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Latin America Green News: 05/07 – 05/11/2018

May 15, 2018 Expert BlogErika Moyer

Report: Facing $1 Trillion in Water Infrastructure Costs, States Aren’t Leveraging Federal Dollars to Weather Coming Storms

May 15, 2018 Press ReleaseUnited States

With water infrastructure costs expected to exceed $1 trillion, a new report shows that only a few states are adequately leveraging federal dollars to shrink the infrastructure funding gap.

Concerns with NHTSA Administrator Nominee Heidi King

May 15, 2018 Expert BlogMarc Boom, Dan West

Five Questions Heidi King Must Answer on Clean Car Standards

Ella respira la contaminación y lucha contra ella en la Ciudad de los Vientos

May 15, 2018 NRDC in ActionChicago, Illinois, Washington, D.C.Carmen Cusido

Gina Ramirez de NRDC llama la atención sobre las olas de polvo de manganeso que afectan a su familia y sus vecinos en el lado sureste de Chicago.

She Breathes In Pollution, and Fights It, in the Windy City

May 15, 2018 NRDC in ActionChicago, Illinois, Washington, D.C.Carmen Cusido

NRDC’s Gina Ramirez is helping to bring attention to the wafts of manganese dust that plague her family and neighbors on Chicago’s Southeast Side.

Grounding the Hype of Trump’s Infrastructure Plan in Reality

May 14, 2018 Expert BlogNRDC

We need a 21st-century infrastructure plan that produces real benefits for Americans.

NRDC Helping to Seed Resilient Energy in Puerto Rico

May 14, 2018 Expert BlogLuis Martinez

NRDC and our partners helped install a solar energy microgrid for a community group, providing not only relief, but also a replicable model we and others can point to when advocating for a better, more resilient, clean energy path forward.

Kinder Morgan Risks Endangered Species Act Lawsuit

May 14, 2018 Expert BlogUnited StatesGiulia C.S. Good Stefani

Today, NRDC handed Kinder Morgan one more reason to abandon its ruinous pipeline expansion project. The pipeline would illegally harass and risk harm to the endangered Southern Resident orcas in violation of the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

NRDC ayuda a desarrollar la resiliencia energética en Puerto Rico

May 14, 2018 Expert BlogLuis Martinez

Mientras Puerto Rico intenta recuperarse, NRDC, junto a muchos otros, ha estado incentivando a la isla para que se reconstruya de de manera más limpia y resilientes incorporando un mayor uso de energía renovable, en particular la energía solar, los…

In California, a Rallying Cry Against Offshore Oil

May 14, 2018 DispatchCaliforniaCorey Binns

As Californians protest the Trump administration’s intent to expand drilling off the Pacific coast, some city and state officials consider new legislation to block it.

Ahmedabad's New Air Quality Monitors Advance Public Health

May 12, 2018 Expert BlogIndiaDr. Vijay Limaye

Pollution data helps the city analyze and improve air quality to protect public health.

Día Mundial de las Aves Migratorias en América Latina

May 11, 2018 Expert BlogCarolina Herrera

Las aves son criaturas asombrosas que viajan cientos, si no es que miles, de kilómetros cada año. La migración es sin duda un fenómeno sorprendente que conecta paisajes y jardines en Norteamérica con el hábitat de aves en Latinoamérica—la región…

Let’s Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day in Latin America

May 11, 2018 Expert BlogCarolina Herrera

Birds are amazing creatures that travel hundreds, if not thousands, of miles/kilometers every year. Migration is without a doubt an amazing phenomenon that connects landscapes and backyards in North America with bird habitats in Latin America—the region with the largest…

The South Is Warming Up to Solar

May 11, 2018 DispatchGeorgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, MississippiRobynne Boyd

In the past five years, solar capacity in the South has increased nearly thirtyfold.

Avoiding Mosquitoes While Protecting Birds and Bees

May 11, 2018 Expert BlogDr. Jennifer Sass