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How is the new Congress doing on our five big ideas for the environment?

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Global Warming
  • USCAP - Major companies call for global warming cap.
  • TXU - Buyout includes global warming commitments.
  • Supreme Court Victory - EPA should fight global warming.
Endangered Species
  • ESRA - New bill offers rewards for species protections.
Farm Bill
  • Green Thumbs - Farmers and enviros team up for conservation.
  • Green Bills - Two farm bills to double conservation funding.
Oceans & Fisheries
  • Magnuson-Stevens - New law requires limits for U.S. fisheries.
  • Catch Shares Work - New hope for fisheries.
Coastal Wetlands
  • MRGO - Plan to close Miss River Gulf Outlet gains support.

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After last November's election, we challenged the new Congress to take on five big ideas for environmental progress in 2007:

  • Fight global warming AND grow the economy
  • Protect endangered species by working WITH landowners
  • Reward farmers for conservation-friendly farming
  • Create a trust fund for the ocean
  • Protect Gulf Coast communities AND wildlife by restoring coastal wetlands

The 110th Congress has now been at work for 100 calendar days. We thought this was a good time to pause and assess how we're doing.

We checked in with our policy experts who gave us these progress reports for each big idea:

Global warming
Endangered species
Farm Bill
Oceans & Fisheries
Coastal Wetlands

Once you've read our updates, we'd like to hear from you.

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Thanks so much for your support. Each of these developments and campaign updates is a tribute to the work you help us do every day.

Posted: 30-Mar-2007; Updated: 30-Mar-2007