Washington DC -May 25- Over half of Wisconsin’s Congressional representatives have gone on record to support efforts to remove the gray wolf from the list of endangered species.

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Washington DC -May 13- Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the details of their comprehensive energy and climate change legislation that will create jobs, strengthen America’s energy independence, safeguard our national security, and restore our global economic leadership for decades to come.

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Washington DC -May 11- The Deepwater Horizon explosion and BP oil spill presents us with challenges on a number of fronts – from capping the flow at the well head and containing the spill on the ocean’s surface, to controlling the impact of the oil on the coastal shoreline and on the precious wetlands and fisheries in the area.

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Washington DC -April 30- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking proposals from eligible partners for projects to help owners and operators of agricultural and nonindustrial private forest lands improve their natural resources through the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI) in fiscal year 2010.

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Washington DC -April 28- “The findings from the 2007 National Resources Inventory (NRI) serve as a stark reminder that our nation’s agricultural land base—and the benefits it supplies—is threatened by poorly planned development,” says Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust (AFT).

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Washington DC - April 15 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award of grants to permanently protect private forestland in 33 states and U.S. territories through the Forest Legacy Program (FLP).

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Washington DC - April 14 - Marine debris is one of the most widespread pollution problems, with plastics making up approximately three-quarters of all trash floating in the ocean. During the 24th annual International Coastal Cleanup volunteers removed and recorded 7.4 million pounds of trash in 108 countries and locations.

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Washington DC - April 14 -  President Obama challenged Americans to take action in their homes, communities, schools, or businesses to improve the environment in honor of the upcoming 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, 2010.

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Washington DC - April 13 - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced nearly $66 million in grants to enable 25 states to work with private landowners, conservation organizations and other partners to protect and conserve the habitat of threatened and endangered species.

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Washington DC - April 8 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of approximately $25 million in fiscal year 2010 to fund projects designed to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies through its Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) in fiscal year 2010.

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Washington DC - April 6 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $2.38 million to 34 small businesses to develop innovative, sustainable technologies to protect human health and the environment.

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Washington DC - April 6 - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Dave White announced the availability of $61.2 million in financial assistance funding for Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) projects.

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Washington DC - April 2 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a set of actions to further clarify and strengthen environmental permitting requirements for Appalachian mountaintop removal and other surface coal mining projects, in coordination with federal and state regulatory agencies.

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Washington DC - March 29 - Obama Administration Officials announced a White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors to be held on Friday, April 16, 2010. The conference will address the challenges, opportunities and innovations surrounding modern-day land conservation and the importance of reconnecting Americans to the outdoors.

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Washington DC - March 24 - Fifteen conservation groups oppose cutting more than $2 billion dollars from the largest of USDA’s working lands conservation programs, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

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