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More Ways to Protect Wildlife Habitat in the 2012 Farm Bill

 |  Mar 15, 2012

As the Senate and House Agriculture Committees begin work on a new farm bill, one major question they should consider is “how can we make sure that farm bill dollars … Read more

Another Step Forward for Gulf Restoration

 |  Mar 8, 2012

This afternoon, the Senate passed the RESTORE Act amendment with an overwhelming show of support—76 to 22. This legislation would dedicate 80 percent of the Clean Water Act fines from … Read more

New Bill Introduced to Fight Asian Carp in Minnesota

, ,  |  Mar 7, 2012

With all the attention Asian carp have gotten as they approach Lake Michigan through the Chicago canals, the other pathways to the Great Lakes have often been ignored.  However, the … Read more

Protecting Polar Bears for Kay’s Future

, ,  |  Mar 5, 2012

The hand-written letter was from an 8-year-old 2nd grader. I’ll call her Kay. She told me that she saw my YouTube video about the problems global warming is causing for polar bears. She … Read more

Wolf pups by Flickr's Ditzywolflady

Wildlife and Tar Sands Don’t Mix: Help Your Senators Get the Message

,  |  Mar 1, 2012

We’re reaching a critical point in the fight to protect wildlife from dirty tar sands oil. Big Oil has convinced some members of Congress to try to overrule President Obama’s … Read more

Inhofe’s New Book: I Hate Regulation, Therefore I Deny Climate Science

 |  Feb 28, 2012

Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) is refreshingly candid in his new book, The Greatest Hoax, admitting that he only fights climate science because he hates climate solutions. As E&E News’ Jean … 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

Bedfellows: An Unexpected Alliance That Keeps U.S. Children In The Dark on Climate Change

 |  Feb 26, 2012

There are few things the extreme right wing, the Congress and the White House would agree on these days but one of them seems to be scaling back or eliminating … Read more

NWF at the Springfield Sportsmen’s Show in MA

,  |  Feb 24, 2012

Yesterday we set up the National Wildlife Federation booth and got started at the Springfield Sportsmen’s Expo in Springfield MA. Our booth looked great, special thanks to our friends (Jim!) at … Read more

All Eyes on the Senate

,  |  Feb 23, 2012

Last week, pelicans and other wildlife in the Gulf got some promising news when the House of Representatives passed an amendment dedicating 80 percent of Clean Water Act fines from … Read more