Posted May 21, 2013 by Anthony Swift in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
Proponents of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in the House are pushing forward a measure that would exempt the Canadian pipeline company TransCanada from legal requirements placed on domestic pipeline operators. H.R. 3, or the Northern Route Approval Act,...continued→
Posted May 20, 2013 by Noah Long in Curbing Pollution, Environmental Justice, Green Enterprise, Health and the Environment, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper’s signature on SB 252 to improve and expand the amount of renewable energy that utilities must provide will propel him into national leadership on clean energy by expanding and strengthening Colorado’s clean energy law, and...continued→
Posted May 17, 2013 by Brad Sewell in Reviving the World's Oceans, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, U.S. Law and Policy
Today marks an important day for sharks off our Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. Responding to a petition filed by NRDC in February, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) today...continued→
Posted May 16, 2013 by Matthew McFeeley in Health and the Environment, U.S. Law and Policy
This afternoon, the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released new proposed rules to govern fracking on publicly owned lands managed by the federal government. This includes wild places like National Forests and National Wildlife Refuges. But it also includes...continued→
Posted May 16, 2013 by Kelly Coplin in Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, U.S. Law and Policy
This April NRDC released an issue paper highlighting five Southern California urban water agencies’ plans to reduce their reliance on water from the Bay-Delta ecosystem and the Colorado River. If fully implemented, by 2035 these agencies could save 40 billion...continued→
Posted May 15, 2013 by Kristina Johnson in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
May 7th – May 14th, 2013 India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India Climate Change Mumbaikars see red on climate change MUMBAI: Climate change is no longer an environmentalist's concern. Erratic...continued→
Posted May 15, 2013 by Ben Chou in Living Sustainably, U.S. Law and Policy
This post is part of a blog series for Getting Climate Smart, a joint effort by NRDC and American Rivers to guide state action on climate and water preparedness. Like many states in the western U.S., California struggles with a...continued→
Posted May 14, 2013 by Elly Pepper in Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, U.S. Law and Policy
With Endangered Species Day coming up this Friday, we are continuing to share stories of people who support protections for imperiled animals from the new Voices for America’s Wildlife website. Many of the stories focus on farmers and fishermen in California’s Bay...continued→
Posted May 13, 2013 by Kate Poole in Living Sustainably, Saving Wildlife and Wild Places, U.S. Law and Policy
Friday is Endangered Species Day – a day to celebrate the incredible diversity of our planet and the bounty it provides. It also happens to fall during that time of year when we’re itching to get outside and revel in the...continued→
Posted May 10, 2013 by Elly Pepper in Saving Wildlife and WIld Places, U.S. Law and Policy
“Believe it or not, the federal government is responsible for unintentionally killing over 1,000 dogs in the last 12 years,” reported Inside Edition’s Lisa Guerrero on a segment that aired Wednesday on pets killed by traps set in public areas. ...continued→
