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Police and pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash in tense scene at UCLA encampment; PA groups monitoring soot pollution pleased by new EPA standards; NYS budget bolsters rural housing preservation programs; EPA's Solar for All Program aims to help Ohioans lower their energy bills, create jobs.

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Campus Gaza protests continue, and an Arab American mayor says voters are watching. The Arizona senate votes to repeal the state's 1864 abortion ban. And a Pennsylvania voting rights advocate says dispelling misinformation is a full-time job.

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Bidding begins soon for Wyoming's elk antlers, Southeastern states gained population in the past year, small rural energy projects are losing out to bigger proposals, and a rural arts cooperative is filling the gap for schools in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Conservationists Hoping For Another Good Year

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Monday, January 4, 2010   

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - It's time to look back and look forward: 2009 was a horrendous year for the U.S. economy but the environment prospered, according to a checklist from the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). Adam Kolton, the group's senior director of congressional and federal affairs, says the year brought a number of success stories, including passage in the House of the Clean Energy and Security Act.

"We can feel good knowing that we're at least finally moving in the right direction to end our addiction on oil and jump-start this clean energy economy we're so desperate for."

It's not clear how much progress the bill will make during the 2010 election year, but several bipartisan pieces of energy legislation are now under consideration in the Senate.

Also on the list is passage of the Public Lands Omnibus Bill. It protected millions of acres of public lands and waters, including wilderness areas in West Virginia.

Another major accomplishment was Cash for Clunkers, Kolton says, which had benefits for both the economy and the environment.

"The consumers made the right choices on their own. People decided to trade in older clunkers for very fuel-efficient vehicles. That was a huge milestone."

Kolton says wildlife and natural resources also received a major boost in 2009 with a $4.7 billion increase in the budget for the Department of the Interior.

"It begins to make right, many of the cuts and challenges these areas faced, so it was good news, and it's good news for every wildlife refuge."

The Interior budget includes initiatives for America's national parks and public lands; conserving wetlands and wildlife habitat; strengthening Native American communities; enhancing outdoor opportunities for young people; and promoting energy security with a focus on renewables.

More information is available by contacting the National Wildlife Federation, 1-800-822-9919.




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