The National Wildlife Federation’s Dr. Amanda Staudt, a climate scientist, was on KTBC-TV in Austin, TX this morning, connecting the dots between global warming and stronger hurricanes. You can watch … Read more
Miles Grant
Miles Grant is director of communications for National Wildlife Federation, coordinating communications across NWF’s programs to protect wildlife and wild places, connect Americans with nature, and confront climate change. He lives in Fairhaven, MA with his wife and daughter.
Bush Administration Launching Sneak Attack on Endangered Species Act
This news just broke: WASHINGTON – Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines … Read more
Bush Admin Gives Big Oil “Blank Check to Harass the Polar Bear”
From the Associated Press: Less than a month after declaring polar bears a threatened species because of global warming, the Bush administration is giving oil companies permission to annoy and … Read more
Watch Racing Star Leilani Münter’s Drive for Climate Action
Check out this video of Indy Lights racer Leilani Münter talking to TMZ about her environmental efforts! Leilani was in town for a rally in support of the Climate Security … Read more
Polar Bear “Threatened” Listing Comes with Strings Attached
Today the Department of the Interior announced it would list the polar bear as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. Sounds great, right? Unfortunately, the decision came with administrative guidance … Read more
Add Another Moderate to Climate Security Act?
Will Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) vote for the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act when it comes to the Senate floor? Sounds a lot more likely: The presumptive GOP nominee didn’t say … Read more
NWF Scientist Details Climate Change’s Threats to Chesapeake Bay
The National Wildlife Federation’s Dr. Doug Inkley testified before the Virginia Commission on Climate Change yesterday, detailing the effects of warming temperatures and rising sea levels on fish and wildlife. … Read more
Disastrous Drop in California Salmon
Disturbing news from the California coast: Federal fisheries managers on Friday took the initial step toward imposing what could be the strictest limits ever on West Coast salmon fishing amid … Read more
Wherever You Live, Changing Climate is Shifting Spring
The Associated Press has a great roundup the local impacts of a delayed spring thanks to climate change: The capital’s famous cherry trees are primed to burst out in a … Read more
Washington Post Compares EPA Chief to Mr. Magoo
At a recent Senate hearing, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) had this back-and-forth with EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson: Feinstein, who chairs the Appropriations subcommittee that controls the EPA’s budget, asked why … Read more
