Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund By Francine Kershaw and Grace Goldberg (originally published November 17th, 2016, on OpenChannels) Genetic data is often overlooked and geneticists are rarely at the top of the marine planning party guest list. This results in a significant gap in the protection of evolutionary processes, that are essential for the long-term […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The following piece was written by summer WWF intern Kate Rasmussen to offer readers a glimpse into the life of a next-generation rancher from the Northern Great Plains, one of the largest remaining intact grasslands in the world. These grasslands are dependent on grazing animals, and these days, cattle are […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The film crew records an exciting moment on the Miss Britt II. Last week, two filmmakers and I went to South Florida to document how ocean acidification can touch communities, like Miami’s, that don’t depend heavily on shellfish harvests. Known for its marine life, beaches, coral reefs and sunny weather, Miami and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund CSIRO We’ve been expecting them, the green crabs. Scientists have watched the European invaders creep up the Pacific Coast for decades, and now they’ve finally arrived in Puget Sound, off northwestern Washington. Volunteers found Puget’s first green crab in a baited trap on August 30, and five more […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Three ghostly figures march at a steady pace from left to right across a grainy screen—a small caravan of poachers on the hunt for wildlife in the Maasai Mara reserve in Africa. The footage shows them moving confidently under the cover of night; the protected area encompasses more than 500 […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Obama threw a lifeline to the whales, walruses, and polar bears of the Arctic today when he withdrew the publicly-owned Arctic from the 5 year oil and gas leasing program. This builds on his past decision to remove the Atlantic from the plan. The Arctic is being […]
Published by the Department of the Interior High-Flow at Glen Canyon, balancing conservation and oil production, free fee days Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/video/this-week-interior-november-18-2016
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NASA Goddard Space Flight Center In a major, end-of-term accomplishment, President Obama has taken a decisive stand to keep drill rigs out of our publicly-owned Arctic Ocean, building on his past decision to drop Atlantic leasing as well. His administration’s just-issued five year offshore oil and gas leasing […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Donald J. Trump’s election presages huge potential change on America’s federal lands, pitting conservation against his promise to “unleash” fossil fuel production. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/us/battle-lines-over-trumps-lands-policy-stretch-across-640-million-acres.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the World Wildlife Fund America’s Arctic will be free of new offshore oil and gas drilling, at least for the next five years, and that’s good news for people and wildlife. Temperatures in the Arctic are warming faster than any other place on Earth, and melting sea ice is opening up access to the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Earlier this year, Resolute Forest Products (Resolute) lodged a lawsuit based on the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)—a U.S. law developed to combat the mafia—to sue Greenpeace and Stand.earth, public interest organizations that continue to be critical of Resolute’s practices in the boreal forest. Eighty public […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund In November 2010, 13 tiger range countries came together and made an unprecedented pledge: to double the number of wild tigers by 2022. Mobilized by a century of dramatic decline, leaders convened in St. Petersburg, Russia to sign a declaration boosting tiger conservation efforts. This initial effort has led to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The wheels of justice often turn very slowly. Three years after filing suit, NRDC, along with several other environmental groups, finally reached agreement on the framework for a settlement to clean up the coal pollution along waterways in the State of Washington. You may remember that we—along with […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Most Americans are familiar with the old folk song, Home on the Range, which paints a picturesque vision of sweeping grasslands where the buffalo roam, and deer and the antelope play beneath clear blue skies. Things have certainly changed a lot in the western United States since the early 1870s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Geoffrey Fairchild Electronic balloting is now underway—through November 22—on scores of proposals to revise the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), the national model code governing the energy efficiency of new buildings, used by more than forty states. The IECC is updated every three years, and the current cycle […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mr. Kerry’s visit capped nearly four years of diplomatic focus on conservation issues. Now the prospect looms that Donald J. Trump will rip up those efforts. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/science/antarctica-john-kerry-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund © Pen Waggener Congress is back this week after the long recess, and legislators have a hefty to-do list awaiting them in the lame duck. With only a few weeks remaining in the congressional year, Congress still needs to finalize a comprehensive energy bill package, pass the annual […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Untreated sewage fuels algal blooms in the world’s largest freshwater lake, home to scores of unique plant and animal species. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/science/lake-baikal-russia-algae.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Lauren Nichols “Close the door! We’re not paying to heat the whole neighborhood!” Moms and dads have been screeching that for decades, but what would happen to your community if you did pump out hot air until temperatures rose as high as climate scientists say they will by […]
Published by the Department of the Interior It has truly been a year of historic “firsts” for many endangered or threatened species. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/fighting-firsts-endangered-species-recoveries-2016