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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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Communities & Climate: A New Way to Measure Vulnerability

Expert BlogMarissa Ramirez
What decisions need to be collectively made to withstand climate change while centering climate justice and equity? How can solutions be developed that underscore climate vulnerability and chart a new path on which all people can be included?

Where’s the (Better) Beef? Not at Wendy’s.

Expert BlogDavid Wallinga, MD
In the wake of big news from McDonald's, is Wendy's hoping to convince consumers it's acting meaningfully on antibiotic overuse without actually doing so?

California Pilot to Wean 1,600 Homes from Fossil Fuels

Expert BlogMerrian Borgeson
Homes across one of the most polluted and disadvantaged regions in California will be outfitted with state of the art, electric powered heating systems and appliances free of cost under a pilot program approved today by the state Public Utilities…

The Year in Energy Savings, 2018

Expert BlogLauren Urbanek
Remarkable progress has been made to decrease the energy intensity of our appliances, equipment, and buildings, and we aren't stopping in 2019.

NRDC India: 10 Years of Partnership

Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal
NRDC is dedicated to our partners and to achieving prosperous and sustainable growth for all in India. We look forward to doing even more in the decade to come.

Learning to Love the Lamprey

Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel
In their native habitat in the Pacific Northwest, these imperiled fish are important ecosystem engineers and food web heroes—despite their bloodsucking lifestyle.

Facing Down the Ivory Sellers, Pangolin Poachers, and Giraffe Traders

NRDC in ActionNew York, California, Hawaii, United States, ChinaNicole Greenfield
Elly Pepper, deputy director of NRDC’s Wildlife Trade Initiative, says there’s much that U.S. advocates can do to end the illegal marketplaces endangering animals across the globe.