Conservation

Uncorking Limits on Power Plant and Refinery Pollution

 |  Dec 23, 2010

There is good news on the horizon in the effort to tackle global warming pollution. Using authority provided by Congress and affirmed by the Supreme Court, today the Environmental Protection … Read more

Remembering Wildlife at Year’s End

,  |  Dec 22, 2010

To make a donation to the National Wildlife Federation before the end of 2010, please click here. For many, the end of the year is time to reflect and examine … Read more

EPA On Verge of Important Step Toward First Carbon Regs

 |  Dec 22, 2010

Politico is reporting today that  the Environmental Protection Agency is about to announce key deadlines for moving forward with the first ever carbon regulations.  These rules will require polluters to start … Read more

Santa Goes Green

 |  Dec 22, 2010

For years, my husband has wrapped all his Christmas presents in the comic pages from our newspaper. This year there is even a present under the tree wrapped in the … Read more

Urban Green Initiatives and the 2010 Elections

 |  Dec 20, 2010

The weeks leading up to election 2010 were exhausting, from helping family members navigate absentee ballots, to engaging the faith community.  Not to mention taking part in political conversations, strategy … Read more

Explosions Ignite New Concerns About Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

 |  Dec 20, 2010

An awful pipeline explosion that killed at least 27 people and injured over 50 others is raising fresh concerns about safety. The explosion, which destroyed at least 30 homes Sunday morning happens on the … Read more

120,000 College Students Spent November Competing to Reduce Energy Use

,  |  Dec 17, 2010

This November, NWF co-sponsored (with the Alliance to Save Energy) the first national Lucid Design Group contest, the “Campus Conservation Nationals,” among 40 U.S. campuses to reduce (in real time) energy usage in their residence halls. Full information about the contest can be found at competetoreduce.org. Read more

New Maps Show Wildlife Strandings in Gulf

 |  Dec 17, 2010

New maps published by National Wildlife Federation show the widespread devastation to wildlife resulting from the Gulf Oil Disaster.  The maps were created using official data from the National Oceanic … Read more

Big Mining Exploits Clean Water Act Loopholes

,  |  Dec 17, 2010

The Pebble Limited Partnership is proposing to build North America’s largest open pit mine in the pristine headwaters of Bristol Bay — the source of the greatest runs of wild sockeye salmon left on earth. Read more

A New Year’s Resolution: Protecting the Nation’s Waters for Wildlife

 |  Dec 17, 2010

In this season of New Year’s resolutions, we call upon the Obama Administration to resolve  to fix the broken Clean Water Act by restoring protection to the Nation’s wetlands, lakes, … Read more