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Satellite image of Hurricane Laura at 2:50 a.m. CDT on August 27, 2020.

7 Ways Congress Could Help Safeguard Communities and Wildlife From Hurricanes

 |  Sep 10, 2020

This year is already bringing an unusually active hurricane season, with more than a dozen named storms, including five hurricanes, halfway through the season. NOAA is predicting we may see … Read more

Restoring Paradise After Hurricane Irma

 |  Sep 22, 2017

Florida has always been in the path of storms – it juts right out into Hurricane Alley – but as people have built along the coast, drained wetlands, and contributed … Read more

Resilience Allies, Tell Us Your Stories!

 |  Nov 30, 2015

Floods, hurricanes, and severe coastal storms pose increasing risk to people and wildlife living along the thousands of miles of America’s coasts and rivers — but ecological solutions that safeguard … Read more

Will Senate Water Down Environmental Protections While the Midwest Floods?

 |  Apr 30, 2013

After the Midwest experienced drought during the past several months  and now the April showers are bringing May floods. Last week the Mississippi River crested five and a half feet … Read more

Weekly News Roundup – May 20, 2011

,  |  May 20, 2011

Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s National Wildlife Federation news: Celebrating Endangered Species Day May 20, 2011 … Read more

Filter Floodwaters with Flora

 |  May 5, 2011

Spring in the Pacific Northwest can only mean one thing: rain. As rain falls on our roofs and streets, it is piped into stormwater drains which eventually empty out into … Read more

The Big Uneasy Screening Across the Country

,  |  May 2, 2011

Movie is a wake-up call to stopping water projects harming wildlife habitat and public safety Actor/Director Harry Shearer, perhaps best known as the voice behind several Simpsons characters like Ned … Read more

How your flood losses are increasing: whether you live in a floodplain or not.

, ,  |  Mar 29, 2011

Growing up in Seattle, I have learned to live with the rain. Through the years I have accumulated many stylish brands of rain boots, jackets, and umbrellas. But now that … Read more

Flood in London, England

New Evidence Global Warming Fueling Extreme Weather

 |  Feb 16, 2011

As polluter allies in Congress continue efforts to blindfold the Environmental Protection Agency from the realities of global warming, two new studies are confirming that changes in our climate are … Read more

Decade of 2000s Warmest on Record

 |  Dec 8, 2009

In a bit of irony, Winston Churchill praised his famed enemy German Field Marshal Rommel as “a skillful opponent” and a “great general.” Should similar words of “praise” go to … Read more