Guest post by Hayley Connolly-Newman Earlier this month, the EPA issued guidelines which would reduce coal generated power in each state by 6 percent over the next 15 years. This … Read more
Global Warming
Clean Power Plan Heightens Need for Methane Regulations
The Obama Administration took historic action to combat climate change with the release of their Clean Power Plan on June 2nd, 2014. This important plan establishes first-ever limits on the … Read more
The Puffins of Machias Seal Island
Opening the small window of the duck blind on Machias Seal Island (off the coast of Maine) to observe the puffins was exhilarating. For the next 45 minutes, I was … Read more
Senate May Take Vote to Block Carbon Standard, Clean Water Rule
After all of the incredible work put into EPA’s historic standards to limit carbon pollution from power plants, proposed just two weeks ago, Senate Republicans may force a vote to block … Read more
Weekly News Roundup: A Huge Win for Wildlife and more!
On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed rules that would put limits on carbon pollution from power plants. Issued under the Clean Air Act, the rule will give states … Read more
Hunters and Anglers Can’t Afford to Double Down on Denial
Hunters and anglers have been on the front lines of several major environmental policy battles over the years, including playing a major role in passing the Clean Air and Clean … Read more
The Birds and the Beast
In the spring of 1990 an intruder tried to kill our family. Well, not our family exactly, but the pair of phoebes who nested under our second-story deck each year, … Read more
Don’t Double Down on Denial: Part 2, Wildlife at Risk
Several recent reports by the United Nations, U.S. government, retired U.S. military leaders, and Antarctic scientists detail the current and future realities of climate change … and those realities are … Read more
Good News for Polar Bears: Momentum Growing for Climate Action
Protecting the future of Arctic wildlife, from polar bears to seals and Arctic foxes, requires commitment to large-scale action—and recently, that’s exactly what we’ve been seeing from the White House. National … Read more
Don’t Double Down on Denial
Part 1: The New Evidence (Note: This is the first of a three-part series. Wildlife Promise will release Part 2 “Wildlife at Risk” on May 27 and Part 3 “Sportsmen and … Read more
