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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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Harvey & Irma: Climate Injustice in Action

Expert BlogRob Friedman
In the past three weeks, tens of thousands of people around the world, from Texas, to Barbuda, to Bangladesh, have been impacted by disasters exacerbated by climate change. Our hearts and prayers go out to everyone impacted now. But one…

We Cannot “Streamline” Our Way to New Infrastructure

Expert BlogScott Slesinger
Rather than address the need for dollars to build our water, transportation and other failing infrastructure, Congress blames the requirement to evaluate the environmental and community impact of a project, as the major reason for project delays.

Harvey Exposed Oil Issues We Must Address

Expert BlogJacob Eisenberg
Hurricane Harvey shed light on oil industry vulnerabilities that put communities at risk. It gives us yet another reason to accelerate the transition from oil dependence.

Houston Is Hurting and Our Leaders Need to Listen

Expert BlogShelley Poticha
How many monster storms does it take for us to realize “freak occurrences” such as Hurricane Harvey are part of the new normal due to warming water and land—with the devastating consequences exacerbated by aging and inadequate infrastructure and unfettered…

We CAN Solve America’s Traffic Nightmare

Expert BlogAmanda Eaken
As L.A. residents lose an average of 104 hours to traffic every year, the city is exploring a supply-and-demand payment system for using congested roads.

Hurricane Harvey Hampers Mental Health Care

Expert BlogJuanita Constible
More than half of the 40 million American adults with a mental health condition don’t have access to care at the best of times. Hurricane Harvey will make that worse.

Wake-Up Call for Climate Action from Houston to Mumbai

Expert BlogAnjali Jaiswal, Dr. Kim Knowlton
In the United States and South Asia, this summer has combined record-breaking temperatures and heatwaves with unprecedented rainfall levels, and the human and economic toll has been severe.

A Critical Clean Energy Decision for California and the West

Expert BlogRalph Cavanagh
NRDC urges the California legislature to act before its scheduled mid-September adjournment to resolve the longstanding issue of who will govern a fully integrated western grid under an expanded California Independent System Operator (CAISO).