The Department of the Interior announced it will roll back important safeguards that protect wildlife, clean water, and taxpayers by proposing to repeal oil and gas bonding reforms on public … Read more
June, 2026
How You Can Make a Difference in Conservation This 250th Birthday
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead This year, the United States … Read more
Restoring Hope: NYC Students Help Build Coastal Resilience for Climate Impacts
For the fifth consecutive year, hundreds of New York City public school students, their teachers, and community and corporate volunteers came together to plant American beachgrass in Coney Island Creek … Read more
Environmental Justice and the Path to Citizenship: Part 2
This is the second blog in a two-part series on environmental justice and local civic engagement. In the first blog, I spoke with EJ Policy Advocate Aurora Rugerio with CAUSE … Read more
Environmental Justice Through Civic Engagement at a Local and State Level: Part 1
This is the first in a two-part series on environmental justice and local civic engagement. Next, we’ll talk with the founders and coordinators of Swap Meet Justice/Justicia Tianguera about what … Read more
Where Indigenous Stewardship Meets Federal Policy
This spring, the National Wildlife Federation hosted a Tribal Advocacy Fly-In in Washington, D.C., bringing together Indigenous conservation leaders from across the country to share solutions and advocate for policies … Read more
How to Garden for Pollinators Using Evolutionary History
There’s a quiet conversation happening in our gardens and it’s older than any one of us. A flower’s shape, color, scent, and the time of day it opens are all … Read more
Data Centers are Driving Up Your Energy Bill
Electricity demand in the United States is growing faster than it has in over 20 years. One major reason? Data centers. With the gratuitous rise of artificial intelligence (AI), tech … Read more
Educating North Carolina Landowners on Longleaf Pine Management
There’s nothing like an Earth Day spent learning about restoring native forests, and this April, that’s exactly what nearly 40 Southeastern residents did. Landowners and professionals gathered in Maysville, North … Read more
Growing Tomorrow’s Environmental Leaders
Across Michigan, Ohio, New York, and Missouri, students are discovering that sustainability is more than an environmental responsibility—it’s an opportunity to become scientists, engineers, problem-solvers, and leaders. For 11 years, … Read more
