Published by the World Wildlife Fund Last week, President Trump released his new budget proposal. As it stands, the proposal significantly reduces foreign assistance funding—including funding critical to conservation programs and sustainable development around the world. This is not good news. We must continue to support these programs and you can help do something about it. […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Today, Ocean Conservancy took a bold step. I am proud to let you know my friend and colleague Janis Searles Jones has stepped into the role of Ocean Conservancy’s CEO as I assume the role of President. This mutual decision was unanimously endorsed by Ocean Conservancy’s Board of Directors. Yes, this is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has once again failed to fully evaluate the impacts of the combination pesticide Enlist Duo before approving it for use—and NRDC is once again taking the agency to court. EPA first approved Enlist Duo in October of 2014, but a year later asked […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Release of the Trump Administration’s proposed 2018 federal budget reinforces fears that our nation’s ocean arm will experience deep cuts, putting at risk services and products that affect an estimated one-third of the country’s gross domestic product and save American lives. First reported by The Washington Post, the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy One of my favorite conservation success stories happened in the ocean. In my home state of California—southern sea otters were hunted to near extinction for their fur coats in the early 1900’s. But miraculously, a small population of fifty animals survived, hidden from hunters on the Big Sur Coast. They were placed […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists disagree about whether bringing extinct species back from the dead will result in a net loss of global biodiversity. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/science/revive-restore-extinct-species-dna-mammoth-passenger-pigeon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Josh Mogerman/NRDC The Great Lakes are an indelible part of the quality of life in some of America’s greatest cities (Canada’s too!). But the Trump budget outlined this week clearly represents a threat to the region. Between the elimination of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the hobbling […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump announced his proposed budget on Thursday. If it were to be adopted by Congress, it would threaten public health and our natural resources enormously. Although this budget is so radical that it has no chance of enactment, it still bears close examination for a couple reasons. […]
Published by the Environmental News Service SANTIAGO, Chile, March 17, 2017 (ENS) – After the largest land donation in history from a private entity to a country, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Tompkins Conservation leader Kristine McDivitt Tompkins Wednesday signed a pledge to expand Chile’s national parkland by roughly 4,500,000 hectares. Read the full article […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The bald eagle was brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections provided and enforced by the Department of the Interior (DOI). Trump’s proposed budget would starve DOI of critical resources needed to fulfill responsibilities such as making ESA listing determinations, developing […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Species to benefit from CRI funding include the Miami blue butterfly, ocelots, Puritan tiger beetles, masked bobwhite and spectacled eiders. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/doi-announces-374-million-12-states-species-recovery
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund iStock “Beware the Ides of March!” That warning rang true the day after, on March 16, when President Trump released his 2018 budget proposal. The Washington Post front page was covered in red ink showing Trump’s epically egregious cuts for federal agencies from NASA to Housing, from Health […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The California Coastal National Monument at Point Arena-Stornetta was expanded thanks to acquisitions made possible by the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Under the Trump administration’s proposed budget, the LWCF, which protects lands for future generations, will have its funding virtually eliminated. Photo Credit Bob Wick/BLM One […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund President Trump famously derided climate change as a “hoax,” and his America First budget blueprint that was released yesterday would make climate denial our national policy. The new administration is not hiding their intentions. Last week, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt would not agree that carbon dioxide […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Forest elephants in the Congo Thomas Breuer via Wikimedia Commons/doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050115 The tropical rainforests of the Minkébé National Park in northern Gabon are dense, wet woods—the sort of terrain where a hiker could get lost straying just a few feet off the trail. This seemingly impenetrable thicket has protected […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The President’s Budget, revealed today, proposes a whopping 21% funding cut to USDA. Until a more detailed draft is released in May, we don’t know which programs are most at risk. But we can be sure that this level of gouging would have a negative impact on rural […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund BoycottMexicanShrimp.com There are only about 30 vaquita porpoises left in the world. The smallest and most endangered cetacean species on the planet faces extinction in three years if the people with the power to save it don’t take immediate action. Instead of shrugging their shoulders and casting blame […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The halls of Congress and the Senate came alive on Tuesday as dozens of WWF activists from across the country met with their representatives to advocate for international conservation funding. Through more than 60 face-to-face meetings on Lobby Day 2017, our activists shared with key legislators their concerns and hopes […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The halls of Congress came alive on Tuesday as dozens of WWF activists from across the country met with their representatives to advocate for international conservation funding. Through more than 60 face-to-face meetings on Lobby Day 2017, our activists shared with key legislators their concerns and hopes on topics ranging […]
Published by the Department of the Interior National wildlife refuges are a national network of public conservation lands which provide access for hunting, fishing, education, and recreation opportunities as well as vital habitat for thousands of species. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-zinke-celebrates-114-years-national-wildlife-refuge-system