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EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson addresses reporters during Great Lakes Week press conference, October 11, 2011. PHOTO / Celia Haven

Lisa Jackson Stepping Down: “One of the Most Effective Leaders in EPA History”

 |  Dec 27, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced today she’ll be stepping down from her post early in 2013. Under Jackson, the Environmental Protection Agency has made some major progress towards protecting … Read more

Carbon Rule Comment Delivery with Polar Bear

Record-Setting Three Million Strong for Wildlife

,  |  Aug 14, 2012

This summer, wildlife have suffered the effects of the terrible wildfires, droughts, and heat caused by climate change. The Western fires sent moose fleeing their blazing habitat in Colorado, the … Read more

Grizzly Bear

You Ask, We Answer: Why Pebble Mine is Bad News

,  |  Jul 13, 2012

We’ve been getting some really good questions about the proposed Pebble gold and copper mine, which poses unacceptable risks to the wildlife of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Here we do our … Read more

A Great Fishery in Dire Straits

, ,  |  Apr 3, 2012

In August 2005, my two sons and I embarked on our annual float down the Susquehanna River. Our family has been floating the river for over 25 years, camping on the islands, and wade-fishing for smallmouth bass. We’ve floated and fished most of the area from Sunbury down to Harrisburg. Read more

Protecting the “Incredible Bounty We’ve Been Blessed With”

 |  Mar 6, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiEqcabrN7M&list=PL8C61A61D646F0865&index=7&feature=plcp[/youtube] Recently, tribal leaders, landowners, hunters, anglers, conservationists, business owners and government leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. for the White House Conservation Conference. Tourism and outdoor recreation, coastal conservation, river … Read more

Groups Call on EPA to End Harmful Shipping Practices

 |  Feb 21, 2012

There are many reasons to hate the ‘80s: Big hair, bad music and acid-washed jeans. The 1980s were also a notoriously bad decade for the Great Lakes. That’s when ocean … Read more

Heartfelt Testimonies Make the Difference at Philadelphia Hearing

,  |  Jan 24, 2012

Last week, I traveled to Philadelphia to testify at my first public hearing.  Upon my arrival, I immediately began to second guess myself and question my earlier enthusiasm at the … Read more

Come Heller or Clean Water: Dirty Water Rider Tries to Drown the Clean Water Act

, ,  |  Nov 17, 2011

There’s another nasty assault on America’s wetlands, waters and wildlife. The Dirty Water Rider, designed to handcuff the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers, is creeping its … Read more

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson addresses reporters during Great Lakes Week press conference, October 11, 2011. PHOTO / Celia Haven

Great Lakes Restoration: Day 1 in Detroit

 |  Oct 13, 2011

We had a great Day 1 at the 7th Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference in Detroit, where hundreds of Great Lakes advocates, scientists, policy makers and community leaders have gathered … Read more

Healing Our Waters in Motown: Great Lakes Restoration Conference

,  |  Oct 12, 2011

Motown is known for great music and keeping things moving on the assembly line. This week, hundreds of people from across the country are keeping things moving in Detroit to … Read more