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Rebuilding After Hurricane Sandy – A Blueprint for a Better Future for People and Wildlife

Conservation | Sep 11, 2013

While I was enjoying my August beach vacation, the federal government was releasing its plan for rebuilding the New York City metro area and the New Jersey shore in the … Read more

40 Years of Success Protecting Endangered Species & Other Wildlife in Our Backyards

Conservation, Garden Habitats, Wildlife Facts | May 21, 2013

2013 is the 40th anniversary of two important moments in wildlife conservation history. In 1973, Congress enacted and President Nixon signed into law the Endangered Species Act. The ESA has … Read more

Engaging with local communities has big salmon and water conservation payoffs

Conservation | Oct 26, 2012

NWF’s Yakima River salmon and ecosystem project shows how engagement with local communities pays off. Read more

Hands-On Habitat Volunteers – A Key to the Future of the Environmental Movement

Conservation, Garden Habitats, Get Outside, Wildlife Facts | Oct 22, 2012

The near absence of any discussion of the environment in the presidential debates has led me to think about the state of the U.S. environmental movement. In one sense, conservationists … Read more

Communicating about Climate Change and Wildlife

Conservation | Jun 6, 2012

The folks at Climate Access have asked me to share lessons I have learned in my past decade dealing with opponents of taking action on climate change. A key lesson … Read more

Settle the BP Oil Spill Litigation? Maybe, But Let’s Not Let BP Shortchange the Gulf Yet Again

Conservation | Feb 28, 2012

Next week, the long-awaited trial begins to decide the liability of BP, Transocean, Halliburton and other companies involved with the April 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The trial … Read more

Saving the Appalachians from Mountaintop Removal Mining

Conservation, Wildlife Facts | Sep 30, 2011

Last week I travelled to Charleston West Virginia to see mountaintop removal coal mining. I saw the scale of mining underway and was taken aback. No community should be forced … Read more

Victory for Endangered Species

Conservation, Wildlife Facts | Jul 27, 2011

Today’s bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives to restore protections for endangered species was a nice surprise. Read more

Settlement Will Increase Protections for Imperiled Wildlife

Conservation, Wildlife Facts | May 10, 2011

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently announced that it has resolved a host of lawsuits concerning deadlines it missed to protect wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). … Read more

An Opportunity for the Supreme Court to Hold Polluters Accountable

Conservation | Apr 19, 2011

Today I attended arguments at the US Supreme Court over the question of what role the courts should play in holding polluters accountable for climate change. The Players On one … Read more

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