This past Wednesday, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) partnered with Democracia USA, a national non-partisan Hispanic civic engagement organization, to put on a townhall-style event in Camden, NJ (outside of … Read more
Environmental Justice
Green Equity Is Mission Essential
Simone Lightfoot heads up regional urban initiatives for the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Great Lakes Regional Center. She integrates the work of the NWF with the region’s urban green efforts … Read more
How NWF is fighting for climate justice in tribal communities
This guest blog post was written by Myra Wilensky, NWF’s Tribal Global Warming Outreach Manager. She is based in Boulder, CO. For more information on her work towards achieving climate … Read more
Guest Post: At Young Leaders Assembly, ‘Doers’ Look to the Future of Conservation
Crystal Webb joined the NWF Southeast Regional Center in 2011 as Oil Spill Response Manager. Prior to coming to NWF she was in management consulting focusing her practice in organizational … Read more
Jaime Matyas Supports Environmental Education On Capitol Hill
NWF’s Executive Vice President and COO Jaime Matyas contributes from Washington, on the day of her testimony before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science & Related Agencies. … Read more
St. Thomas University Prepares Lawyers to Take on Environmental Issues
A small but steadily growing legal discipline is training lawyers to defend one of the world’s most underrepresented clients: the environment. Though several law schools have added legal certificates or … Read more
Environmental Justice Takes Center Stage at Power Shift ’09 Opening Session
Power Shift, a conference and lobby event that aimed to bring 10,000 young people to the Capitol to take action on climate change and environmental degradation, took a turn for … Read more
