good old days of last week, when a government employee stating a scientific fact was utterly unremarkable―nay, expected? Well, by day four of the Trump presidency, such humdrum has become a rogue act—and a defiant public servant working in South Dakota’s Badlands National Park […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Congressman Ryan Zinke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2016 Gage Skidmore/Flickr Back in July, as delegates to the upcoming 2016 Republican convention were packing their funny hats and polishing their speeches, the Montana delegation suddenly found itself one member short. And it wasn’t just any old […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund source: NOAA Technical Report NOS CO-OPS 083 The ocean is going to be significantly higher than previously understood, according to the latest national assessment of sea level rise. Because of climate change polar regions are rapidly melting and causing sea levels to rise faster than was forecast in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump trumped the public and environmental review putting Keystone XL tar sands pipeline on fast track. He did this releasing a memorandum on his “working day two” that invites Trans Canada to reapply for the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and fast track a decision on the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump has nominated Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. I presented the following testimony at a Senate Democratic roundtable explaining two reasons why Mr. Pruitt is unfit to be EPA Administrator: (1) he misrepresented his positions and misled Senators […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump took a series of actions today that confirm his position as Polluter-in-Chief, threatening the welfare of the country with a move towards the dirty energy of the past. Even more, he fired a broadside at the public’s right to engage in the decisions that affect us. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Less than a week into his presidency, President Trump has aligned himself with Republican leaders in Congress to launch a full-on assault on the nation’s environment and health. Light Brigading President Trump fired a broadside at the nation’s environment and health on Tuesday, striking out, in the process, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Here we are, living a scene from Groundhog Day. President Trump, on “working day two,” has revived the hopes of Canadian pipeline company TransCanada and its proposal to shove tar sands oil through America’s Heartland and out to sea where it will be sold to international markets. In […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC The Women’s March rallied millions of women and men to stand together in Washington, D.C., around the country and on every continent. We marched to defend our families and our basic rights against threats posed by the Trump administration and congressional leadership. We marched to say that […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump announced that he will formally withdraw the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). He has also said that that he will attempt to renegotiate the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The real test on trade for President Trump is whether he secures trade agreements that […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The state’s largest investor-owned utilities are proposing to make over $1 billion in new investments to “accelerate widespread transportation electrification,” focusing on “light-duty” electric vehicles, as well as bigger, heavier, “medium and heavy-duty” vehicles, in a big way. Electrifying trucks, buses, port equipment, forklifts, and the other vehicles […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund What’s the best way to motivate people to cut the energy waste in their homes and businesses? Most energy efficiency programs offer rebates and incentives upfront to promote smarter energy use through things like highly efficient appliances and weatherization. But a new analysis published by NRDC today finds […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A large sinkhole on the Israeli shoreline of the Dead Sea Ziva & Amir/Flickr The search-and-rescue unit’s SUV isn’t in its parking spot, so David Greenbaum, the manager of Israel’s Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, picks up the key to the white sedan left in its place. “I think […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump’s advisors have signaled that he is considering signing an Executive Order that will exempt the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and projects like it from having to show that they are in the national interest of the United States. Keystone XL was a pipeline that would […]
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Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Climate change will make Wisconsin hotter and also more prone to natural disasters Source: Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts, 2011 Wisconsin has earned a reputation for eschewing climate science and the potential impacts of climate change under Governor Scott Walker’s administration. But a plan finalized by the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Lower Des Plaines River Photo by Cynthia Skrukrud It took nearly six years and two lawsuits, but the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District has finally agreed to do the right thing and take the steps necessary to get rid of the algae pollution being fueled by its sewage treatment […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Sonny Perdue, a long-time agribusiness leader, Democrat-turned-Republican state legislator, two-time governor of Georgia to lead the US Department of Agriculture. Faced with a warming planet, increasing water scarcity, collapsing bee populations and other environmental challenges, USDA needs a leader who will promote planet-friendly farming […]