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New Report Shows Colorado’s Streams and Wetlands Endangered

 |  Feb 16, 2010

A new report highlights threats to Colorado’s waters and wetlands under regulatory guidance resulting from two Supreme Court Cases. The report identifies five cases where the loss of Clean Water … Read more

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

Anticipating Rising Seas: Wildlife Trust in UK Plans For New Inland Refuge

 |  Aug 24, 2009

The Norfolk Wildlife Trust has filed a plan to create an inland wetland to protect rare bitterns.  This action  recognizes that salt water may soon be degrading coastal freshwater reed beds … Read more

Ontario Will Protect 55 Million-Acre Forest and Wetland Area

 |  Aug 19, 2009

In a move that will protect nature and help fight global warming, Ontario will conserve an area about the same size as the entire State of Kansas. (Photo: Forest Ethics) Kerry … Read more

Goats Enlisted to Protect Endangered Turtles

 |  Jul 28, 2009

That’s right — goats!  When mowing practices were found dangerously harmful to bog turtles in Maryland, a different (more ancient) mowing technique was employed. The Baltimore Sun reports: “The State … 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

Key Clean Water Bill Moves Forward

 |  Jun 18, 2009

Great news today from the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which passed the Clean Water Restoration Act! It now heads to the full Senate. Here’s what Jan Goldman-Carter, the … Read more

Will Congress Act Soon to Protect the Nation’s Waters?

 |  Apr 7, 2009

Given how much we all depend on clean water, the answer should be a no-brainer. But believe it or not, this is a decision that each member of Congress now … Read more

Victory at Last: A Long Battle to Save the Teddy Bear’s Habitat

 |  Dec 2, 2008

In Washington, you can bet that bad ideas from powerful special interests take a long time to kill. Nevertheless, you also should know that what Margaret Mead once suggested is … Read more

A Victory for Teddy’s Bears!

 |  Sep 13, 2008

Wildlife and the people who love them recently scored a huge victory when the EPA finalized their decision to veto the controversial Yazoo Backwaters Pumps Project. The success will help … Read more