The Clean Economy Coalition of Color (CECC) is an alliance of some of the nation’s most insightful Black, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander leaders and advocates of color. This … Read more
Environmental Justice
Equal Voting Rights are Necessary for Environmental Justice
Dr. Robert Bullard, considered to be the Father of Environmental Justice, states that environmental justice should “embrace the principle that all people and communities have a right to equal protection … Read more
NWF Staff Promote Solutions, Action, and Optimism at New York Climate Week 2025
NWF staff showed up in force for New York Climate Week 2025: the Federation and our affiliates hosted or co-hosted six separate events, exploring everything from climate education strategies to … Read more
Sacred Grounds – Wilmington: Checking in on a Faith-Based Approach to Conservation
With the exciting news that National Wildlife Federation received two grants to expand our Sacred Grounds program in the Delaware River Watershed, we recently returned to gardens planted in partnership … Read more
Where the Water Moves Us: Evaluating Community-Driven Relocation
With our nation’s coastal communities increasingly impacted by more frequent and sustained flood events, coastal storms, and other climate-accelerated impacts, many communities are having to confront the future viability of … Read more
Reflections from a Fellow: Redesigning Carbon Removal to Serve Communities First
This summer, I joined 12 other fellows through the National Wildlife Federation and Institute for Responsible Carbon Removal (IRCR) Fellowship to examine the intersection of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and … Read more
Celebrating Landowner Mentor Herbert Hodges, 2025 Conservationist of the Year
Walk through Herbert Hodges’s longleaf pine forest and you’ll find more than trees. You’ll find a living classroom where neighbors, students, and fellow landowners gather to learn how to care … Read more
From DC to Louisiana: Carbon Removal Justice Fellows Return to NWF
On July 25th 2025, after eight panel discussions, two congressional meetings, three site visits, and two field trips the second cohort of the National Wildlife Federation and American University’s Carbon … Read more
Carrying Katrina 20 Years Later: Climate, Memory, & the Pursuit of Humanity
Since Katrina, NWF has worked with communities to build protection from future storms by advocating for restoration of coastal wetlands and barrier islands. Our first intern in Louisiana after Katrina … Read more
Katrina: 20 Years Later, Disasters are Worsening
Twenty years ago, meteorologists at the National Weather Service (NWS) issued an ominous warning of Hurricane Katrina’s impending destruction to New Orleans and surrounding areas. Parts of that bulletin, issued … Read more
