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It’s April Fool’s Day, and the Joke’s On Us

 |  Apr 1, 2011

When it comes to the environment, water pollution is the issue Americans worry about the most. Unfortunately, members of Congress are making light of those fears just in time for … Read more

Senators Raise Concerns About Dirty Fuels Pipeline

 |  Nov 3, 2010

Eleven U.S. senators, led by Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), have written to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling on her to respond to detailed questions about the environmental impacts … Read more

Election – Bright Spots for Environment Despite Mixed Returns

 |  Nov 3, 2010

The voters have spoken and 2011 will bring us a more conservative Congress where many winners ran on promises of rolling back federal spending, elements of the health care reform … Read more

Big Oil’s Bond: Senator’s Sneak Attack on Clean Air Act

 |  Oct 4, 2010

Missouri is a leader in clean energy, so why would Sen. Kit Bond lead a late night attack on the Clean Air Act? One look at his last re-election campaign in 2004 makes clear where his allegiances lie. Read more

5 Years After Katrina, “Poor Decisions Continue To Be Made”

 |  Aug 30, 2010

Larry Schweiger, president & CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, president of the Hip Hop Caucus have teamed up on the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. … Read more

Groups Launch Effort to Hold Senate Oil Backers Accountable

 |  Aug 17, 2010

In the latest effort to hold Big Oil and their recalcitrant friends in the Senate accountable for sinking climate legislation this summer, a new group called Oil Change International has launched a web campaign … Read more

Freshman Senators Buck Old Guard, Call for Strong Climate Action

 |  Jul 16, 2010

The new blood in the Senate wants comprehensive climate action. Freshman Democrats wrote the majority leader today saying that “America’s current energy policy is untenable,”  and that the “scale of … Read more

American Power Act Gets Big Boost From Budget Experts

 |  Jul 7, 2010

The American Power Act, sponsored by Senators John Kerry & Joe Lieberman, got a big boost today from the people who analyze the dollars & cents in federal legislation: Congressional … Read more

WATCH – Senators Still Blocking Climate Action After Gulf Disaster

,  |  Jun 29, 2010

Senate Republican leaders had little new to say after emerging from a meeting with President Obama and Democratic senators despite the BP disaster and a series of polls from showing … Read more

Big Oil Bailout Defeated! Time for Senate to do Climate Bill (Video)

 |  Jun 10, 2010

A huge thanks to NWF members and partners who turned up the heat on the Senate in recent days as it rejected an awful Big Oil Bailout proposal. With a … Read more