National Wildlife Federation

The absence of major bidders confirms that developing this remote, iconic landscape is widely recognized as in impractical response to the current energy crisis and would threaten wildlife and the Gwich’in people.

This report explores how climate change is affecting summer activities and what those changes tell us about the need to protect the places, traditions, and ecosystems that make our summer possible.

Senator Mike Lee’s (R-UT) amendment to repeal the Roadless Rule in the Wildfire Prevention Act undermines a bill to improve forest management, which may have garnered bipartisan support in the Senate.

Geralyn Hoey is an indispensable leader deeply committed to increasing capacity and support for affiliates, and as a steadfast champion of conservation ethics, she has an established track record for advancing wins for wildlife and communities.

Leading conservationist, advocate, and policy expert Beth A. Viola will serve as chair-elect of the National Wildlife Federation following a vote of the organization’s 52 state and territorial affiliates at the 90th Annual Meeting in Providence, R.I. Viola, who has served on the National Wildlife Federation’s Board of Directors since 2016, will succeed Board Chair Fred Kowal at the organization’s next annual meeting in 2027.

The Department of the Interior’s latest settlement with the developer Invenergy to buy back four offshore wind leases located in the New York Bight, off the Central Coast of California, and in the Gulf of Maine further damage progress toward clean and affordable energy. Conditions of the buy back require $765 million to be reallocated to the development of gas-fired power plants in Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri and geothermal power generation projects in the West.

More than a third – 36% – of the water in the Raccoon River comes from smaller streams that are no longer protected by the Clean Water Act. In the Des Moines River, these newly-unprotected streams provide 26% of the total flow, according to new research from Yale and the University of Massachusetts.

The Michigan Department of Energy, Environment, and Great Lakes (EGLE) decision to approve permits for a tunnel to transport millions of gallons of oil per day under Lake Michigan and Lake Huron is a staggering reversal from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her administration’s previous efforts to shut down the pipeline and protect the Great Lakes.

Conservation advocate and agricultural policy expert Aviva Glaser will serve as the National Wildlife Federation’s next associate vice president of agriculture and grasslands conservation. In her role, Glaser will lead the organization’s efforts to recover wildlife and restore habitat on working lands, including working with elected leaders, partners and affiliates, and farmers, ranchers, and private landowners.

Researchers at Yale and the University of Massachusetts have found that 50 percent of the water in the Edisto River starts out in streams that may no longer be protected by the Clean Water Act. These types of streams also provide 40 percent of the water in Bushy Creek Reservoir.