633 days ago From San Antonio Express   View Archived Article

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - ... senior adviser for international programs at the Natural Resources Defense Council. =E2=80=9CThey could eventually make a small dent in the growing problem, but that's only if they become universal in tar sands operations, and that's just ...

634 days ago From The Desert Sun   View Archived Article

PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA - And, considering the recent report by the Natural Resources Defense Council that this valley had 36 days of =93Code Orange=94 levels of unhealthy air so far this year =97 sixth-highest in country =97 it stands to reason that we should encourage resid ...

642 days ago From EarthTechling   View Archived Article

PORTLAND, OREGON - by Susan DeFreitas, August 17th, 2011 Climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions will affect different areas of the country in different ways, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and their new online resource aims to help . ...

650 days ago From Albany Times Union   View Archived Article

ALBANY, NEW YORK - ... wastewater through our communities," according to a joint statement from Catskill Mountainkeeper, Environmental Advocates of New York, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York Public Interest Research Group, Riverkeeper, Inc. and other gr ...

654 days ago From WBEZ   View Archived Article

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - According to attorney Thom Cmar for the Natural Resources Defense Council, this doesn't mean there aren't Asian carp out there somewhere. "These fishing techniques are very hard to use in catching Asian carp -- very inefficient -- it' ...

654 days ago From Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)   View Archived Article

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - The Southern Environmental Law Center and the Environmental Defense Fund had appealed the commission's decision, arguing that wood waste products, but certainly not the southeast's diminishing forest lands, should count as a renewable energy ...

659 days ago From Bizjournals.com    View Archived Article

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - Tennessee has been named to yet another list, and although the latest ranking isn't determined by Forbes , many residents may be wishing that it was: according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, Tennessee ranks 15th among the top 20 states ...

660 days ago From Sun-Sentinel   View Archived Article

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - South Florida can't afford to ignore growing dangers from pollution-fueled climate change, according to new findings from the Natural Resources Defense Council. Rising seas, more flooding from storm surge and saltwater seeping in and fouling drin ...

664 days ago From NOLA.com   View Archived Article

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - View full sizeSusan Poag,The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans' survival depends on use of the sediment resources of the Mississippi River, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. This sediment pipeline near the Plaquemines Parish levee in Ir ...

667 days ago From Christian Post   View Archived Article

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - A study by the Natural Resources Defense Council determined that coal- and oil-fired power plants produce almost half the toxic air pollution in the United States. The facilities that generate our electricity are also our biggest sources of air ...

669 days ago From WBIR-TV   View Archived Article

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - ... By Elizabeth Bewley | Tennessean Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Tennessee's power plants emit more pounds of toxic pollutants than plants in most other states, according to a report released Wednesday by the Natural Resources Defense Council ...

685 days ago From Evanston Review   View Archived Article

EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - By Patch Staff | Email the author | 2:20pm A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council shows that Evanston beaches reported high bacteria levels in 2010, including high E.coli counts. The Evanston Review reported that water samples are taken ...

687 days ago From Daily News   View Archived Article

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - By Katie Terhune Results of a Natural Resources Defense Council report on beach water quality in Texas were released and discussed Wednesday by Environment Texas, a citizen-based environmental advocacy program. Pollution-related advisory days for ...

689 days ago From Live 5 News   View Archived Article

MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA - The Natural Resources Defense Council issued its report Wednesday, saying Horry County beaches had the biggest problems. Myrtle Beach spokesman Mark Kruea told the Sun News of Myrtle Beach that the report doesn't recognize all of the improvements ...

689 days ago From newjerseynewsroom.com   View Archived Article

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY - Cynthia Zipf of Clean Ocean Action from Sandy Hook said we were number two because it didn't rain much. According to the Courier Post, only two percent of ...

689 days ago From KeysNet   View Archived Article

MARATHON, FLORIDA - By LARRY KAHN The Natural Resources Defense Council on Wednesday released its annual survey of beach-water quality and public notification of health advisories against swimming or complete closures, and it's a mixed bag for the Florida Keys for 2 ...

689 days ago From Savannah Morning News   View Archived Article

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - The Natural Resources Defense Council lists Georgia beaches as the eighth cleanest nationwide in its annual beach water quality report. Two Tybee beaches received four of a possible five stars. Tybee Island council member Paul Wolff wasn't surpri ...

689 days ago From Peter Greenberg.com Travel News (blog)   View Archived Article

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Just in time for the largest beach weekend of the year, the Natural Resources Defense Council's annual report indicates that beach pollution is a growing problem for our public health. Per the NRDC report, 2010 had the second-highest level of bea ...

691 days ago From Patch.com   View Archived Article

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - The Natural Resources Defense Council released its annual beach water quality report yesterday and found water at a total of 134 beaches in the five boroughs and its surrounding areas had bacteria levels that exceeded state health standards. ...

691 days ago From Los Angeles Times   View Archived Article

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled that the US Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to ... Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace filed a petition arguing ...