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NWF Appeals Court Approval of Controversial Mine
National Wildlife Federation and other conservation groups are appealing a Michigan court ruling that allowed a controversial metallic sulfide mine to be drilled below one of the Midwest’s finest trout streams. Opponents claim the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality should… Read more >
EPA Rule Powers Clean Tech Engine, Jobs in Ohio
CLEAN TECH BOOSTS JOBS, SAVES MONEY, CUTS POLLUTION, DRIVES PERFORMANCE If you drive a big pick-up truck at work or when you hunt or fish, you know there are more choices when it comes to engine technology. Recently, NWF joined… Read more >
First Completed Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Project Means New Habitat for Wildlife, Fresh Hope for People
Last month, on a cold and windy fall afternoon in Michigan, people from across the Great Lakes region gathered for an exciting and unprecedented event: the dedication of the very first completed Great Lakes Restoration Initiative project. The Shiawassee Flats… Read more >
Why Storytelling Will Save Wildlife
The definition of an epiphany (or one definition) is “a sudden manifestation of the essence or meaning of something”. How I love a good epiphany. Mine usually begin like this, “Oh my gosh, I am right and you are… Read more >
We Can’t Fillet Our Way Out of Mercury in Fish
Avid Sportsman Bob Garner explains that we “can’t fillet our way out” of the mercury problem. Listen as he talks about the impacts of mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants to our natural resources, economy and way of life. Bob… Read more >
Asian Carp an Issue in 2012 Federal Budget Debate
Asian carp, the menacing invasive fish that rocket out of the water and are on the verge of storming the Great Lakes, have apparently captured the attention of Congress. Finally. The invasive fish could be part of the U.S. Senate’s… Read more >
Mercury Impacts to Loons & Michigan Lakes Draws Thousands of Conservationists & Anglers
Scientist Dave Evers has been studying loons in Michigan’s Seney National Wildlife Refuge impacted by mercury pollution since the late 1980s. He found mercury contamination in the very first loons he tested and since then has studied over 5,000 of… Read more >
Bringing the Great Lakes Home
Jennifer Hill serves as the Great Lakes Restoration Field Manager in the Great Lakes Natural Resource Center of the National Wildlife Federation. I’ve Chosen My Cause, What’s Yours? Yesterday, I was able to bring a little piece of the Great… Read more >
Video: Ecologist Turns Advocate After Enbridge Disaster
“Having this [Enbridge] oil spill come down through a watershed where we’ve been working to clean up old pollution for a long time now…for me it was a punch in the gut.” Jeff Spoelstra coordinates Kalamazoo River Watershed Council, an… Read more >
Bravely Standing Up For Her Children and Community – How an Oil Spill Transformed One Woman’s Life
As parents, we want to make sure our children feel safe and inspired. We want them to embrace life and jump at opportunity. When terrible things happen in the world, it is challenging to know what to say. In 2010,… Read more >
