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Gearing Up For Final Clean Energy Bill Push

 |  Jun 19, 2009

Will the U.S. House take a final vote on the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act next week? That’s what President Obama is asking for: The Obama administration … Read more

Key Clean Water Bill Moves Forward

 |  Jun 18, 2009

Great news today from the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which passed the Clean Water Restoration Act! It now heads to the full Senate. Here’s what Jan Goldman-Carter, the … Read more

Urgent Request from Congress: Tell Us About Wildlife

 |  Jun 10, 2009

I just got an email from Robyn, in the Western Regional Center, with an urgent call to action she’d seen in the Mercury News. Oddly enough the author was not … Read more

Waxman-Markey’s Renewable Energy Standard: Tough Enough?

 |  May 14, 2009

I’m one of the contributors over at the National Journal’s Energy & Environment Experts Blog. Here’s the question posed today: Does the [Waxman-Markey] proposal go far enough to promote the … Read more

Waxman Ready to Show Cards on ACES?

 |  May 12, 2009

The National Wildlife Federation has been lobbying hard to help build support for strong provisions in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. Now Grist reports Democrats have … Read more

Polar Bear Protection Decision Due

 |  May 8, 2009

UPDATE 10:27am: Hearing we may get a decision this morning. I’ll keep you updated. A critical decision is expected any minute now from the Obama administration: A decision involving the … Read more

Insomniac Bears

 |  Apr 30, 2009

Last week I met a wildlife biologist from New Hampshire. Each year he sees animals that can’t adapt to the rising temperatures– grizzly bears that won’t hibernate and snowshoe hares … Read more

Clean Energy & Climate Impact of Specter’s Switch?

 |  Apr 28, 2009

Just talked to Adam Kolton, the National Wildlife Federation’s senior director for Congressional & federal affairs: Read more

PA’s Sen. Specter Switching Parties

 |  Apr 28, 2009

As first reported by The New Republic, Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter is joining the Democratic Party. Specter is pointing to GOP opposition to the economic stimulus bill, supported by … Read more

Live Blogging House Hearings on Clean Energy Legislation

 |  Apr 22, 2009

National Wildlife Federation staffers are taking notes on today’s House Energy & Commerce Committee hearing on the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, draft principles for clean energy … Read more