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America Loses 80,000 Acres of Wetlands Annually: Will 2010 be any different?

 |  Jan 8, 2010

America loses approximately 80,000 acres of wetlands annually; 125 square miles every year. Want to do something about it? Be one of 80,000 people to sign a petition to President … Read more

Launching America’s Great Waters Coalition

 |  Dec 9, 2009

The National Wildlife Federation joined more than 30 other organizations and nine — count ’em, nine — members of Congress from across the country yesterday to launch America’s Great Waters … Read more

NYT Report Confirms: Clean Water Act Protection Slips for Americans

 |  Sep 15, 2009

Imagine not being able to bathe your children with tap water for fear they will break out in painful rashes, or having to use bottled water to brush your teeth … Read more

Water Pollution Dampens Summer Fun

 |  Aug 19, 2009

August: the month where every spare moment is spent around water—swimming, fishing, boating, beachcombing. As summer wanes, you might consider how much clean streams, lakes and beaches mean to you … Read more

Water Quality as a Way of Life

 |  Jul 16, 2009

Here’s a story for the history books: In 1983, our government set water planning policies that determined how we create water projects–and they’re still in place today. But as you … Read more

‘Trayless’ Trend Continues

 |  Apr 29, 2009

This may only happen once, but we've scooped the New York Times. Today's article on trayless dining at universities is good, but nothing earth-shattering if you read ours (Students Have … Read more

Great Lakes, Raw Sewage, New Jobs and You

 |  Feb 23, 2009

How are the Great Lakes, raw sewage, new jobs and you related? Well, this week, National Wildlife Federation supporters like you are in our Capitol asking our leaders to restore … Read more

Remodeling the Commercial Kitchen at Kendall College

 |  Jun 19, 2008

A quick scan through your house reveals a few truths about the energy costs of your appliances. In many homes, the most constant energy drain comes from the direction of … Read more

Preserving habitats on campus

 |  Jun 12, 2008

Being part of National Wildlife Federation, those of us at Campus Ecology talk a lot about wildlife habitats. Not only are we invested in maintaining biological diversity and preserving the … Read more

Round-Up from the Chronicle of Higher Education

 |  Jun 9, 2008

Several posts over at the Buildings & Grounds blog have caught our eye recently for their focus on environmental initiatives on campus. Part of The Chronicle of Higher Education‘s site, … Read more