Today, the Senate voted 83-14 to pass the Water Resources Development Act of 2013, S.601. Larry Schweiger, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, said in response: This shortsighted … Read more
Weekly News Roundup – April 12, 2013
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Sportsmen Share Priorities With New Interior Chief April 10 … Read more
BP is Even More Dangerously Arrogant Than You Thought
Haven’t been following the BP oil spill trial this week? You’ve missed a series of incredible revelations that have provided a window inside BP’s grossly negligent corporate culture. Read more
Speak up for River Otters in Louisiana’s Mardi Gras Pass
Last year during Mardi Gras, the Mississippi River did something perfectly ordinary and yet utterly extraordinary: it carved a small outlet in its eastern bank and found a shorter route … Read more
Deepwater Horizon: 1,000 Days Later
It has been 1,000 days since the BP-operated oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, gushing millions of barrels of crude oil into a body of water that supports … Read more
Lagniappe for the Mississippi River Delta—and the Gulf of Mexico
Last Thursday began with a buzz of speculation for those of us in the Mississippi River Delta Restoration campaign. The Justice department was going to announce a settlement with BP … Read more
Thanksgiving: A Note of Gratitude to NWF Supporters
About 75 cents out of every dollar spent by nonprofit organizations comes from individual donors. Consequently, those people who sit down at home and write checks to NWF, or who … Read more
Gulf Dolphins are Still Dying—Don’t Let BP Off Easy
Two and a half years after BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sent more than 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf, dolphins across the northern Gulf of Mexico … Read more
Will Alligators Return to the Central Wetlands?
49K activists from across the country have made restoration a real possibility. New Orleans’ Central Wetlands were once a flourishing cypress swamp, home to a dizzying array of fish and … Read more
