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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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Our Land Is Key to Solving the Climate Crisis

Latest NewsUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
Food insecurity, biodiversity collapse, and skyrocketing global temps loom. But a new U.N. report says we have the tools to fix it.

Welcome to Oslo! NO PARKING.

Latest NewsInternationalJeff Turrentine
More and more European cities are effectively banning automobiles from their city centers—and it seems to be working out just fine for local businesses.

The Nihilism of Trump’s Climate Policy

Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
The administration cites the likelihood of catastrophic global temperature rise to justify gutting fuel-efficiency standards. Yes, you read that correctly.

What Would a Monsanto–Bayer Merger Really Grow?

Latest NewsUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
It would boost our dependence on pesticides, seed costs for small farmers, grocery bills for American families, and population losses for butterflies and bees.