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Clint and Wally McRae - Ranchers whose land would be crossed by the Tongue River Railroad

Cows and trains don’t mix: Ranchers stand up against the Tongue River Railroad in second public hearing

11/14/2012 // Alexis Bonogofsky

Yesterday, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) staff members moved down the valley to hold public scoping hearings in Forsyth, MT after meeting with the Northern Cheyenne in Lame Deer on Monday. They met a similar level of opposition to the railroad as… Read more >

Holiday Gifts for Outdoor Play: Think Outside the (X) Box

11/9/2012 // Lindsay Legendre

Paging through the latest toy catalog from one of my favorite department stores, I noticed not one of the kid’s holiday toys encouraged outdoor, let alone active, play! Little do they know that there are a ton of exciting gifts your… Read more >

Bethlehem, PA Celebrates Community Wildlife Habitat Certification

11/2/2012 // Roxanne Paul

Who would have thought that a city like Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, known in former years as a hub of industry (most notably, for Bethlehem Steel), would rally its citizens to preserve wildlife habitat in the city? But, this is exactly what happened… Read more >

Engaging with local communities has big salmon and water conservation payoffs

10/26/2012 // John Kostyack

NWF’s Yakima River salmon and ecosystem project shows how engagement with local communities pays off. Read more >

Enbridge Threatens Freshwater Drinking Source for Millions of People

10/18/2012 // Beth Wallace

Today NWF released a report warning of a pipeline hazard beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Submerged in the waters where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet, more than 20 million gallons of crude oil and natural gas fluids are pumped every day… Read more >

NWF on NYC’s WNBC

10/17/2012 // David Mizejewski

There are a lot of letters in the title of this post, but what it all boils down to is that National Wildlife Federation was invited onto New York’s NBC affiliate WNBC to share some scaley, feathered and furry wildlife… Read more >

300 Youth Activists Break the Silence on Climate Change at SSREC

10/8/2012 // Courtney Cochran

Cross-posted from www.WeArePowerShift.org, October 7 2012 Blog by Jacquie Ayala, Florida Organizer, Southern Energy Network Wow. What an incredible weekend. Over 300 young people converged at Florida A&M University for the Southeast Student Renewable Energy Conference (SSREC) this weekend, coming… Read more >

Students Across the Country Participate in Online Debate Actions

10/4/2012 // Liz Starke

Last night, students from across the country (and some from outside too) gathered around their TV’s and keyboards to participate in the PowerVote live chat centered around the first presidential debate. Among these students were several representatives from Michigan—some at… Read more >

ECO-SCHOOLS USA CASE STUDY: Fall 2012

8/17/2012 // Jennifer Murck

Ben Franklin Elementary School’s EPA Program teaches Civics and Government through an Environmental Lens At Ben Franklin Elementary School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, students are learning how to be leaders, engaged community members and true stewards of the environment. Last year the… Read more >