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New Oil Spill in Michigan

 |  Oct 6, 2010

In the wake of the massive oil spill in Michigan that impacted thousands of wildlife & threatened water supplies, authorities are now responding to a new spill. Read more

Checking in on Elmer’s Island

 |  Oct 1, 2010

As one of the hardest hit areas in the Gulf oil disaster, Elmer’s Island still remains closed to the public. Since heavy oil started washing ashore on the 1,700-acre island … Read more

On the Water with Mississippi Oil Spill Surveillance Volunteers

,  |  Sep 15, 2010

The following is from Leah Bray, Mississippi Wildlife Federation Gulf Coast Surveillance Team Coordinator, who is working with volunteers in Mississippi to monitor the Gulf coast for impacts of the … Read more

Happening Now: NWF Testifies on Enbridge Oil Spill Impacts

 |  Sep 15, 2010

Watch now as Andy Buchsbaum and Beth Wallace from NWF’s Great Lakes Regional Center testify in front of the House Transportation and Intrastructure Committee in a hearing on the Enbridge … Read more

This Just In: More Oil Ashore in Louisiana

 |  Sep 13, 2010

According Bob Marshall of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, a new wave of oil came ashore in Louisiana over the weekend, coating 16 miles of beaches: “It’s just suddenly came up … Read more

North Dakota: The Spills Keep Coming (Video)

,  |  Sep 8, 2010

NWF’s Tim Warman made the point in a guest column in this week’s Newsweek Magazine, the BP spill is not an isolated incident. Last week a mix of crude and … Read more

Protecting Loggerhead Sea Turtles for Generations to Come

, ,  |  Sep 8, 2010

It’s hard protecting animals, as I’ve tried once myself. In July 2002, on Cocoa Beach, Florida, a morning workout with my mom turned into being crossing guards for a line … Read more

Help Wildlife, Become Quasi-Famous…?

 |  Aug 27, 2010

Fans of wildlife and irreverent humor rejoice: one of the greatest fictional comedy writers in the business–or at least the real life actor who portrays him–is helping the National Wildlife … Read more

Ryan Theriot and the Cubs Come to Bat for Wildlife Impacted by the Oil Spill

 |  Aug 24, 2010

Even as the impact of the Gulf oil spill continues to be felt across communities and ecosystems, the Chicago Cubs, led by Louisiana-native Ryan Theriot, stepped up to the plate … Read more

Quick Tuesday Morning Oil Disaster Update

,  |  Aug 10, 2010

It’s a busy Tuesday morning here at National Wildlife Federation’s National Advocacy Center in Washington, DC, but I wanted to pass along a few things fast: Yesterday’s planned trip on … Read more