It has certainly been a great week for climate action. This week saw the release of the long-awaited carbon rules: regulations put in place by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and … Read more
Senators, Representatives, Governors Support Carbon Pollution Standards
On Monday, the EPA released first-ever standards limiting carbon pollution from power plants. While our country limits the amount of mercury, arsenic, and soot our power plants can dump into … Read more
Senate Explores Climate Impacts to Sportsmen and Wildlife
We already know that global warming is negatively impacting coastal fishing industries, big game species, and outdoor recreation. Every day, sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts across the country are coping with … Read more
Landmark EPA Rule Promises to Spur Renewable Energy for Wildlife
Today is a momentous day for the future of the planet. For the first time, rules have been proposed to put meaningful limits on the largest source of carbon pollution: our … Read more
Hunters and Anglers Can’t Afford to Double Down on Denial
Hunters and anglers have been on the front lines of several major environmental policy battles over the years, including playing a major role in passing the Clean Air and Clean … Read more
The Birds and the Beast
In the spring of 1990 an intruder tried to kill our family. Well, not our family exactly, but the pair of phoebes who nested under our second-story deck each year, … Read more
Climate Change Brings Black Bears Close to Home
There is nothing like the thrill of seeing a black bear in the wild. I will never forget when I saw my first family of black bears in the Hickory … Read more
Don’t Double Down on Denial: Part 2, Wildlife at Risk
Several recent reports by the United Nations, U.S. government, retired U.S. military leaders, and Antarctic scientists detail the current and future realities of climate change … and those realities are … 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
Don’t Double Down on Denial
Part 1: The New Evidence (Note: This is the first of a three-part series. Wildlife Promise will release Part 2 “Wildlife at Risk” on May 27 and Part 3 “Sportsmen and … Read more
