With the State Department’s release of the FSEIS last Friday I’m feeling more optimistic than ever that Secretary Kerry and President Obama will choose the moral high ground and deny … Read more
February, 2014
NWF Gears Up for 2014 Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference
Now in its seventh year, the Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference will be in Washington, D.C., February 10-11, 2014. As a proud sponsor of the conference, National Wildlife Federation is excited … Read more
The Great Coal Giveaway: BLM Coal Leasing Program Fundamentally Broken
Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, released a long awaited report that confirmed what we already knew: the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) coal leasing program … Read more
California Drought Spurs Dangerous Attack on Endangered Species Act
Right now, all anyone can talk about in California is the drought. Our snowpack is at 12 percent of normal levels, our reservoirs resemble drained bathtubs, and our rivers are … Read more
Congress’s Week-Long War on Wildlife
The House of Representatives may only be a month in to the new Congressional session, but they’ve wasted no time in mounting a week-long attack on wildlife and wild lands. … Read more
Victory! The New Farm Bill is a Major Win for Wildlife
Today, the farm bill passed the Senate by a vote of 68-32, its final major hurdle to becoming law for next five years. The White House reports that President Obama will … Read more
Nationwide Vigils Held Against the Keystone Pipeline
Last night, across the country, there were over 280 vigils against the Keystone pipeline in 48 states and Washington, DC. The National Wildlife Federation stood in solidarity with groups like … Read more
Penguin Chicks are Dying in a Changing Climate
The life of a Magellanic penguin is hardly idyllic. They contend with predators like sea lions, declining food sources due to overfishing and the constant threat of oil spills in … Read more
