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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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The Trans Mountain Migraine: Canada Chooses Oil Over Climate

Expert BlogJosh Axelrod
Forget what you think you know about Canada's environmental record: the day after joining the chorus of countries and other government entities acknowledging a "climate crisis," Canada announced its renewed support for a massive new tar sands oil pipeline.

As EPA Dismantles the CPP, NRDC Is Prepared to Fight Back

Expert BlogLissa Lynch
The Trump EPA has finally issued its irresponsible rulemaking repealing the Clean Power Plan and replacing it with a do-nothing rule that will produce only minor reductions in power plant carbon pollution, if any at all. With the climate crisis…

With ACE, EPA Blows Off Chance to Save Thousands of Lives

Expert BlogArjun Krishnaswami
The EPA replaced the Clean Power Plan with a do-nothing dirty power plan instead of seizing the opportunity to update and strengthen the existing CPP—the agency could have prevented up to 5,200 premature deaths in 2030 alone, with annual climate…

Congress Should Lift the Hood on Faulty Clean Cars Rollback

Expert BlogLuke Tonachel
Leaders in Congress are again raising their concerns about the Trump administration’s plan to rollback common-sense clean car and fuel economy standards. And for good reasons—consumers, workers and all those that depend on clean air and a stable climate will…

Celebrating Inclusive Development: Thai Town Marketplace

Expert BlogChantelle "Ella" Mendonsa
An interview with Chancee Martorell, Executive Director of Thai Community Development Center, on her work with Thai Town Marketplace. Funded in part by SPARCC, it is a model for cultural place-keeping and inclusive development. Driven by her own experience, Chancee…

New York Raises the Bar on Climate Action

Expert BlogJackson Morris, Miles Farmer
The New York State Assembly, Senate, and Governor Cuomo have reached agreement on historic, nation-leading climate legislation. The newly updated Climate and Community Protection Act (CCPA) will set the state on a path to net zero emissions while helping to…

Benchmarking 2019: Emissions Down, with a Cautionary Tale

Expert BlogStarla Yeh
With the Trump administration continuing its assault of climate action and clean energy progress in the U.S., it is more important than ever for the highest-polluting sectors of the economy, including the electric power sector, to redouble efforts to curb…

Back to the Future: New Jersey Rejoins RGGI Climate Program

Expert BlogBruce Ho
New Jersey will soon breathe easier thanks to Governor Phil Murphy’s fulfillment of a promise to rejoin the groundbreaking pollution-cutting program known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, after an eight-year hiatus.

Why Everybody Is So Excited About 23 Salmon

Latest NewsCaliforniaAlisa Opar
After millennia of migrating to and from the sea, Chinook salmon disappeared from California’s San Joaquin River 65 years ago. Now they’re trickling back.

Historic Dead Zone Follows Bad Year for Midwestern Farmers

Expert BlogClaire O'Connor
Midwestern farmers have had a tough go of it this year. A deluge of precipitation across the region has made it impossible for many farmers to get in the field and plant their crops, leading to historically low percentages of…