We know that no place will escape climate change, but sometimes it feels like Colorado is experiencing all the consequences of a warming world at once. Last year, our wildfire … Read more
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House Casts a Climate Vote and Wildlife Takes a Hit
Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted to undermine common-sense protections for America’s wildlife and public health. 223 members cast their vote supporting a bill dubbed the Polluter Protection Act, which … Read more
Penguin Chicks are Dying in a Changing Climate
The life of a Magellanic penguin is hardly idyllic. They contend with predators like sea lions, declining food sources due to overfishing and the constant threat of oil spills in … Read more
President Now Has Information Needed to Deny Keystone XL
Today, the State Department released its long awaited environmental review of the controversial Keystone XL tar sands export pipeline. The State Department’s report for the first time acknowledges that the … Read more
The Need to Get It Right on Climate Change
Call me an optimist. Despite dire warnings about the future of our winters (or lack thereof), I have spent the last couple years teaching my young children to ski—a joy … Read more
Conservation Can’t Wait: What President Obama Can Do Right Now
The Associated Press reports President Obama will broaden a theme from last year’s speech in tonight’s State of the Union address: If Congress won’t act, President Obama will. That’s good … Read more
Governors Stepping Up to Protect Wildlife from Carbon Pollution
Long a leader on environmental issues, the Northeast is stepping up once again. On December 2nd, Governors from nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states sent a letter to the Environmental Protection … Read more
Testifying for Wildlife and Climate Action
Earlier today, I testified at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listening session in Washington, DC to provide input on the agency’s plans to limit carbon pollution from existing power plants. I spoke … Read more
Supreme Court Clears Way for Power Plant Climate Pollution Standards
The Supreme Court cleared the path for EPA to move forward with updates to clean air standards that place meaningful limits on carbon pollution from power plants, the largest source … Read more
Speak Up On Climate Action with the Environmental Protection Agency
In the United States, power plants emit up to 2 billion metric tons of carbon pollution a year. This huge amount of carbon is causing climate change, dramatically altering wildlife habitat, and … Read more