Are you ready for Earth Day? Help your family embrace nature on April 22 by doing more than just hugging a tree with these activities from Rebecca P. Cohen’s new … Read more
April, 2011
New Tests Confirm BP Oil Still Being Found on Dead Dolphins
The total of dead dolphins found along the Gulf Coast is now up to 153 – and federal officials confirm they’re still finding dolphins with BP oil from the Deepwater Horizon … Read more
Bird of the Week: Arctic Tern
The Arctic tern is a “migratory marvel.” In the current issue of National Wildlife, science writer Jessica Snyder Sachs reports that last year an international team of researchers employed geolocators—tiny … Read more
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, … Read more
Government Shutdown = Polluter Holiday?
As the budget battle continues, little attention is being paid to what a federal government shutdown might mean for safety of our air, water and land if government employees are forced home. Read more
There’s Nothing Radical About Safety
With the 1-year memorial of the Deepwater Horizon disaster almost here, NWF and other environmental groups sent a letter to President Obama, asking him to fully implement the drilling safety … Read more
Share the Facts: Wildlife Impacts of Proposed Federal Budget Cuts
Right now, our nation’s most important conservation laws — including the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and Clean Air Act — are under attack in the federal budget bill … Read more
