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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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Una Semana del Clima para impulsar un cambio urgente

Expert BlogInternational, United States, New York CityManish Bapna

A medida que se acerca el final del verano más caluroso jamás registrado, los próximos meses podrían determinar si el mundo se pone a la altura de las circunstancias o supera puntos de inflexión irreversibles.

El verano sin refugio

Expert BlogUnited States, InternationalManish Bapna
El cambio climático hace que algunos paguen un precio que no pueden pagar, por una crisis que no han provocado.

Un siglo de cambio en 30 años

Expert BlogUnited StatesAnna Weber
Climate change is not off in some distant future: 2050 is less than 30 years away, and the tides are rising now.

Resiliencia comunitaria al alcance de todos

Expert BlogChicago, IllinoisMarissa Ramirez
Nuestras comunidades necesitan de asistencia técnica y una fuente flexible de financiamiento para lograr los beneficios de las oportunidades de eficiencia energética y resiliencia climática disponibles #DíaEE2021

Colorado puede comprometerse a tomar medidas climáticas equitativas

Expert BlogColoradoAriana Gonzalez, Arjun Krishnaswami

Un informe nuevo publicado hoy en Colorado visualiza un futuro donde cada comunidad puede disfrutar de aire y agua limpia, cada familia puede cubrir el gasto de mantener su hogar cálido en invierno, cada persona en Colorado puede participar en…

Energía eólica marina: ¿el eslabón perdido en California?

Expert BlogCaliforniaSergio Sanchez Lopez
Como una fuente renovable, la energía eólica marina puede ayudar a California a resolver el rompecabezas de reducción de carbono. Sin embargo, su desarrollo tiene un conjunto único de desafíos: ambientales, regulatorios y económicos.