Of the more than fifty offshore wind energy projects spinning in the world’s oceans, not one of them is in American waters. Rhode Island’s leaders are working to change this and … Read more
Conservation
Victory in North Carolina Shows America Wants More Clean Energy, Not Less
North Carolina’s House of Representatives got it right on clean energy last week—even though “getting it right” had to mean formalizing a refusal to get it wrong. Last Wednesday, North … Read more
Will Senate Water Down Environmental Protections While the Midwest Floods?
After the Midwest experienced drought during the past several months and now the April showers are bringing May floods. Last week the Mississippi River crested five and a half feet … Read more
North Carolinians Thank Senator Hagan for her Climate Vote
Guest post by Tim Gestwicki, CEO of North Carolina Wildlife Federation. If you’re a sportsman here in North Carolina, you’re pretty thankful for the Nantahala, for John’s River, Sandy Marsh … Read more
NWF and Its Allies Urge Lawmakers to Restore Hawaiian Monk Seal Funding
National Wildlife Federation and Conservation Council for Hawai‘i joined forces recently with the Marine Conservation Institute and key Hawaiian community, cultural and conservation organizations to send a letter to federal … Read more
Northeasterners Fight Back Against Tar Sands Project
The tar sands industry — responsible for toxic oil spills across the Midwest and Arkansas — is plotting to bring this dirty fuel straight through New England. They seek to reverse the flow … Read more
Honoring the River
Everyone knows that mining can be a dirty business, but it turns out that mines are particularly bad news for tribal communities. For more than a century, American Indians and … Read more
BREAKING: Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline Accident in Minnesota
Will the company’s latest pipeline accident imperil its chances for a massive expansion in the Great Lakes? Read more
