Will America invest in a clean economy that creates jobs, cuts pollution and protects public health, or continue our dependence on dirty fuels that threaten wildlife, weaken our energy security, and deliver massive profits for big polluters? Read more
Politics
The Top 10 Dumbest Things Congress Did in 2011 (And How You Can Get Smart)
How bad was 2011 for America’s wildlife, air, water, land and public health? After taking 191 anti-conservation votes, even the House of Representatives’ own members called it “the most anti-environment House … Read more
New Report: 1 in 5 House GOP Votes Target Conservation Protections
From Theodore Roosevelt creating the National Parks System to Richard Nixon establishing the Environmental Protection Agency to George H.W. Bush signing a strengthened Clean Air Act, Republicans have a long … Read more
Will House GOP Leadership Put Big Oil Donors Ahead of Economic Recovery?
At a time when our members of Congress should be working to find common ground on legislation to help America’s struggling economy, House Republican leadership is instead taking the payroll … Read more
Deficit Committee Failure: Feast for Polluters, Famine for Outdoor Economy
Programs to protect wildlife and public health have already been cut deeply this year – and indiscriminate, across-the-board spending cuts will go even further. Read more
Iowa Scientists Ask Candidates to Recognize Climate Reality
With the Iowa caucus now exactly seven weeks away, more than 30 Iowa scientists are asking political candidates to acknowledge the threats posed by ongoing climate change, particularly to Iowa’s … Read more
