Across the country, families are experiencing rising electricity bills. In fact, you may be among the 1 in 3 households that struggles to pay their energy bills. Since 2021, home … Read more
Portia Bharath’s Archive
Buy a Duck Stamp, Save a Wetland
I grew up in the country’s driest state, Nevada. With annual rainfall averaging only about 10 inches, water is a precious resource in the desert, even more so for our … Read more
Major Milestones for Offshore Wind
We are in a season of milestones for offshore wind energy. Three projects off the Atlantic Coast of the U.S. celebrated major progress towards completion: All three of these projects … Read more
You’ve Heard of Bigfoot… What About Florida’s Skunk Ape?
I yearn to believe that even as Florida’s population crests 23 million people there still might be pockets of wilderness, deep or remote enough, to provide habitat for creatures not … Read more
Students Tell us Why Protecting Endangered Species is Important!
Launched in 2024 in the heart of Times Square in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), the LG Vulnerable and Endangered Species Series, a part of their “Life’s Good” … Read more
What Repealing the Public Lands Rule Means for America’s Wildlife and Public Lands
In 2024, the Bureau of Land Management finalized a Public Lands Rule (also called the Conservation & Landscape Health Rule) designed to improve the stewardship of public lands by putting … Read more
Visit a Public Certified Wildlife Habitat® this Spring!
Botanical gardens and arboretums offer numerous benefits to the public. Outside of just offering a beautiful and calming space to enjoy nature, they provide education and can even serve as … Read more
Shining a Light on Conservation (Not the Beach): How Coastal Communities are Working to Save Sea Turtles
Our DaRin Butz Foundation National Wildlife Federation internship provided the opportunity to learn directly about the effects of coastal light pollution and to see those impacts firsthand. While participating in … Read more
The AI Data Center Boom Is an Environmental Justice Crisis
The rapid expansion of data centers to power artificial intelligence (AI) is often described as a story of modern technology, innovation, and economic development. But for many environmental justice communities, … Read more
Deep Breaths: How One Community Took on Industry Pollution and Won
Barb Pace sits in a room with several neighbors at the Shenango Coke Works plant on Neville Island, just north of Pittsburgh, attending yet another company-hosted luncheon. It was one … Read more
