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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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California enfrenta una miríada de daños a la salud por el cambio climático

Expert BlogJuanita Constible
California, tiene una larga historia de incendios extremos, inundaciones, sequías y olas de calor. Pero a medida que la contaminación de carbono proveniente de los combustibles fósiles calienta nuestro clima, muchos de estos extremos climáticos son cada vez más frecuentes…

El informe más definitivo sobre el cambio climático en EE.UU.

Expert BlogRhea Suh
La quema de carbón, petróleo y gas está cambiando el clima global más rápido que en cualquier otro momento en la historia moderna, amenazando nuestra seguridad nacional, nuestra prosperidad económica y el futuro de nuestros hijos.

Un día de acción de gracias sin desperdicio

Expert BlogAndrea Collins
El Día de Acción de Gracias celebra la gratitud, pero a menudo resulta en mucho desperdicio también. Cada año, desperdiciamos alrededor de 200 millones de libras de carne de pavo durante la semana festiva de Acción de Gracias.

Proteger a las personas mediante la adaptación climática

Expert BlogJuanita Constible
Para proteger la salud, la seguridad y la prosperidad de las generaciones futuras, todas las naciones, y en particular los grandes emisores de carbono, como los Estados Unidos, necesitan hacer un cambio drástico de fuentes de energía sucia a un…

Territorios Indígenas en Canadá y Colombia son ahora Patrimonio Mundial

Expert BlogJames Blair
Two parks separated by about 4,000 miles— one a coniferous forest, the other a tropical jungle—but both significant homelands of Indigenous Peoples, have been named World Heritage sites. This week, UNESCO designated Pimachiowin Aki in Canada and Chiribiquete National Park…

Conservación y comunidad en Laguna San Ignacio

Expert BlogMexicoJames Blair
NRDC has a long history in Laguna San Ignacio, one of the last unspoiled nurseries for Pacific gray whales in Baja California Sur, Mexico. NRDC’s President, Rhea Suh, recently described her “deeply moving, thrilling” encounter with the whales of the…

La Nueva Oleada de Protectores de los Ríos en Chile

Expert BlogJames Blair
Today is World Water Day, in celebration of a common good that human societies have long understood as synonymous with life. Despite their vital importance for our ecosystems, watersheds around the world remain under threat from resource exploitation. Last week…

América Latina demuestra liderazgo en la COP23

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
Latin American countries, regions and cities demonstrated clear ambition and leadership at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) held in Bonn, Germany over the past two weeks. Their progress appeared in the form of national commitments, participation in global…

¿Qué es lo que falta en los planes para TLCAN?

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
The renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement –NAFTA—has been an international topic of discussion and conjecture for many months. That conversation will shift from speculation to substance when negotiators from Mexico, Canada and the U.S. sit down for…