May 22, 2013
by Elizabeth Shope
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Elizabeth Shope, Advocate, Washington, D.C.
Yesterday, USAID officially released its long-awaited Water and Development Strategy in front of a group of hundreds of Members of Congress, Congressional staff, Administration officials and w… Continue reading
July 19, 2012
by David Newman
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David Newman, Oceans Program Attorney, New York
Imagine if your state legislature passed a law, called the “Academic Performance Improvement Act,” that exempted students from having to meet reading standards because they had… Continue reading
July 9, 2012
by Jake Schmidt
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Jake Schmidt, International Climate Policy Director, Washington, DC
Stefan Lessard, founding member of Dave Matthews Band, recently wrote an editorial in the Richmond Times-Dispatch which condemned efforts to undermine a critical U.S. l… Continue reading
July 18, 2011
by Jon Devine
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Jon Devine, Senior Attorney, Washington, D.C. I am not ashamed to admit it: I am middle-aged and love the “Harry Potter” series – so much so that I have been thinking hard about how to write a blog post about work and the new Har… Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 5, 2011
by Melissa Waage
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Melissa Waage, Campaign Director, Washington, DC This week we are graced with the presence of over 150 citizen lobbyists from Appalachia and elsewhere, in town for the End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington. They’re h… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 30, 2011
by Dan Lashof
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Dan Lashof, Director, Climate Center, Washington, D.C. President Obama today renewed his call to move America forward by reducing our dependence on imported oil and dirty coal at a Georgetown University speech. Meanwhile at the other end of town, Membe… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 11, 2011
by Bobby McEnaney
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In what is becoming nearly an annual event, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is once again launching their “Green Tape” report, where the Chamber argues that if not for bothersome environmental regulations that keep our water drinkable and air … Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 9, 2011
by Rocky Kistner
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Last night, NRDC’s Dale Bryk was invited on the Colbert Report to debate one of the most pressing concerns of some members of Congress these days. Not the deficit, jobs or climate change, but light bulbs. That’s right, the things we al… Continue reading
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