Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Today we are back in court fighting for Hawaii’s last 150 resident false killer whales. We are asking a federal judge to compel the government to protect the endangered false killer whale’s tropical island habitat because if they don’t, we risk the loss of not just these big-hearted […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Texas Central Railway plans on running trains similar to the Tokaido Shinkansen Series N700 (shown here) between Dallas and Houston. Wally Gobetz/Flickr Two guys walk into a bar…and go on to create Southwest Airlines. According to this durable snippet of too-good-to-fact-check corporate lore, the company’s founders drew a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Biologists find two litters of mountain lions near Los Angeles – The cubs were discovered in the Santa Susana Mountains, just north of the city. The birth announcement is great news for the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Linear no-threshold (LNT) is a model used in radiation protection to estimate the cancer risk caused by ionizing radiation. The LNT model assumes that radiation doses greater than zero will increase the risk of excess cancer or heritable disease in a simple proportionate manner in the low-dose range. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Raymond Forbes/Stocksy When the modern local-food movement sprang up more than a decade ago—inspired by all those locavores who ate up Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma—many people paid a lot of attention to the distance their food traveled from farm to table. It was logical. Transporting food over great […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC and our allies took the unusual step of sending an open letter, dated July 13, 2016, to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack challenging the agency on a series of factually inaccurate and misleading claims about the benefits of biomass energy. The claims were made in a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Co-Authored with Jessica Korsh, NRDC Stanback Fellow Energy and air pollution Abhiyant Tiwari The International Energy Agency’s recent report estimates that 6.5 million deaths a year are linked to air pollution. The source of this pollution? Energy—its production and use. India is one of the countries at greatest […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), an oil industry lobbying group representing companies like Chevron, is breaking records with lobbying expenditures as it attempts to block efforts to extend California clean energy and climate programs beyond 2020, according to recent news reports. Now, WSPA and their members are […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Senators are calling out climate deniers – This week at least 19 Senators are speaking out in support of the Senate Web of Denial Resolution, which condemns fossil fuel-funded companies and groups that […]
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 linked to worst mangrove die-off on record – While climate change and El Niño teamed up this year to create the worst coral bleaching event in recorded history, mangroves in Australia’s […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Lake Okeechobee’s algae problem is decades in the making – Environmentalists say Florida hasn’t done enough to reduce phosphorus pollution, which triggers algae blooms, from farms and cities within the lake’s massive watershed. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund What’s cooler than a dip in a refreshing pool on a hot summer day? How about knowing that the pool will cost less to operate and will save energy, thanks to a recent agreement for new pool pump efficiency standards reached unanimously by manufacturers, efficiency advocates (including NRDC), […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. Crowdfunding campaign keeps New Zealand beach out of private hands – Awaroa Beach, on the country’s South Island, will be given to the public after almost 40,000 people collectively donated $1.7 million to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund This post was co-authored with my colleague Bruce Ho. Leading U.S. states and regions aren’t standing still as the federal Clean Power Plan (CPP) to cut dangerous carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants winds its way through the courts. Instead, they’re forging ahead with plans of their […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The post co-authored with Bhaskar Deol After eight years of heated deliberations, countries are finally coming close to an agreement to phase down the super-potent heat-trapping chemicals called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol. Talks towards an HFC deal resume next week in Vienna, and expectations are rising. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund NRDC – together with the Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Earthjustice – today initiated a lawsuit challenging Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval of wholesale electricity market rules that are detrimental to consumers and the environment. The rules were proposed by PJM, the electric grid operator serving 13 Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states and […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environment and energy issues in India. From June 28 – July, 8 2016Compiled by Jessica Korsh Climate Change Study: Climate Change Warming Asian Waters, Altering Monsoon Each year as temperatures rise across India, farmers look to the sky […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Your browser doesn’t support Javascript or has it disabled. onEarth works best with Javascript enabled. President Obama announces tougher regulations on Arctic drilling – The Interior Department’s new safety standards are the first to specifically address the Arctic and require emergency response plans that take into account the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Florida’s algae problem is the latest reminder that we must act urgently to protect our waters and combat climate change. Thick algae covers the water at Stuart’s Central Marine boat docks in Stuart, Florida, June 30, 2016 AP Photo/Terry Spencer It’s as thick as guacamole, but you don’t […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund In a far-reaching move, the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy recently published draft National Occupational Standards and Qualifications Packs on Solar Skill Development Courses. Effective implementation of these standards has the potential to ramp up the skills required to achieve India’s renewable energy goals and help […]