March 17–23 is National Wildlife Week, and this year’s theme is water, specifically people and wildlife’s shared need for clean water. In keeping with this year’s theme, Junior Scientists and Junior … Read more
Environmental Protection Agency
You Are Making a Difference for Wild Salmon and Wild Places
Salmon are amazing creatures. They are born in fresh water, migrate many miles to the ocean where they spend most of their life, and then return to the stream they … Read more
Speak Up On Climate Action with the Environmental Protection Agency
In the United States, power plants emit up to 2 billion metric tons of carbon pollution a year. This huge amount of carbon is causing climate change, dramatically altering wildlife habitat, and … Read more
Pebble Mine Even More Disastrous Than First Thought
After months of cold and ice, Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska is beginning to spring to life. With summer will come millions of bright red sockeye salmon returning from the … Read more
Senate Should Give Gina McCarthy a Clean Vote
One week after her confirmation vote was delayed by a petty partisan protest, Gina McCarthy’s nomination as Environmental Protection Agency administrator was approved by the Senate Environment and Public Works … Read more
Bald Eagle Comeback Highlights Need for McCarthy’s Leadership at EPA
Just a generation after they were re-introduced, bald eagles are coming back strong in Massachusetts. But at the very same time, polluter allies in Congress are playing political games with … Read more
EPA Slams Keystone XL Review
Could the momentum be shifting against the tar sands megaproject? The big news out of Washington seems to say “yes.” Read more
Congress and Water Projects in America: The Latest on the Water Resources Development Act
Two weeks ago the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee reported the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA), which is the main vehicle for authorizing billions of dollars worth … Read more
Time to Protect Our Streams and Wetlands
A new water study released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found that 55 percent of our nation’s waterways are in poor condition for aquatic species. The report stated that … Read more
