The Obama administration today unveiled stronger fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks and tougher rules on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions: The administration estimated the requirements would cost up to … Read more
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Safeguarding Fish In a Warming World – The Warming Arctic
On Thursday, the Obama Administration approved the Fishery Management Plan for the fish resources of the Arctic. The plan prevents the expansion of commercial fishing into large areas of the … Read more
Tar Sands: NWF Memo to Editorial and Opinion Writers
National Wildlife Federation released the following memo today to editorial and opinion writers about the State Department’s approval of a multi billion dollar pipeline to import oil from Canadian tar … Read more
Time for a Salmon Plan That Works
The salmon and steelhead that return to the Columbia and Snake Rivers are like no other fish in the world. They migrate nearly 1,000 miles, connecting coastal and river communities … Read more
Trying to Fire the Climate Czar
It’s offensive that Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) tried to fire President Obama’s “climate czar” Carol Browner and the staff of the Council on Environmental Quality yesterday by offering an amendment … Read more
New White House Report: Green Jobs on Track for Future Growth
A new White House economic advisers report looks at employment through 2016 and finds that the health and green job sectors are growing. Associated Press reports: “President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic … Read more
