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Bad Riders On the Storm
The government shutdown clock is ticking away furiously in Washington, D.C. as Congress wrestles with a budget agreement. While many Americans have no choice but to ride out the storm, bad water riders in the house-passed Continuing Resolution, or H.R.1,… Read more >
The Fascinating Things About Creatures That Swim
With the 2011 National Wildlife Week theme of “animals that move us,” we have dedicated Wednesday to take a closer look at swimming. Wildlife species of all kinds swim, and many have their own unique styles, speeds and approaches. Among the… Read more >
Lake Wars: Dispatch from the Lake Erie Front
Last October, I put the finishing touches on my last salvo ina 6-month legal battle to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from dumping massive amounts of nutrient-laden sediment in Lake Erie in 2010 — up to 800,000 cubic… Read more >
Another Round in the Fight for Clean Water: Court decision leaves wetlands vulnerable to development
Last week another sideways step was taken in the long struggle to clarify which waters receive Clean Water Act protections in light of recent confusing and controversial Supreme Court decisions. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia issued a… Read more >
A New Year’s Resolution: Protecting the Nation’s Waters for Wildlife
In this season of New Year’s resolutions, we call upon the Obama Administration to resolve to fix the broken Clean Water Act by restoring protection to the Nation’s wetlands, lakes, and streams that wildlife and people depend on. When Congress… Read more >
New Book Celebrates the “Living Waters of Texas”
Two National Wildlife Federation staff members have essays in a new book that celebrates Texas waters. Read more >
Don’t Drink the Water?
Do you consider clean drinking water a given? I know that on most days, I turn on the tap without worry. But across the globe and throughout the U.S, millions are without access to clean drinking water or are having… Read more >
We’re Not As Clean As We Think We Are: The Case For Protecting All Waters
The results of a report published in Nature magazine earlier this month confirms what many of us already know: our waters are in rough shape. According to the report, 80% of the world’s population faces threatened water security—and that includes… Read more >
America Loses 80,000 Acres of Wetlands Annually: Will 2010 be any different?
America loses approximately 80,000 acres of wetlands annually; 125 square miles every year. Want to do something about it? Be one of 80,000 people to sign a petition to President Obama, urging the Administration to restore protections for the nation’s… Read more >
Launching America’s Great Waters Coalition
The National Wildlife Federation joined more than 30 other organizations and nine — count ‘em, nine — members of Congress from across the country yesterday to launch America’s Great Waters Coalition, representing 9 large U.S. water ecosystems–the Gulf of Maine,… Read more >
