First it was a joke during President Obama’s 2011 State of the Union Address: “The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they’re in fresh water, but the Commerce … Read more
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Has Your Governor Submitted a Great Outdoors Month Proclamation?
America’s extensive and diverse outdoor spaces are a source of great national pride, and we have long strived to protect them for future generations. Great Outdoors Month highlights the benefits … Read more
Great Lakes restoration is producing huge dividends
A Great Lakes restoration project in Muskegon, Mi., is producing the kind of financial returns that would make stockbrokers envious. The $10 million shoreline restoration project on Muskegon Lake will … Read more
Midwest Youth at the top of their game this year at Power Shift 2011
This year, at the Energy Action Coalition’s national Power Shift 2011 conference, the Midwest brought a huge delegation of motivated young leaders ready to fight and win the battle for … Read more
Feds’ action on Asian carp crisis doesn’t meet rhetoric
Federal officials were in Chicago this week to tell us once again what a great job they’re doing to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. I appreciate the … Read more
President Obama flirting with a Great Lakes disaster
President Obama’s 2012 budget would cut funding for sea lamprey control in the Great Lakes, a move that would devastate the lakes’ $7 billion fishery. The president has proposed cutting … Read more
Chicago’s Sewer Woes Highlight a Serious Great Lakes Problem
Chicago may be the new poster child for failing sewer systems in the Great Lakes basin. The Chicago Tribune reported this week that the city’s Deep Tunnel System, a $3 … Read more
Public Demand for Offshore Wind is Building
Americans are ready to get serious about renewable energy. Today, NWF joined over 120 national, regional, and local organizations in sending a letter to President Obama calling for rapid, responsible … Read more
“Bite-Sized” Solutions For Climate Change May Not Be Enough
Last month, President Obama told the National Journal that he plans to address climate and energy through a suite of “bite-sized” policies smaller and less complex than a comprehensive bill: … Read more
President Obama: I Miss My Green Hour
Why’s it so important for parents & their kids to spend time outdoors? For President Obama, it’s as simple as having some time to think.
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