Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio today released a study of the commercial carting industry in New York that highlights major deficiencies with existing operations and is likely to lead to broad scale reform of the waste industry in the nation’s largest city. The study, released by […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Climate change is opening the Arctic to cruises – The luxury cruise ship Crystal Serenity leaves Alaska this week and will attempt to journey through the notorious Northwest Passage along with other unpredictable—and […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund President Obama’s administration adds another important climate action with an 18-wheeler of a fuel efficiency rule for trucks. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/180941724/0/edf/blogs/feed~The-new-pollution-rule-you-arent-hearing-about-and-why-its-a-big-deal
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New fuel efficiency standards for heavy trucks announced today by the Obama Administration will save money and dramatically cut carbon pollution. The standards will drive manufacturers to adopt cost-effective technologies so that, by 2027, new trucks will guzzle up to 25% less fuel when hauling goods. These latest […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Hope without action, says the Hollywood actor-director and climate activist, “isn’t worth much.” That’s why he’s on board with EDF. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/179764618/0/edf/blogs/feed~Behind-the-scenes-with-Don-Cheadle-Climate-change-is-real-and-we-must-act
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Legislation to require the world’s sixth-largest economy to reduce its climate change-causing pollution to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 – the most aggressive target in North America – has cleared its final hurdle before consideration by the full California Assembly, which faces an Aug. 31 deadline […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Earlier this summer, researchers at UC-Davis confirmed what a lot of us already know—that saving water saves energy. The analysis from the UC-Davis Center for Water-Energy Efficiency found that California’s mandatory 25 percent reduction in urban water use, which was adopted in May 2015 due to the ongoing […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This post was written by Lucas Eastman. Zip codes in the USA that contain at least one Severe Repetitive Loss Property (a frequently flooded property). NRDC figure generated from FEMA data Can you imagine living in a property that has flooded 10 times? How about 20 times? It’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. New study predicts that sea level rise wlll accelerate soon – Satellites began measuring sea level rise in 1993, shortly after Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted, sending sunlight-blocking particles into the atmosphere where […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund EPA The opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics had much of the usual pomp and pageantry we’ve come to expect and love. But what made it stand out for me even more than the fireworks and costumes was the moving message about the world’s changing climate and the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Zika virus poses serious public health threats of microencephaly and other neurodevelopmental abnormalities. There’s also concern about its possible links to Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults. That’s a condition in which the body’s immune system attacks its own nerves and may cause paralysis. My previous blog for more […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Each August 9, the United Nations observes International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The occasion serves to promote the rights of the estimated 370 million indigenous peoples in the world today, as well as recognize their achievements and contributions. On this day, it is important to also […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Although Governor Brown today announced that legislation critical to transforming California’s statewide electric grid operator into a regional entity will not be taken up by the Legislature this year, supporters have committed to work through the fall to prepare a new proposal for consideration when it reconvenes in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This post was co-authored with my colleague Bruce Ho. Ten years ago this month, when the U.S. needed leadership to fight global climate change, seven states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic stepped up to the plate to establish the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The results have been […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. The world is close to missing the 1.5-degree target – In December negotiators of the Paris Agreement decided to try to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures. But over […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund If we collectively want to understand our planet’s mounting social and environmental challenges — and how we might solve them — consider Meeta’s story. Meeta is a young mother from India. Back-to-back pregnancies and heavy housework responsibilities took a toll on her health and wellbeing. Noting her declining health, a […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy When the heat index is well over 100 degrees, Washington, D.C. locals will do whatever it takes to stay cool. This summer, the National Building Museum is making it easier than ever to escape the heat—by bringing an icy environment straight to our backyard. Their new exhibit, Icebergs, is a massive installation […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New York’s counties, cities, towns and villages now have additional support when it comes to advancing clean energy and combating climate change at home. It comes in the form of Clean Energy Communities (CEC), a new program unveiled earlier this week by the New York State Energy Research […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Information is power— at least according to conventional wisdom. But what if we lack access to reliable and scientifically sound information? Around the world, one of the common barriers preventing people from being able to protect their river basins is lack of information. That’s why WWF and the University of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund On July 20, an oil pipeline in Northern Saskatchewan ruptured, eventually leaking as much as 66,000 gallons of heavy crude oil and other chemicals into the North Saskatchewan River. Despite noticing a “pressure anomaly” in the line, pipeline operators failed to shut it down, and the leak continued […]