Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund AP Photo/Frank Augstein When the United Kingdom surprised the world last month by voting to leave the European Union, a brief period of panic ensued as global markets struggled to absorb the news: The world’s sixth-largest economy had just voluntarily withdrawn from a powerful consortium whose 28 partners […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Evacuating by truck through flood waters, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, after the Hurricane Katrina levee failure disaster. Ben Record/WikiCommons Imagine what it would be like to struggle to pay your bills, feed your children, get to work, or find work on a daily basis. Then picture having to do those […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Powder River Basin, WY EcoFlight We’re coming up on an important milestone in the history of coal mining in the United States. In January, the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) announced a moratorium on new federal coal leases. In addition, it announced it was conducting a comprehensive review […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Communities, cities and regions can do better than succumbing to the relentless budget pressures and inertia that contribute to failures like the Flint, Mich., drinking water disaster, road and bridge collapses, train derailments and sewer overflows plaguing localities nationwide. They don’t have to think of “infrastructure”—such as bridges, […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. We’re halfway through another record-breaking year of heat – NASA scientists are discussing the troubling temperature trends seen in the first six months of 2016. Every month so far has set a new […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Obama Administration today announced a set of initiatives designed to help Americans make their homes more energy efficient and take advantage of solar power. The Fact Sheet describing the specific regulatory changes, of course, contains policy jargon and plenty of acronyms, but in practice it’s pretty simple—these several […]
Published by the Department of the Interior Climate change increasing the number and severity of wildfires across the West. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/blog/wildfires-heat-across-west
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environment and energy issues in India. July 6 – July 18, 2016Compiled by Jessica Korsh Climate Change WHO: Climate change may kill 250k yearly Climate change is likely to kill 250,000 more people each year by 2030, latest […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Pixabay Our systems of community development and infrastructure are broken. Housing is unaffordable for many. Public transportation isn’t adequate to connect all who need it to jobs and education. As climate change becomes a reality, the effects of repeated urban flooding are displacing people, straining local resources, and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund America’s drive for cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars, SUVs and trucks is reaching a major signpost, and it looks like we’re picking up speed. A new government report shows that we’re making important progress, while illustrating the potential for even greater pocketbook savings for motorists—if only we keep a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Agriculture and deforestation don’t have to go hand in hand – The world’s tropical regions lost 7 million hectares of forest between 2000 and 2010 while gaining 6 million hectares of agricultural land, but […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund New buildings in New York City—both commercial and residential—are about to get a whole lot more energy-efficient, thanks to improvements to the New York City Energy Conservation Code (NYCECC), green-lighted earlier this week by the New York City Council. The code governs new construction (and renovations) in the […]
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 This post co-authored with Alex Hillbrand Talks in Vienna to limit the super-warming chemicals called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol kicked into high gear on Friday and Saturday. The first phase of the nine-day negotiating session ended favorably in the wee hours of Sunday morning with agreement […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, July 14, 2016 (ENS) – The Democratic and Republican platform planks on the environment, energy and climate change couldn’t be more different. The Democrats appear to be fully engaged in protection and restoration, while the Republicans are not. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2016/07/15/democrats-platform-eco-friendly-republicans-not/
Published by the Department of the Interior Homes evacuated. Buildings destroyed. Thousands of acres scorched. The peak of the fire season is yet to come, and it’s only being made worse by climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.doi.gov/video/wildfires-national-concern
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. A heat wave is baking Alaska – Temperatures in many Alaskan cities this week rocketed into the high 80s. Deadhorse, near the Arctic Ocean, hit 85, the highest temperature ever recorded in the […]
Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON – Continuing the Obama Administration’s commitment to taking action on climate change and protecting public health, the U.S. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-issues-final-actions-cut-methane-emissions-municipal-solid-waste-landfills
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Through its much-discussed Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) effort to modernize our electric system for the 21st century—we’ve blogged about it here and here—the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) is well positioned to put the pedal to the metal on the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Efforts to save the Vaquita Marina continue, Lake Poopó is gone for good, Colombia to add climate change mitigation to constitution To get the weekly Latin America Green News blog delivered directly to your email, subscribe here. July 7 – July 13, 2016 Mexico’s Ambassador to the United States, […]