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NWF Flyover Shows Acre After Acre of Oiled Wetlands

,  |  May 28, 2010

NWF staffers investigate BP’s claim that only 30 acres of Louisiana wetlands have been coated in oil.
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Breaking: Massive New Oil Plume Found Lurking in Gulf

,  |  May 27, 2010

We’re learning new details about the effects of dispersants on the massive BP oil disaster, now estimated on the low end to be 19 million gallons. University of South Florida … Read more

Lessons from Exxon Valdez: Turning Anger to Action

,  |  May 27, 2010

The effects of the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska’s Prince William Sound are still being felt 20 years later. Alaskan citizens impacted by the spill turned their anger into energy to take action and keep this from happening again. We need to do the same for the Gulf Coast and prevent another dirty energy disaster.
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Summer of Tears – A Commercial Fisherman Tours the Devastated Louisiana Coast

,  |  May 26, 2010

Help ensure NWF has the funding needed to be on the front lines assessing the impact of the BP Oil Spill to wildlife The following is an account from commercial … Read more

Fines, Civil Fines, and Statistics around the BP Oil Spill

,  |  May 26, 2010

Just how much oil is spewing into the Gulf of Mexico daily? Who’s gonna foot the bill? What, exactly, will they be paying for, and how much? It seems like … Read more

You Can’t Rewind an Oil Spill

,  |  May 25, 2010

The National Wildlife Federation is one of several conservation organizations sponsoring this new ad: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqvj3rI6ajI&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Tell Interior Secretary Ken Salazar: No more oil spills, especially in critical polar bear habitat. Read more

Join Us for a Tele-Townhall — BP Oil Spill’s Impacts to Wildlife

 |  May 25, 2010

It’s easy to feel disheartened while viewing the coverage of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. NWF has been at the scene of the disaster, leading reporters to … Read more

BP Still Stonewalling EPA on Dispersant Chemicals

 |  May 24, 2010

BP is still refusing to reveal exactly what’s in that dispersant. Like so many aspects of BP’s oil spill response, the redacted passages would be comical if the disaster wasn’t so serious.
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NWF’s Larry Schweiger Talks BP Oil Spill on MSNBC

,  |  May 22, 2010

  View the video of NWF’s president on MSNBC. For all the latest news on how the oil spill is impacting the Gulf Coast’s wildlife & to learn how you … Read more

BP Cover-Up Begins to Unravel

 |  May 20, 2010

“In Washington, it’s been said that ‘it’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up’ – but in this case, it’s both the crime and the cover-up that are an outrage,” said NWF President & CEO Larry Schweiger. Read more