Today concludes an exciting four days of public hearings in Denver, D.C., Atlanta and Pittsburgh on EPA’s Clean Power Plan. The hearings included two full days of testimony, rallies, press … Read more
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Coal Mines Threaten Mule Deer
UPDATE on 7/30: BLM accepted a bid for $0.36/ton for the Spruce Stomp coal mine. Its worth noting that the coal company, Bowie Resources, can plan to turn around and sell … Read more
Tar Sands Vote in Maine Shows Communities Can Stand Up For Wildlife and Win Big
The people of South Portland, Maine, made historic news last night. Based on overwhelming vocal public concern about the dangers of toxic tar sands to wildlife and the community, the … Read more
Obama Administration Announces Progress for Offshore Wind Power in New Jersey
Momentum continues to build on the journey toward realizing America’s offshore wind power potential. Today, Interior Secretary Jewell kicked off the leasing process for New Jersey’s 344,000 acre Wind Energy … Read more
Meeting of Governors and Premiers a Big Opportunity for Northeast Wildlife
This week, the governors of New England states are meeting with leaders of Canada’s Eastern provinces in the mountains of New Hampshire, at the annual New England Governors and Eastern … 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
Five Things to Know about the Tar Sands Threat to American Birds
Tar sands—a mixture of sand, clay and water from which a dense and extremely viscous form of petroleum, called bitumen, can be extracted—underlie more than 54,000 square miles of northeastern … Read more
Good News for Polar Bears: Momentum Growing for Climate Action
Protecting the future of Arctic wildlife, from polar bears to seals and Arctic foxes, requires commitment to large-scale action—and recently, that’s exactly what we’ve been seeing from the White House. National … Read more
Pipeline Spill in Los Angeles Neighborhood Another Stark Reminder It’s Time to End Oil Addiction
In what’s becoming all too common news, another oil pipeline burst last night, this time on the streets of Los Angeles, America’s second largest city. Details are still emerging, but … Read more
It’s Past Time for Strong Tar Sands Safety Regulations
On May 6, the federal agency responsible for protecting the public from pipeline oil spills quietly issued a notice intended to give a nudge for pipeline operators to do a … Read more
