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Weekly News Roundup – April 27, 2012

 |  Apr 27, 2012

Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Senate Agriculture Committee Improves Farm Bill, but More Work … Read more

Women and the Environment, Celebrating Women’s History Month with EPA Administrator Jackson

 |  Mar 26, 2012

On Monday, March 26, Jaime Matyas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of National Wildlife Federation and I, Senior Manager of Campus Ecology at National Wildlife Federation, had the … Read more

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

 |  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

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

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World Wetlands Day: How About A Little Respect for the Waters We Depend On?

 |  Feb 2, 2012

“Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone? They pave paradise and put up a parking lot.” Joni Mitchell first sang this … Read more

It’s Time to Renew America’s Commitment to Clean Water

,  |  Jan 11, 2012

Our nation’s investment in clean water began forty years ago with the 1972 Clean Water Act – a bi-partisan congressional commitment to end the flagrant pollution of rivers, lakes and … Read more

New EPA Report Looks Toxic for Pebble Mine

, , ,  |  Jan 9, 2012

Last week the Environmental Protection Agency released a report detailing the entirety of known toxic chemical releases throughout the Pacific Northwest in 2010. The report results- startling, The Alaska results- … Read more

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Proposed Riders an Assault to Wildlife

,  |  Dec 12, 2011

With the holidays right around the corner, House Republican leaders are scrambling to fulfill the last-minute wish lists of their good friends, big polluters. Knowing that Congress must pass the … Read more

The Nation’s Water Under Attack

 |  Dec 1, 2011

Clean water is an essential part of life. We use it for drinking, bathing, cooking and recreation. Currently our law makers are threatening our clean water by trying to reduce … Read more

Come Heller or Clean Water: Dirty Water Rider Tries to Drown the Clean Water Act

, ,  |  Nov 17, 2011

There’s another nasty assault on America’s wetlands, waters and wildlife. The Dirty Water Rider, designed to handcuff the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers, is creeping its … Read more