Conservation

Enbridge starts to back pedal – As Michigan Oil Spill Clean-Up Costs Rise

Enbridge continues to lose credibility after denying legal responsibility for the biggest Midwest oil pipeline disaster in history. Why are we not surprised? Six months after the Kalamazoo River oil spill, Enbridge … Read more

Another Round in the Fight for Clean Water: Court decision leaves wetlands vulnerable to development

Last week another sideways step was taken in the long struggle to clarify which waters receive Clean Water Act protections in light of recent confusing and controversial Supreme Court decisions.  … Read more

Polar Bear Swims Nine Days to Find Ice

Yesterday I read a story that broke my heart.  The LA Times reported that researchers have tracked a female polar bear that swam for nine days – nonstop — across the Beaufort … Read more

Nebraska Farmers Oppose Keystone XL Pipeline

Recently a colleague of mine Malinda Frevert had the opportunity to travel around the state of Nebraska and speak personally to local farmers and landowners who are concerned about the … Read more

Oil Spill Commission on Trial

The federal Oil Spill Commission meets a daunting roadblock: Congress. Read more

18-Foot-High Ice Waves Pound Chicago: Totally Normal?

Update 3:02pm: My colleague Patrick Fitzgerald points out this post is now inaccurate – the forecast has now been upgraded to call for 25-foot ice waves. Hey Iceman, surf’s up! … Read more

Congress Attacks the Clean Air Act

The new Congress has barely convened and already polluters are pushing their friends to go on attack against clean air protections. Two U.S. Senators yesterday introduced dangerous legislation that seeks … Read more

Video – Angler hit by flying Asian carp in Illinois River Urges Fast Action

David Vogt of Paw Paw, Michigan tells NWF about his experience of being hit by a flying Asian Carp at a fishing tournament in Bath, Illinios. Read more

People from diverse backgrounds urge faster action to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes

A hearing Thursday in Traverse City, Mich., to discuss the federal government’s effort to keep Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes showed that public concern over the invasive fish … Read more

Gray wolf

Changing Times for the Gray Wolf

Political, social and cultural progress on conservation issues are often slow in arriving, but when seen from atop the arc of time, the progress conservationists have made on some issues … Read more