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Historic Great Lakes Protections Become Law!

 |  Oct 15, 2008

Less than two weeks ago, President Bush signed the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Compact, ensuring the protection of one of our country’s most important natural resources! The Compact culminates 10 … Read more

U.S. House Votes to Leave No Child Left Inside!

 |  Sep 30, 2008

Remember the good old days of field trips and watching your classroom’s tadpoles “magically” develop into frogs? Well, some Congressmembers must too, because on September 18th, the U.S. House voted … Read more

Why Developing Oil Shale Gets Us Nowhere

 |  Sep 24, 2008

New Proposed Fuel Source Increases Threat to Wildlife, Public Lands and Water Drilling for oil and natural gas, and mining for coal, has already taken a dramatic toll on our … Read more

For People and Wildlife, There’s Only One Answer to Secure Our Energy Future

 |  Sep 14, 2008

In the coming days, Congress begins voting on a new set of energy bills that if passed will be detrimental for wildlife and the natural resources we all depend on. … Read more

Help Get Environmental Education Back in America’s Classrooms

 |  Sep 14, 2008

Thanks to the thousands of emails and phone calls from National Wildlife Federation supporters and a growing coalition of over 700 organizations representing more than 40 million Americans, the No … Read more

Enough Already With All the Fossil Foolery

 |  Jul 17, 2008

New Offshore Drilling Won’t Dig Us Out of the Hole So, big oil and friends are at it again: doing what they can to keep us hooked on fossil fuels … Read more

Victory for No Child Left Inside

 |  Jun 20, 2008

This week, we had a significant victory for getting kids outdoors. With significant bipartisan support, the House Committee on Education and Labor approved the No Child Left Inside Act. This … Read more

Natural Resources Conference Focuses on Climate Change Solutions

 |  Mar 27, 2008

Another packed meeting room for a session on climate change here at the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. This time the meeting was for natural resource managers working … Read more

CRA Climate Analysis: “Extreme Again”

 |  Mar 19, 2008

The national Chamber of Commerce and the American Council for Capital Formation are holding events in select states using biased, polluter-funded “analysis” of climate legislation to discourage Congress from moving … Read more

Sen. Boxer, Conservation Leaders Show Unity for Strengthening Climate Legislation

 |  Mar 12, 2008

On Capitol Hill today, the National Wildlife Federation showed its support for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) in the fight for strong climate legislation. As chair of the Senate Environment and … Read more