EPA Finds Global Warming Pollutants Endanger Public Health
Apr 17, 2009Late this morning, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson signed a proposed finding of “endangerment,” finding that six greenhouse gases — including carbon dioxide and methane — pose a potential...
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Reality check on fossil fuel subsidies
Sep 25, 2009David MoultonDavid MoultonThe problem of global warming is, first and foremost, a problem with how we use energy and the land. If we want less global warming pollution, we need more low- or...
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Murkowski offering a murky deal for our air
Mar 4, 2010J.P. LeousA few weeks ago I discussed a pending threat from Sen. Murkowski, and it looks like time is short. As you’ll recall, this should-be/ would-be climate champ is leading the charge to...
View ArticleStatement on Release of EPA’s Proposed “Endangerment” Finding
Apr 17, 2009Today, in a decision based on a careful review of scientific evidence, the Environmental Protection Agency found that greenhouse gases endanger the public health and welfare under the Clean...
View ArticleStatement on Today’s White House Automobile Standards Announcement
May 19, 2009Today the White House will harmonize automobile emissions and mileage standards that California had been seeking with tough new national standards for the entire country. This move will...
View ArticlePreserving California’s Public Lands To Buffer Global Warming’s Effects
Jun 17, 2009SAN FRANCISCO– The White House release Tuesday of “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States” forecasts a dim future for California if action is not taken immediately.The report...
View ArticlePacific Northwest Forests Top at Storing Carbon
Mar 4, 2010Wilderness Society analysis names top ten national forest “carbon banks”SEATTLE— The top ten carbon storing national forests in the U.S. are all found in the moist westside forests in...
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Drilling and Spilling on Alaska's North Slope
Sunday, May 15, 2005Three decades of oil industry public relations have drilled away at one familiar theme that belies the reality on the ground: that drilling can be done in an “environmentally...
View ArticleClimate change action - uncertainty is not an excuse
Aug 5, 2011Neil ShaderThe is blog post is written by Valerie Shen, a sophomore at Harvard College, who is interning this summer for the Climate Change Policy team at The Wilderness Society.When The...
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Fossil Fuel's PR Problem – It’s the pollution stupid
Neil Shader Jonah natural gas field, upper Green River valley, WyomingJohn AmosMany people think that oil and gas drilling is dirty. This isn’t that surprising – it is – but it’s worrying some folks in...
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New Climate Bill Draft a Good Start, but Needs Work
Oct 22, 2008Iceberg melting, Alaska. Photo by William C. Gladish.By J.P Leous A federal limit on global warming pollution received a timely endorsement from two key House chairmen in October.U.S. Reps....
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Top five reasons BLM’s new Wasted Gas Rule matters
Sep 20, 2016Sarah GraddyBy the end of the year, the Obama Administration is expected to be releasing final regulations that will reduce the amount of natural gas waste from oil and gas operations on...
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Guided by science and public opinion, land managers say “no” to proposed...
Broad coalition of Minnesota business leaders, sportsmen, veterans and conservationists praise the decision & urge permanent protection.Today, guided by science and public opinion, federal agencies...
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KEEP FIGHTING: Congress acts to unravel Obama's oil and gas reforms
Jan 30, 2017Caroline MosleyAiming to overturn rules protecting our health, climate and wallets, Congress tries to repeal oil and gas reforms with an extreme and rarely-used law. Editor's Note: THE...
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Seeing taxpayer dollars go up in smoke on Pawnee National Grassland shows me...
Feb 9, 2017Pam EatonIn the springtime, like some migratory birds, my family and I travel to the Great Plains. We go to get away from the snow, to see the first grasses emerging, to watch the birds...
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Will Congress vote to dismantle pollution protections in the next 24 hours?
May 9, 2017Caroline MosleyCongress prepares to vote on dismantling safeguards that would help stop natural gas waste and methane pollution on public lands. Under an extreme and rarely-used law—the...
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Drilling and Spilling on Alaska's North Slope
Three decades of oil industry public relations have drilled away at one familiar theme that belies the reality on the ground: that drilling can be done in an “environmentally responsible” fashion. The...
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New Climate Bill Draft a Good Start, but Needs Work
Oct 22, 2008By J.P Leous A federal limit on global warming pollution received a timely endorsement from two key House chairmen in October.U.S. Reps. John D. Dingell, (D-Mich.) and Rick Boucher,...
View ArticleClimate change action - uncertainty is not an excuse
Aug 5, 2011The is blog post is written by Valerie Shen, a sophomore at Harvard College, who is interning this summer for the Climate Change Policy team at The Wilderness Society.When The Wilderness...
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Fossil Fuel's PR Problem – It’s the pollution stupid
Dec 7, 2012Many people think that oil and gas drilling is dirty. This isn’t that surprising – it is – but it’s worrying some folks in the drilling industry. Beltway trade pub Energywire has a great...
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