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John Kostyack is Vice President of Wildlife Conservation for the National Wildlife Federation, where he leads NWF's effort to safeguard wildlife and people through innovative ecosystem protection and restoration strategies. A key focus of his work is addressing intensified storms and droughts and other harmful effects of climate change. John frequently writes and lectures on meeting the challenges of conserving U.S. wildlife and ecosystems in a warming world.
Settle the BP Oil Spill Litigation? Maybe, But Let’s Not Let BP Shortchange the Gulf Yet Again
Next week, the long-awaited trial begins to decide the liability of BP, Transocean, Halliburton and other companies involved with the April 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The trial was set to begin this week, but it was postponed… Read more >
Saving the Appalachians from Mountaintop Removal Mining
Last week I travelled to Charleston West Virginia to see mountaintop removal coal mining. I saw the scale of mining underway and was taken aback. No community should be forced to tolerate this amount of environmental destruction. The mountain forests… Read more >
Victory for Endangered Species
Today’s bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives to restore protections for endangered species was a nice surprise. Read more >
Settlement Will Increase Protections for Imperiled Wildlife
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently announced that it has resolved a host of lawsuits concerning deadlines it missed to protect wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). As someone working to defend and strengthen our nation’s premier… Read more >
An Opportunity for the Supreme Court to Hold Polluters Accountable
Today I attended arguments at the US Supreme Court over the question of what role the courts should play in holding polluters accountable for climate change. The Players On one side of the case we had five biggest electric power… Read more >
Help Defend the Safety Net of Protections for Endangered Wildlife
Proposals in Congress to remove the safety net of protection for endangered wildlife are flying around fast and furious.
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Good Florida Panther News
Signs of progress in rescuing the critically endangered Florida panther from extinction – and an opportunity to expedite protection and recovery. Read more >
They Won’t Stop with the Clean Air Act
New legislation is based around one premise: Regulation of carbon pollution would make our air too clean. You have to wonder what’s next. Is our drinking water too safe? Are our endangered species too protected? Read more >
A Non-Hotspot Approach to Choosing Where to Help Wildlife
Maybe looking to your constituents on what resources they value most, rather than identifying biodiversity hotspots, is the way to choose conservation priorities. Read more >
What the frack? Even 60 Minutes and CSI are concerned about fracking
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for natural gas is hurting people and local economies across the U.S. Read more >
