Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Murray Foubister/Flickr Way down in the Florida Keys live about 950 miniature relatives of the white-tailed deer. Since the last Ice Age 11,000 years ago, the species has become so adapted to island living that it has shrunk down to no more than 32 inches tall, about the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Written with Courtenay Lewis A dozen prominent caribou scientists have rebutted claims by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC)— an industry trade group that is working to downplay how rampant logging is destroying caribou habitat in Canada’s boreal forest. For more than five years, Canada’s federal government […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Last month we celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). It has been at the foundation of our nation’s environmental policies since it became law in 1972, yielding some pretty remarkable results. Dolphins, whales and sea lions can flip, flop and play anywhere near U.S. coastlines, free of potential […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Red king crab from the Bering Sea is a dinner plate delicacy, and known to many of us through The Deadliest Catch, where hardy commercial crabbers battle the elements to haul in big catches and even bigger paydays. As climate talks heat up in Bonn this week, this seafood star is also […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Photo of an Amur tiger taken by a field camera set by officials to monitor tiger and leopard presence in the Wangqing Nature Reserve. Photo: Wangqing Tiger & Leopard National Park Bureau “They’ve caught both tigers and leopards on this camera,” translated my NRDC colleague Lisa Hua, her […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy In light of National American Indian Heritage and Alaska Native Heritage Month, I had a conversation with Kelsey Leonard of the Shinnecock Indian Nation on the importance of our ocean to her tribe, the first ocean-based currency (wampum) and how ocean planning gives them a seat at the table. © Kelsey Leonard Leonard […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Many eyebrows and a good deal of ire were raised recently when the Interior Department announced it planned to double and in some cases nearly triple entry fees to America’s grandest national parks to $70. For a lot of families, $70 is a lot of money, especially on […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On Thursday, the House Natural Resources Committee passed a bill, called the “SECURE American Energy Act” (H.R. 4239), that can only be described as an oil industry wish-list. The bill’s purpose is to mow down environmental concerns that stand in the way of the complete exploitation of fossil […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The number of deadly encounters between people and wild animals, such as tigers, elephants, and polar bears, is growing. As people continue to encroach on wildlife habitat, such conflicts can occur over the damage caused by wildlife to livestock and property—sometimes with deadly results. In India alone, 1,200 people lost […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund It is a small country in the distant Himalayas, known for being one of the happiest places on Earth. But Bhutan also is one of the most important players in the global fight against climate change. Bhutan’s ranking in this regard is due to it being the only country in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This year, Adélies had to travel across more sea ice than usual to reach their feeding grounds. Andrew Shiva via Wikimedia Commons An enormous colony of Adélie penguins—around 40,000 of them—lives in eastern Antarctica. Scientists have been observing these flightless birds since the 1960s, and each year between […]
Published by the Department of the Interior The Council will advise the Secretary of the Interior on the benefits that international recreational hunting has on foreign wildlife and habitat conservation, anti-poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking programs, and other ways in which international hunting benefits human populations in these areas. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-zinke-announces-creation-international-wildlife-conservation-council
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Polluted Stream Jockey Camp Creek, West Virginia, Mirijana Beram The Virginia State Water Control Board is responsible for administering the Virginia Water Control Law. When it comes to pipelines, the Water Board has statutory authority to approve what’s called a “certification” permit under the Clean Water Act. The […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Is there anything surprising about a New York Times op-ed co-authored by an environmental advocate and a senior utility executive? Not if the subject is the bipartisan case for federal energy efficiency leadership. In fact, that’s well-established common ground, even among some traditional adversaries. Smarter energy is not […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A B&W New England Warbler in Connecticut Jason Ondreicka/iStockPhoto Migratory songbirds cover thousands of miles on their epic seasonal journeys, battling fatigue, hunger, nasty weather, window glass, and predators along the way. For any frequent flier, a welcoming space to rest and recharge before the next leg of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Wuhan New Energy Centre in China, one of the most sustainable buildings in the world Zhou Chao/AP Images The China that JingJing Qian knew as a child and the China she currently calls home aren’t one and the same. Qian, the director of NRDC’s China program, grew up […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund As antibiotic resistance spreads worldwide, the calls get more urgent to stop squandering our most precious medicines, in both human medicine and in livestock. Just released today are new recommendations from the World Health Organization—the leading international public health authority—on how the medically important antibiotics given to food […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund THIS WEEK HidroAysén dam project rejection upheld Latin America projects awarded at COP23 Argentina considers geothermal development To subscribe to NRDC’s Latin America Green News click here FEATURE: Final death knell for HidroAysén dam project as rejection upheld The final death knell tolled last week for HidroAysén, the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The federal government agency responsible to safeguard over 20 percent of America’s public lands, waters, and wildlife has been hijacked. And it’s an inside job. The agency is the Interior Department, and the hijacker is the Secretary himself, Ryan Zinke. Zinke often invokes the image of a modern […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This post was written by Courtenay Lewis, Canada Project Consultant Two Problems, Joint Solution Last week, two new reports shed light on the dangerous consequences of clearcutting Canada’s boreal forest. On Tuesday, Canada’s federal government released a report showing that Canada’s provinces are failing to prevent boreal caribou […]