This blog is the fourth in a six-part series. Here are the first, second, and third parts. Water is essential to continuing to foster a healthy, safe, and productive community … Read more
Environmental Protection Agency

Continuing Sackett v. EPA into 2023 and the Potential Impact on Environmental Justice
This blog is the third in a six-part series. Here are the first and second, and fourth parts. Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency challenges both the authority and the integrity … Read more

Wildlife Need a Climate Champion at the EPA
Climate change is destroying and fragmenting wildlife habitat. Birds like the American oystercatcher depend on low-lying coastal habitats for nesting, but increasingly intense storm surges and rising seas are washing … Read more

Proposed EPA Ballast Rules Too Weak to Protect Great Lakes from Invasive Species
Year after year, the Great Lakes are being threatened by invasive species — with the silent intruders often getting a free ride in the ballast water of ocean going vessels. … Read more

What a Changing Court Could Mean for Our Wildlife, Waters, and Climate
The nation’s highest court has passed down many landmark decisions over the last few decades regarding a wide array of environmental topics—from climate change to wetlands to tailpipe emissions. Here … Read more

Drifting Disaster: How Certain Herbicides Destroy Native Bird Habitat
Perhaps you have heard about the millions of acres of soybean damages recently caused by the herbicide dicamba in the midwestern and southern parts of the country. However, it is … Read more

Taking Action in the Era of Climate Change
We are witnessing the impacts of climate change across the country. Climate-fueled disasters have devastated communities — from cities deluged by hurricanes along the Atlantic Coast to the California and … Read more

EPA’s Latest Proposal: More Mercury in Fish and People
This administration’s attempts to roll back clean air, clean water, climate, and other environmental safeguards are numerous and sometimes overwhelming. Yet, continued public watchfulness is necessary, as evidenced by the … Read more

The Pika Predicament: Wildlife & the Climate Crisis
Our wildlife are in crisis, with a third of species in decline. Climate change greatly exacerbates this decline. Sadly, unchecked climate change will drive many species to extinction. The effects … Read more

Climate Change is Having a Big Impact on Small Mammals
Climate change has arrived. The years of waiting and watching for the changes we were told to expect are over. We have seen drought, sea level rise, and melting glaciers. … Read more