Conservation

Seasonal Arctic sea-ice recovery has been slower than many hoped this fall, erasing modest gains achieved during the relatively cool summer.  Daily observations of sea-ice extent this November are currently below the levels for … Read more

Climate and energy legislation, passed recently by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and now up for broader deliberation, could benefit most major American crops and generate up to $13 billion … Read more

According to a new study to be published in Geophysical Research Letters, global warming is distorting the ratio of record high temperatures to record low temperatures in the continental United States.  Record high … Read more

National Wildlife Federation released its new report, Generation E: Students Leading for a Sustainable, Clean Energy Future, today.     The report highlights 165 campus examples in 45 states, covering … Read more

The National Wildlife Federation has honored former Sen. John Warner of Virginia with the National Conservation Achievement Award for his extraordinary environmental leadership in the political and nonprofit sectors, naming him "Conservationist … Read more

A new study shows that ice loss in Greenland is speeding up global sea level rise, a phenomenon that weather conditions have masked in recent years.   The report finds that Greenland's … Read more