Last year, after the President’s State of the Union Address, I wrote a blog expressing cautious optimism about his agenda on climate change. I talked about my two young kids, … 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.
Nebraska Court Decision Means Time to Reject Keystone XL Has Arrived
The time to reject Keystone XL has arrived. Last spring, the Administration put a decision on the pipeline on hold until a legal issue over the route in Nebraska was … Read more
Presidential Veto Promise Another Step Towards Keystone Rejection
It’s been an important and game-changing week in the effort to keep climate disrupting tar sands in the ground. On Tuesday, December 6, the White House announced that President Obama would … Read more
New Report: Tar Sands Oil Too Risky for the Great Lakes Region
A report issued by National Wildlife Federation, Minnesota Conservation Federation, and Prairie Rivers Network shows that industry plans to expand tar sands transport through the Great Lakes region pose too … Read more
Pipeline Safety Agency Says No to Public Request for Tar Sands Pipeline Safety Measures
It would seem to follow that two of the most severe pipeline oil spill disasters in our nation’s history would garner the attention of a federal agency charged with protecting us from … Read more
Historic U.S, China Climate Agreement Signals a Breakthrough for Wildlife
A landmark achievement has occurred in efforts to move climate solutions for wildlife forward. After years of fits and starts, China and the U.S. – the two countries that account for … Read more
Scientists’ Report: Clean Power Plan Can Spur Wildlife-Friendly Renewable Energy
An important new study put forth by the Union of Concerned Scientists further confirms that the U.S. can do even more to speed the transition to clean energy and reduce … Read more
State Department Approves Illegal Scheme for Doubling Tar Sands Flowing through the Great Lakes
Updated: Take action below to tell the State Department not to allow expansion of the Alberta Clipper tar sands pipeline. On August 18, 2014, the State Department posted documents that show … Read more
Wildlife Benefits of Clean Power Plan Go Way Beyond Climate Change
There are many benefits to wildlife from reducing carbon emissions from power plants under the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan. Runaway climate change threatens at least half of … Read more
Scientists Call for Tar Sands Moratorium
In a pointed article in the prestigious journal Nature, eight scientists and economists call for a moratorium on new tar sands projects “unless developments are consistent with national and international commitments … Read more
