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Weekly News Roundup – January 6, 2012
Happy New Year everyone! For this week’s roundup, I want to highlight some of the amazing press coverage National Wildlife Federation has received over the past two weeks. I’ll be back with the regular format next week. Enjoy! Jan 6:… Read more >
The Top 10 Dumbest Things Congress Did in 2011 (And How You Can Get Smart)
How bad was 2011 for America’s wildlife, air, water, land and public health? After taking 191 anti-conservation votes, even the House of Representatives’ own members called it ”the most anti-environment House in the history of Congress.” That’s not to say the… Read more >
New Report: 1 in 5 House GOP Votes Target Conservation Protections
From Theodore Roosevelt creating the National Parks System to Richard Nixon establishing the Environmental Protection Agency to George H.W. Bush signing a strengthened Clean Air Act, Republicans have a long history of supporting common sense, bipartisan solutions to problems facing… Read more >
Will House GOP Leadership Put Big Oil Donors Ahead of Economic Recovery?
At a time when our members of Congress should be working to find common ground on legislation to help America’s struggling economy, House Republican leadership is instead taking the payroll tax cut bill hostage, demanding a huge new giveaway for… Read more >
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep In Jeopardy
Every summer I travel to my grandparents cabin on Wild Horse Islandon Flathead Lake near Missoula, Montana. My grandparents purchased their property back in the 1970s (and have the burnt orange shag to prove it), but since then the Island… Read more >
Deficit Committee Failure: Feast for Polluters, Famine for Outdoor Economy
Programs to protect wildlife and public health have already been cut deeply this year – and indiscriminate, across-the-board spending cuts will go even further. Read more >
Iowa Scientists Ask Candidates to Recognize Climate Reality
With the Iowa caucus now exactly seven weeks away, more than 30 Iowa scientists are asking political candidates to acknowledge the threats posed by ongoing climate change, particularly to Iowa’s farmers. “All major scientific societies and the US National Academy… Read more >
Weekly News Roundup – November 10, 2011
The roundup is out a day early this week on account of the federal holiday tomorrow. Enjoy! Keystone XL Do-Over Likely a Lethal Blow November 10 – The Obama Administration today announced they would redo an environmental assessment of the… Read more >
Breath of Fresh Air in Senate: “We Are Not Just in This Chamber to Represent the Polluters”
There’s so much hot air coming out of Washington these days, many Americans have tuned out. But one speech on the Senate floor recently is worth watching in full. Read more >
UPDATED Clean Air Under Attack (Again) this Week In Congress
Update: On September 26, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the TRAIN Act, by a vote of 249-216. It must still pass the U.S. Senate before it reaches President Obama, who is likely to veto the bill immediately. Thank you to… Read more >
