Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Photo: businessinsider.com Those stacks of papers on the right with President Trump represent life-saving rules and safeguards. They look very different through the eyes of a parent of an asthmatic child, or a worker handling hazardous substances, than they do to a CEO concerned about quarterly profits. The […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Healthy fish populations shouldn’t be a partisan issue—more fish in the water means more fish that can be caught. Fishermen, fishing businesses and conservationists share a similar goal, and lawmakers from both parties have historically worked together to solve the challenges of overfishing and create a law that keeps commercial and recreational […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Ahead of his upcoming State of the State address on January 3rd, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled his first environmental priority of 2018—calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require more clean-up of toxic PCB contamination in the Hudson River. And if they refuse, New York State […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy December 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Two brothers sat down to a meal of oysters. But these were not just any brothers, and this certainly was not your average meal. Their names were Orville and Wilbur Wright, and this was their final meal before they attempted what no one had […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This week, the City Council of New York City grilled the de Blasio administration over how it’s handling the massive sewage overflows that plague the NYC’s waterways. As I’ve written before, the City’s plans to address this mess are deeply flawed and would continue to allow massive amounts […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today, the Endangered Species Coalition released its 2017 Top Ten Endangered Species Report – “Suppressed: How Politics Drowned Out Science for Ten Endangered Species” – chronicling how politics is trumping science (pun intended) and threatening the survival of 10 endangered species in the Trump era. The species run […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee recently held an oversight hearing on the National Ocean Policy, sometimes known by its wonkier name of Executive Order 13547. The policy promotes coordination among the dozens of state and federal government agencies that make decisions about offshore businesses and marine life. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A coalition of local and national environmental groups, including NRDC, today formally urged the New Jersey Legislature to take the time needed to determine whether the state’s nuclear plants require financial support, and if so to craft an approach that is narrowly tailored and fully protective of employees, […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Rhinos, one of the oldest groups of mammals, are virtually living fossils. They once roamed across Africa’s savannas and Asia’s tropical forests, but today, very few rhinos survive outside of national parks and reserves. WWF has worked for decades to stop rhino poaching, increase rhino populations, and protect their vital […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund 60 Minutes featured WWF’s Black Rhino Range Expansion Project!Take a look at how we’re saving rhinos by moving them. Will you help save rhinos today? Every dollar you donate will support WWF’s efforts to save rhinos from extinction. Donate Rhinos, one of the oldest groups of mammals, are virtually living […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Republican Bill Threatens to Derail the Future of Sustainable U.S. Fisheries Management America’s ocean fisheries are some of the best managed in the world. No question about it. And as Congress has worked to reauthorize the law that governs fishing in our federal waters, the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s newest vessel, the M/V Sharpie, has become the first ship in history to obtain registry as a private marine conservation yacht by Dominica Maritime Registry. Sea Shepherd founder, president, and CEO Captain Paul Watson and director of ship operations and campaigns, Captain Locky MacLean, along with Dominica […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s newest vessel, the M/V Sharpie, has become the first ship in history to obtain registry as a private marine conservation yacht by Dominica Maritime Registry. Sea Shepherd founder, president, and CEO Captain Paul Watson and director of ship operations and campaigns, Captain Locky MacLean, along with Dominica […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund It’s been a big year for conservation. Together we assured the world that the United States is still an ally in the fight against climate change through the We Are Still In movement, a coalition of more than 2,500 American leaders outside of the federal government who are still committed […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Here at World Wildlife Fund (WWF), our work always boils down to places and species and the communities they support. And among all the places in the world it’s hard to compete with the importance of the Amazon, which is why it has occupied our energies and attention more than […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Three former EPA Administrators under Republican Presidential Administrations have joined forces to make a statement in opposition to the Pebble Mine proposed in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Their statement appeared today as a full-page ad in the Washington Post. The message is clear: “The Pebble Mine is the wrong […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd is teaming up with UK-based design duo Ed and James Harrison on their conservation project ‘Under the Skin,’ an art series specializing in limited-edition, interactive screen prints of endangered animals from across the globe. This new collaboration will celebrate some of the marine species that Sea Shepherd is […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd is teaming up with UK-based design duo Ed and James Harrison on their conservation project ‘Under the Skin,’ an art series specializing in limited-edition, interactive screen prints of endangered animals from across the globe. This new collaboration will celebrate some of the marine species that Sea Shepherd is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund iStock In New York City, a cleansing rain becomes anything but purifying almost as soon as it hits the ground. Stormwater runoff—and whatever it happens to encounter on its way to the gutter—flows directly into local waterways in about a third of the city. Think about the kinds […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund For the first time ever, WWF and research partners are now tracking river dolphins in the Amazon using satellite technology—a tool that will provide new insight into the animals’ movements, behavior, and threats they face. Scientists successfully attached small transmitters to 11 dolphins—including both Amazonian and Bolivian river dolphins—in Brazil, […]