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Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

May 18, 2024 ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier

Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.

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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

April 19, 2024 Latest NewsArctic, AlaskaJenny 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

April 10, 2024 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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How to Fight Trump’s Pro-Polluter Agenda and Win? Take Him to Court.

July 7, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

A recent ruling on methane emissions serves as a smackdown to Pruitt’s EPA—and a way forward for environmentalists.

Don’t Mess with Our National Parks, Zinke! A Message from Purple America

June 30, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The interior secretary’s proposal to hand over park management to private companies has riled up some very unhappy campers.

The Great Barrier Reef: 25,000,000 B.C.– A.D. 2017?

June 16, 2017 Latest NewsInternationalJeff Turrentine

See, this is why we can’t have nice things.

Can a Chlamydia Vaccine Save Koalas?

June 1, 2017 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Australia’s resident cuties are falling victim to a gruesome disease—but habitat loss is the real culprit.

Zinke’s Western “Listening Tour” Light on the Listening, Heavy on the Fossil Fuels

May 19, 2017 Latest NewsUtahJeff Turrentine

As the interior secretary ponders the fates of 27 national monuments, he seems to be hearing some voices more acutely than others.

Shhh! Baby Whales Are Trying to Whisper Around Here!

May 17, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

Humpback whale calves make soft noises to keep in contact with their mothers, but noise pollution may be drowning out their conversations.

While Perry Betrays His Clean Power Past, Cities Look to the Future

April 21, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The energy secretary is willfully ignoring the renewables revolution that’s taking place all around him.

Noise Makes Dolphins and Whales Flee—and That Can Take Their Breath Away

April 3, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

A new study brings us a step closer to understanding why marine mammals beach themselves.

Oil Shouldn’t Have to Spill to Get Us to Fight for the Environment

March 24, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

In Donald Trump’s war on the environment, Americans’ complacency is his greatest ally.

Gabon’s Jungle Was Once a Refuge for Elephants—Now It’s a Killing Field

March 16, 2017 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

If the new estimates are correct, Gabon has lost around 80 percent of its forest elephants in just a decade.

Want to Make America Great Again? Don’t Let Its People Breathe or Drink Poison.

March 10, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

The cruel and un-American folly of shutting down the EPA’s environmental justice program.

The Most Unexplored Habitat on Earth Is Packed with Pollution

February 28, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

A new study of deep-sea amphipods living six miles beneath the sea’s surface finds surprising levels of toxic chemicals.

Good News for Public Lands! (No, Really!)

February 3, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

When a bill to sell off 3.3 million acres of federal land hit Congress, the public made a big stink—and won.

The Revolution Will Be Tweeted, by Our National Parks

January 25, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

NPS employees know facts matter. They won’t be silenced.

Ryan Zinke, Tell Us How You Really Feel About Public Lands (Like, Really)

January 25, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Donald Trump’s choice to head the Interior Department says he opposes giving away America’s wilderness. But he voted to make doing so much, much easier.