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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant
The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.
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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall
These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.
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In Planning for Climate Change, Native Americans Draw on the Past

ExplainerUnited States, CanadaTim Vanderpool
Across North America, Indigenous tribes and nations are consulting their traditional ecological knowledge to help prepare for a warming world.

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NV Gov. Sisolak Signs Order to Reduce Carbon Pollution

Expert BlogPatricia Valderrama, Noah Long
Today, Governor Sisolak signed an Executive Order committing to reduce carbon pollution in Nevada and work toward an equitable and inclusive transition to a carbon neutral, clean energy economy. Governor Sisolak's administration is blazing a path for other states looking…

Chicago to Tackle Congestion and Transportation Inequity

Expert BlogStefan Schaffer
Mayor Lightfoot recently introduced one of the country’s most ambitious and equitably structured proposals to price ride-hailing trips, underscoring the city’s commitment to reducing congestion and investing in high-quality transit service for residents all across Chicago.

McSweeney's and NRDC's Climate Collaboration

Expert BlogRob Moore
When McSweeney’s, the San Francisco-based independent publisher, approached NRDC about collaborating on a special edition of speculative climate fiction stories set in the year 2040 . . . we jumped at the chance.

Senators Urge New England Grid Operator to Address Climate

Expert BlogUnited StatesBruce Ho
Eight U.S. Senators, all six New England state governors, power generators, and others are calling on New England's power grid operator to start giving the climate crisis the attention it demands.

Rural Communities Want Clean Transportation, Too

Expert BlogBruce Ho
There’s good news for transportation sufferers from a new Nature Conservancy poll that shows it’s not only urban residents who demand clean and safe transportation—rural residents do, too—and why a state-led effort to modernize transportation in rural, suburban, and urban…

Navajo Generation Coal-fired Power Plant Shuts Down Early

Expert BlogJulia Prochnik
All across the United States, there are communities built around power sources of the past. While the need to transition to clean energy is clear, the future of these communities is often more complicated.