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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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How Clean Energy Can Get Us to a Safer Climate Future

Expert BlogRoland Hwang, Kit Kennedy
As communities in Texas, Florida and the Caribbean recover from punishing storms, there is much we can and must do to immediately help. We must reach out to those who need food, water, clothing and shelter. But we also must…

Environment and Economy Working Hand-in-Hand

Expert BlogLara Ettenson
California continues to disprove the Trump Administration’s rant that you can’t have a healthy environment and economy at the same time. We prove over and over again that you can grow jobs while protecting the environment as well as show…

New York Stumbles in Finalizing Value-Based Solar Credits

Expert BlogMiles Farmer
New York’s quest to expand access to clean energy has taken a worrying turn. In issuing an order setting forth its plan to implement its new solar policy that credits solar projects based on the benefits they provide (known in…

Short-Term Spending Bill Could Hurt Clean Energy Programs

Expert BlogElizabeth Noll
The growing concern is that even though Congress appropriated robust clean energy funding levels for the next three months, the Trump administration may find another way to starve these programs of the resources they need.

Security Grounds for Bipartisan Climate Action

Expert BlogChristian Stirling Haig
Shifts in environment can and will impact the military mission of the United States in a variety of ways, leading the Pentagon to label climate change a ‘threat multiplier’ and Secretary of Defense James Mattis to call it a ‘driver…

Health Agencies Need Help Preparing for Climate Change

Expert BlogJuanita Constible
The Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act is an opportunity for Congress to make America a healthier nation—even as our climate gets hotter, wilder, and more dangerous.

California to Take Up Crucial Clean Energy Reform in January

Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh
California’s legislature made significant clean energy progress in 2017, but one box will remain unchecked as it moves to September recess—enhancement and integration of the Western electric grid. By not authorizing changes in how the grid is managed, this session…

CA Needs a Climate-Resilient Approach to Water Management

Expert BlogTracy Quinn
California is lucky to escape the wrath of hurricanes, like the ones that have pummeled Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico, and other areas. But we know that our state is not immune to extreme weather events.

The Nation’s Approach to Managing Flood Risks Must Change

Expert BlogJoel Scata
In the era of climate change, the “business-as-usual” approach for addressing flooding is no longer an option. Current federal policies create an unsustainable “flood, rebuild, repeat” situation for managing the nation’s flood risks.