Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This week, NRDC and our environmental partners submitted comments on California’s draft plan to make water conservation a way of life in our homes and business. Water powers California’s economy, sustains our communities, and nourishes our environment. And the exceptional drought we’re experiencing now—the worst California has seen […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pixabay As we close out 2016 and prepare for the challenges of an incoming administration, many are worried that progress in combating climate change and working toward a society where all can prosper could stall. But there are reasons to remain hopeful. One of those is the potential for progress at the local […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The following is a guest blog post written by Melissa DiNino, who works as a range rider for Montana’s Centennial Valley Association. NRDC has supported the Association’s range rider program since it began in 2014. Up before the sun, Melissa helps with gathering and moving cattle as they […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Obama today has once again stood up for the health of this and future generations by saving the U.S. Arctic and key areas of the Atlantic from the risks of offshore drilling. This is a victory for our oceans and the millions of Americans across the country […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund photopalace/Alamy Stock Photo On November 8, following four attempts in the face of fierce industry objection, the voters of California finally affirmed the state’s plastic bag ban by a margin of 6.5 percentage points in a veto referendum. The outlaw of those skimpy, single-use grocery bags—specifically, anything thinner […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This blog post was co-written with my colleague Bruce Ho. For the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), 2016 was a year of progress. The pioneering, bipartisan climate initiative among nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states – Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ma Jun presenting Top 30 Yiliqi Earlier this fall marked the release of the 3rd annual report card on supply chain responsibility from our colleagues at the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE). The report card, called the Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) [1], ranks companies on how […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As 2016 comes to a close, India, striding ahead on the path to clean energy development, has reached an important milestone. The total installed solar power capacity has crossed 10 gigawatt (GW), a thousand-fold increase from 0.01 GW in 2010 when India first launched the signature National Solar […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The state attorneys-general suing to block the Clean Power Plan sent their Christmas shopping list last week to the incoming Trump administration and Republican congressional leaders. These AGs are working hand in glove with the country’s biggest polluters to roll back vital safeguards for clean air, clean water, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund You might be curious to know why a reported weather data measurement doesn’t seem accurate. One reason is that weather data depends on where the measurement station is located. What this means is that in order to get precisely accurate weather data you either have to be as […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Now that Ohio’s Senate and House have sent an ideologically-driven bill, HB 554, to Governor John Kasich’s desk that would further delay implementation of the state’s popular clean energy standards (and weaken them, too), the Governor has until December 28th to do the smart thing for his state’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Under EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a) authority, EPA is proposing to require nanomaterial companies to report to EPA on what nanomaterial they are making or importing, how much, by what methods, exposure or environmental release information, and any information the company may have on possible […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The auction for the offshore New York Wind Energy Area drew a winning bid of more than $42 million, more than twice the price paid for the other 11 U.S. offshore wind leases combined. Map courtesy of BOEM After 33 rounds of bidding, Statoil Wind US LLC is the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Food rescued from curbside garbage in front of Caputo Bakery and Union Market on Court Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Aliza Eliazarov Aliza Eliazarov makes trash look good enough to eat—because all too often it is. The photographer’s series “Waste Not” captures the value of the perfectly good […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] This story originally appeared on Climate Central. It’s been clear that carbon dioxide is changing the climate. Now, how it moves through the atmosphere is clearer than ever, thanks to NASA scientists, satellites, and supercomputers. NASA released a mesmerizing new visualization of a year in the life […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund My colleague, NRDC Fellow Dan Aas, is the primary author of this blog entry. California is the national leader in distributed energy resources (DERs)—local ways to meet energy needs such as through technologies like solar panels and avoiding or delaying energy use—according to metrics ranging from installed capacity […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Deforestation efforts flop in Central America, Mexico City will ban diesel vehicles, Colombia enters green bond market To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. December 2 – 14 Featured Story Chief of the Umukomasã Tribe Eduardo Arraes A recent report […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A decision adopted today by the California Public Utilities Commission would result in the nation’s single- largest deployment of charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs). The decision builds upon a settlement agreement supported by a diverse coalition of environmentalists, automakers, labor unions, EV drivers, social equity advocates, and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Jennifer Pack Deep in the few remaining mature forests of the Philippines dwells an animal that defies easy explanation. It’s a fuzzy creature, with the squat body of a wolverine and the smirk of a raccoon. A prehensile tail with a bald patch helps the mammal lift its […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Viktor Vasnetsov, 1887 The column you’re reading began its life last week with an unsavory, if relatively straightforward, goal: Explore the disastrous environmental ramifications of president-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Oklahoma’s attorney general—and oil-and-gas industry bestie—Scott Pruitt as the next head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. No […]