Conservation

Sign on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation - Respect our homeland

Northern Cheyenne Tribe at a Crossroads: To Develop Coal or Not?

On Sunday, over 100 people assembled for a Way of Life Gathering (Hestana Vestotse) in Lame Deer, Montana. Yellow Bird, a Northern Cheyenne non-profit group and Sierra Club, organized the event with … Read more

The Passing of Larry Gibson

I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Larry Gibson.  Larry was a courageous leader and advocate for the stopping of mountaintop removal mining.  I visited with Larry … Read more

Detroit Recovery Speaks Volumes Beyond Convention Words on Climate Change

Everyone’s talking about the auto industry. What with the Administration’s recent announcement of strong new fuel economy standards, regular news on automotive job growth across the country, and great August … Read more

Revised Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Offers Renewed Guiding Framework for Restoration

An updated Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was signed today in Washington, D.C., offering the hope for increased collaborative actions to protect and restore the Great Lakes. The Agreement has … Read more

Climate Question Should Be Center Stage

The year 2012 has been seen climate change’s widespread impacts become apparent to people across the country.  As NWF’s recent report Ruined Summer highlighted, we’ve witnessed: Children and the elderly … Read more

Weekly News Roundup – September 7, 2012

Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Climate Threat to America’s Future Can’t be Laughed Off … Read more

Coal Ash Sludge Ponds in Colstrip, Montana

Protecting Wildlife from Toxic Coal Ash in Montana and Beyond

For decades, the coal-ash sludge ponds at the Colstrip power plant in southeastern Montana have been leaking harmful chemicals into groundwater, a blatant and well-documented violation of state and federal … Read more

Car Fumes

Landmark Clean Cars Success

Last week marked a tremendous victory in the fight to reduce the carbon pollution that fuels global warming. On Tuesday, August 28th, the Obama administration finalized the Environmental Protection Agency … Read more

The Keystone Pipeline Myth Machine – 2012 Election Edition

Tar sands oil is one of the biggest threats looming over our planet’s health. Here’s what you need to know about the Keystone XL pipeline and Big Oil’s shameless spin. Read more

Moose

Moose Photographer Captures Majestic Species

The first time Rick Libbey saw a moose, it was on a trip that a friend took him on to a remote cabin in the woods of Maine–something he had … Read more