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Today, Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA), Chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, and Representative Garret Graves (R-LA) introduced the Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act to combat illegal, unregulate…
Read moreThe Department of Interior has issued a call for nominations asking oil companies to identify their preferences on areas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain to lease for oil drilling. In response, WWF issued the following statement f…
Read moreToday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act. This legislation makes overdue reforms to federal energy policy and authorizes funds to assist in transforming our energy economy.
In response, WWF issued…
Today, The Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act (TFCA) was introduced by Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Tom Udall (D-New Mexico). This legislation will extend the TFCA program for five years and allow developing countries …
Read moreToday, the US Army Corps of Engineers published its final Environmental Impact Statement for the Pebble Mine. In response, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued the following statement from Margaret Williams, managing director of WWF’s US Arctic program:
“T…
Today, the Trump administration finalized its rollback of the implementing procedures for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA has been a foundation of American environmental law for 50 years, ensuring development projects take the enviro…
Read moreToday, the Trump administration formally released its draft rule rolling back the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Signed into law by President Nixon after passing Congress with near unanimous support, NEPA has been a bedrock of American law f…
Read moreIn response to today’s announcement of the CLEAN Future Act by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued the following statement from James Mazzarella, WWF senior vice president of policy and government affairs:
“The CLEAN …
In response to the introduction of the PLASTICS Act in the US House, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued the following statement from James Mazzarella, Senior Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs:
“With eight million metric tons of plastic enteri…