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EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson addresses reporters during Great Lakes Week press conference, October 11, 2011. PHOTO / Celia Haven

Lisa Jackson Stepping Down: “One of the Most Effective Leaders in EPA History”

 |  Dec 27, 2012

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced today she’ll be stepping down from her post early in 2013. Under Jackson, the Environmental Protection Agency has made some major progress towards protecting … Read more

Women and the Environment, Celebrating Women’s History Month with EPA Administrator Jackson

 |  Mar 26, 2012

On Monday, March 26, Jaime Matyas, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of National Wildlife Federation and I, Senior Manager of Campus Ecology at National Wildlife Federation, had the … Read more

Protecting the “Incredible Bounty We’ve Been Blessed With”

 |  Mar 6, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiEqcabrN7M&list=PL8C61A61D646F0865&index=7&feature=plcp[/youtube] Recently, tribal leaders, landowners, hunters, anglers, conservationists, business owners and government leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. for the White House Conservation Conference. Tourism and outdoor recreation, coastal conservation, river … Read more

New Mercury Limits Protect Wildlife and People Alike!

 |  Dec 21, 2011

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new air pollution standards that will result in the first-ever national limits on the amount of mercuryspewing from the nation’s coal-fired power plants. … Read more

Obama Commits to Tackle Carbon Pollution in 2012

 |  Nov 18, 2011

Yesterday, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson announced plans for establishing new carbon pollution limits on the nation’s power plants.  This is good news. Just last month NWF had voiced serious concerns that … Read more

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson addresses reporters during Great Lakes Week press conference, October 11, 2011. PHOTO / Celia Haven

Great Lakes Restoration: Day 1 in Detroit

 |  Oct 13, 2011

We had a great Day 1 at the 7th Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference in Detroit, where hundreds of Great Lakes advocates, scientists, policy makers and community leaders have gathered … Read more

Healing Our Waters in Motown: Great Lakes Restoration Conference

,  |  Oct 12, 2011

Motown is known for great music and keeping things moving on the assembly line. This week, hundreds of people from across the country are keeping things moving in Detroit to … Read more

No More Delays on Climate Action, Enviro CEOs tell White House

 |  Sep 20, 2011

Less than a week after the Environmental Protection Agency said it was delaying release of  proposed new standards to rein in global warming pollution from new and existing power plants, … Read more

Clean Air Act to Turn 40 – EPA Wants to Hear from You!

 |  Oct 22, 2010

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Clean Air Act Amendments later this year, and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson wants to know … Read more

Obama Goes to Copenhagen!

 |  Dec 1, 2009

A day before Thanksgiving, President Obama gave us all a little something more to be thankful for by announcing that he will attend next week’s climate negotiations in Copenhagen. The … Read more

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