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NWF Fellowship Program Grows to Offer Additional Leadership Opportunities for Emerging Leaders

, ,  |  Feb 28, 2013

Since 2000, NWF’s Campus Ecology Program has awarded over 150 Fellowships to student leaders at 112 different colleges and universities in 36 states and Puerto Rico; reaching more than 2.5 million students, faculty, … Read more

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Stand with Heroes Fighting for Appalachian Mountains

,  |  Aug 13, 2012

When I traveled as a college student to the coalfields of Appalachia to learn from the women and men fighting mountaintop removal coal mining, I had no idea the strength … Read more

New Report: Mine Waste is Poisoning Our Waters

,  |  Feb 28, 2012

An eye-opening new report from our friends at Earthworks and MiningWatch Canada catalogues the wide range of damage to ecosystems, wildlife and human health caused by hardrock mining and identifies … Read more

3 Campuses make greener transportation a priority – Appalachian State, U of Chicago, and U Mass Amherst

 |  Dec 5, 2011

National Wildlife Federation’s 2011 campus sustainability case studies are online now at www.nwf.org/campuscasestudies. The following is the second in a series of blog posts to highlight some of the notable … Read more

Saving the Appalachians from Mountaintop Removal Mining

,  |  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