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Looking Beyond “Energy Week” to a Thriving Energy Future for Wildlife

 |  Jul 5, 2017

Last week was labeled Energy Week by the White House.  Sadly, but not surprisingly, the rhetoric and ideas coming from the Administration could have led one to believe that it … Read more

Sequestration’s Impact on Environmental Spending

,  |  Feb 28, 2013

Sequestration begins tomorrow, and we wanted to share how it will affect conservation spending on a regional basis.   Thanks to Addie Rolnick for research contributions to this piece. Read more

Don’t Let National Parks Become A Casualty of Budget Battles

 |  Feb 25, 2013

Since the Budget Control Act was passed in August, 2011—and we all had to start pretending we know what “sequester” means—NWF and our friends in the conservation community have known … Read more

77% of Americans: Don’t Cut Environmental Spending

 |  Feb 22, 2013

If “sequestration,” the series of automatic budget cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011, goes into effect as scheduled on March 1, it will have a disastrous impact on … Read more

How the Fiscal Cliff Will Hurt Hunting and Fishing

 |  Dec 5, 2012

This post is part of our series on the impacts of “sequestration”—a series of automatic budget cuts that will kick in starting in January unless Congress acts. These cuts will … Read more

NWF Needs Your Help to Prevent the Fiscal Cliff

 |  Dec 4, 2012

Last Thursday, I joined with other NWF staffers and 60 of our closest friends in the D.C. conservation community to conduct a group lobby day on Capitol Hill. We visited … Read more

Top 10 Ways the “Fiscal Cliff” Will Harm Wildlife Refuges

 |  Nov 21, 2012

Hanging over the celebrations of Thanksgiving this year is the threat of severe funding cuts from the fast approaching “Fiscal Cliff.” The National Wildlife Refuge System – the largest system … Read more

The Fiscal Cliff, Brought to You by Wildlife

 |  Nov 16, 2012

What the heck is sequester and why is it so bad? Brought to you by National Wildlife Federation. It’s time to talk about In the summer of 2011, the federal … Read more