Turning scientifically-supported climate policy on its head, the Trump Administration is considering a bailout of coal and nuclear plants that would essentially subsidize pollution. Under the banner of grid reliability and military … Read more
Jim Murphy
Jim Murphy is Director of Legal Advocacy for National Wildlife Federation, where he coordinates NWF’s nationwide litigation efforts concerning the development of dirty fossil fuels.
Taking Legal Action to Protect America’s Migratory Birds
This is for the birds. One of America’s oldest conservation laws and wildlife successes is under attack. Passed during the Woodrow Wilson administration in 1918, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act … Read more
Clean Power Plan Repeal and Replace Scheme Threatens Wildlife
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is at it again with a plan to gut America’s first ever federal measure to protect wildlife from the dangers of climate … Read more
A Voice from Coal Country
On October 9, 2017, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the beginning of a process to repeal the Clean Power Plan – the nation’s first federal measure to reduce deadly … Read more
National Wildlife Federation and Affiliates Call for Climate Leadership
Representatives from countries around the world are gathered the last two weeks and this week in Bonn, Germany at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s twenty-third Conference of … Read more
Dourson and Wehrum Should Be Rejected by Senate
The Administration has put forth two nominees for important Environmental Protection Agency posts who have long and disturbing records of seeking to undermine the strong protections against dangerous chemicals and … Read more
Full Throttle Reverse
The Administration has taken another step backwards in the effort to ensure a stable and safe climate for wildlife. Administrator Scott Pruitt has announced that the Environmental Protection Agency plans … Read more
Department of Energy Proposed Rule Designed to Prop up Dirty Coal
Under the guise of pushing “grid reliability,” Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry has urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas … Read more
Harvey: With Climate Change, Unprecedented is the New Normal for Wildlife
The word unprecedented is being thrown around a lot these days. After Hurricane Harvey battered Texas with record rains and as Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida and the Caribbean, … Read more
Looking Beyond “Energy Week” to a Thriving Energy Future for Wildlife
Last week was labeled Energy Week by the White House. Sadly, but not surprisingly, the rhetoric and ideas coming from the Administration could have led one to believe that it … Read more
