In honor of Earth Day, this week I had the opportunity to take out 70 students and faculty from Menaul High School in Albuquerque, NM, for a guided hike and … Read more
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Invest Your Time, Invest in Our Planet: Earth Day 2023 Volunteer Events
Since 1970, April 22nd has been designated as Earth Day to encourage responsible stewardship of nature and to educate each other about environmental issues. Although the holiday was founded by … Read more
Bridging the Power of Youth and the Wisdom of Age: Technology as a Space to Resist and Uplift
Imagine 500 acres of rural Alaskan wilderness transformed into the extraction grounds for 180,000 barrels of oil every single day – a horrific image, right? That image is one step … Read more
Seis Razones para Aprobar el Proyecto de Ley Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
Miles de especies en los Estados Unidos de América, se encuentran en situación vulnerable. National Wildlife Federation, urge al Congreso aprobar el proyecto de ley Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. Estas son seis … Read more
We Need WOTUS
This blog is the fifth in a six-part series. Here are the first, second, third, and fourth parts. Waters of the United States (WOTUS) are bodies of water protected by … Read more
It Is No Longer About Living On the Wrong Side of the (Railroad) Tracks, Now the Threat is About Living Anywhere Near the Tracks
This morning there was another train derailment, this time in Raymond, Minnesota. People were again evacuated, although here the concern centered on ethanol carried in four cars, resulting fires and … Read more
Water Is Life—and Central To Environmental Justice for Indigenous Communities
In the Chí’chil Biłdagoteel Historic District, also known as Oak Flat, golden sunlight illuminates the dramatic rock formations that are littered among the groves of large oak trees. While under … Read more
Why Water?
This blog is the fourth in a six-part series. Here are the first, second, third, and fifth parts. Water is essential to continuing to foster a healthy, safe, and productive … Read more
Treasure at Pismo Beach
Amidst recent storm damage, hope displays its colors. As Morgan Parks, National Wildlife Federation’s Oregon education manager, walked along the trails of an old eucalyptus grove at Pismo Beach, California, … Read more
Can We Be Done Talking About The Tunnel?
Enbridge’s Line 5 Tunnel Under the Straits of Mackinac is a Red Herring, and We’re Wasting Time For years, communities and advocates have called Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline under … Read more
