Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Welcome to a special end-of-year Trump v. Earth column, in which onEarth assesses the damage to the agencies that protect our environment after one year of President Trump. Stop Pruitt rally to oppose the EPA administrator nomination, February 2017 Lorie Shaull As a candidate for president, Donald Trump made exaggerated […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In a huge step for elephant conservation this week, China finalized its near-total ivory ban, closing the world’s largest domestic ivory market. At the beginning of the year, China announced it would close its ivory market by December 31, 2017. By March 31, it had closed roughly one-third […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The accomplishments represent the unique balance of development, conservation, and preservation that the Department is charged with overseeing, including leading in American Energy Dominance, restoring public access to public lands, and providing regulatory relief for hard working American citizens. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/promises-made-promises-kept-interior-releases-comprehensive-list-accomplishments-under
Published by the World Wildlife Fund When that ball drops, we all start thinking, how can I be a little better this year? Many of us go straight to food resolutions: eating healthier, joining a gym, dropping a few pounds. How about a food resolution that will protect the planet AND your wallet? Why not put […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The vast expanse of ocean that lies beyond any one country’s national waters comprises nearly two-thirds of the ocean and almost half the planet. These waters, the high seas, contain vast but not limitless supplies of fish, act as a heat and carbon sink to moderate our climate, […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Tension rises in the fight to protect the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. Ocean conservation group Sea Shepherd was surprised by gunfire on Christmas Eve resulting in a drone being shot down by poachers in the Gulf of California, Mexico. The Sea Shepherd vessel M/V John Paul DeJoria was on patrol looking for […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Tension rises in the fight to protect the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. Ocean conservation group Sea Shepherd was surprised by gunfire on Christmas Eve resulting in a drone being shot down by poachers in the Gulf of California, Mexico. The Sea Shepherd vessel M/V John Paul DeJoria was on patrol looking for […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy As 2017 winds down to a close, and as we all join our families to celebrate a season of togetherness, joy, and appreciation, we can’t help but appreciate the countless gifts our ocean offers us each and every day. Recently, we came across an adorable and quite seasonally-appropriate holiday: National Thank You […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Polar bear in Nunavut, Canada Andre Anita/iStock Photo Twenty years ago, polar bears made people think of Coca-Cola. Ten years ago, the bruins became the face of climate change because their melting Arctic ice habitat perfectly captured the dangers of a warming world. More recently, as a direct […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Indus river dolphin numbers have increased dramatically over the past 16 years, thanks largely to successful community-based conservation efforts. A new WWF survey says there are now an estimated 1,816 Indus river in Pakistan—50% more than the 1,200 dolphins estimated after an initial census in 2001 when the species appeared […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Belize, home of the largest barrier reef in the western hemisphere, permanently suspended oil activity in its ocean waters. The legislation marks the first time that a developing country has taken such a major step to protect its oceans—and all the life within—from oil exploration and extraction. The new suspension […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund It didn’t take Donald Trump long after moving into the White House to initiate an all-out assault on our environment and health. Since his inauguration in January, the president has made abundantly clear that he values polluter profits over the well-being of the American people. NRDC has been […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A mural painted with Air-Ink Courtesy Graviky Labs Air pollution isn’t pretty. Worldwide, it’s linked to stroke, heart disease, respiratory problems, low birth weight, and millions of premature deaths annually. In the world’s most polluted cities, the particles can be so dense that they obscure the sky and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In a significant milestone to save energy and reduce power use in fast-growing cities, the State of Telangana and its hi-tech capital, Hyderabad launched a groundbreaking online system for mandatory energy efficiency codes for commercial buildings during Energy Conservation Week in Hyderabad. This is huge news. It is […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy The Senate just took a bold step in the fight against ocean acidification by introducing legislation to help prepare our coastal communities for the impacts of this looming issue. Taking such a step requires political leadership – and elected officials from state legislatures to the halls of Congress are stepping up to […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Not every newly-discovered species becomes a cartoon character. But the Vietnamese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus vietnamensis) has achieved such fame as “Shini,” a lizard who teaches the importance of protecting his species to local schoolchildren. The lizard is just one of 115 species—including a snail-eating turtle and a horseshoe bat—discovered […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Mexican scientists on board R/V Martin Sheen recorded whale encounters and added to photo ID catalogue during Divina Guadalupe III Sea Shepherd recently wrapped its fall research project, Divina Guadalupe III, to study Cuvier’s beaked whales at Mexico’s Guadalupe Island, recording 22 encounters and increasing their photo-ID catalogue to 69 different individuals. […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Mexican scientists on board R/V Martin Sheen recorded whale encounters and added to photo ID catalogue during Divina Guadalupe III Sea Shepherd recently wrapped its fall research project, Divina Guadalupe III, to study Cuvier’s beaked whales at Mexico’s Guadalupe Island, recording 22 encounters and increasing their photo-ID catalogue to 69 different individuals. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council, I wrote the National Marine Fisheries Service to let them know that if they don’t take immediate action on our request that they list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) as endangered, we’d sue. Last year, the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Proposed Mine Threatens World’s Biggest Salmon Fishery and is Opposed by Overwhelming Majority of Alaskans First Quantum Minerals today announced an option to potentially acquire half of the highly controversial Pebble Mine project—a colossal gold and copper mine proposed at the headwaters of Bristol Bay, Alaska. First Quantum […]