This week the U.S. Supreme Court hears another case challenging protections for wetlands: Koontz v. Saint John’s River Water Management District. This challenge, brought by the Pacific Legal Foundation and … Read more
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Lagniappe for the Mississippi River Delta—and the Gulf of Mexico
Last Thursday began with a buzz of speculation for those of us in the Mississippi River Delta Restoration campaign. The Justice department was going to announce a settlement with BP … Read more
Post-Sandy: Working with Nature to Keep Us Safe
Like many children who grew up in the Philadelphia area, I spend my summers going (as we say in Philly) “down the shore.” For me that meant the town of … Read more
Will Alligators Return to the Central Wetlands?
49K activists from across the country have made restoration a real possibility. New Orleans’ Central Wetlands were once a flourishing cypress swamp, home to a dizzying array of fish and … Read more
Weekly News Roundup – August 30, 2012
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: NWF Report Says Climate Change Ruined Summer in the … Read more
World Wetlands Day: How About A Little Respect for the Waters We Depend On?
“Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone? They pave paradise and put up a parking lot.” Joni Mitchell first sang this … Read more
Running A-Fowl of Conservation: 2012 Duck Stamp Highlights Need to Protect Wetlands
Every duck hunter and bird watcher in America will be able to spot more waterfowl in their local post offices and sporting goods stores. The upcoming 2012 Duck Stamp will … Read more
Happy Birthday Clean Water Act
One of our nation’s bedrock environmental safeguards, the Clean Water Act, is 39 years old. This historic legislation was born in 1972 through strong bi-partisan support in Congress, and helped … Read more
