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Taking Your Support for Clean Air to Boston

,  |  Jul 14, 2011

Who cares about clean air? As it turns out, lots and lots of people. If you didn’t (yet) write to the Environmental Protection Agency asking for strong air pollution limits, … Read more

Tar Sands – EPA Says State Dept Did Inadequate Risk Review

 |  Jun 7, 2011

The Keystone XL second environmental impact statement is “inadequate” according to a document released by the Environmental Protection Agency today. Over 260,000 Americans wrote to the State Department in opposition … Read more

EPA’s New Mercury and Air Toxics Standard- Show your Support by sending a Comment Today!

 |  Jun 6, 2011

A while back, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the first ever standards for mercury and other air toxics emissions from coal-fired plants. When I first heard that these pollutants … Read more

[Video] Don’t Let Mercury Silence the Loons’ Call

,  |  Jun 3, 2011

Have you ever heard a Common Loon yodel? What about hoot, wail or tremolo? Not sure what a tremolo is? Or let’s rewind—not even sure what a Common Loon is? … Read more

Bad Riders On the Storm

,  |  Apr 8, 2011

The government shutdown clock is ticking away furiously in Washington, D.C. as Congress wrestles with a budget agreement. While many Americans have no choice but to ride out the storm, … Read more

Power plant in front of U.S. Capitol

Political Theater Becomes a Messy Political Spectacle

 |  Mar 31, 2011

It must have sounded like a reasonable idea when polluters first pressed the newly elected Congress to come to their aid. Read more

NWF, Sage, Orvis and Sportsmen Around Country Say “NO!” to Pebble Mine

, ,  |  Feb 25, 2011

Yesterday, 363 sport groups and businesses sent a letter to Lisa Jackson, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, asking her to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay region and its world class fishing … Read more

EPA Stands by Climate Action in Face of Polluter Pushback

 |  Jul 29, 2010

The Environmental Protection Agency reaffirmed its commitment to climate action today, denying 10 petitions attacking climate science. The challenges sought to reverse the EPA’s 2009 determination that global warming is … Read more

New EPA Report “Wake-Up Call” on Need for Climate Action

 |  Apr 28, 2010

“The EPA’s findings underscore the need for the Senate to stay focused and finish the job of crafting and passing a bipartisan climate and energy bill,” said NWF President & CEO Larry Schweiger.
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UAW Opposes Threat to Green Jobs

 |  Mar 16, 2010

Download Disapproval Resolution 1 By Larry J. Schweiger The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) sent a letter to Capitol Hill yesterday opposing any … Read more