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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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Climate & Public Health Agenda for Colorado in 2022

Expert BlogColoradoAlana Miller, Sam Gilchrist
While the beginning of 2022 may feel less certain than we’d all hoped, we’re looking forward to fighting for environmental progress in the State Capitol and beyond.

Western Climate Initiative: OR & WA Add Caps to CA's AB32

Expert BlogCalifornia, Oregon, Washington, WestRalph Cavanagh
In 2021, fifteen years after California made climate history by becoming the first US state to adopt an economy-wide carbon emissions cap, Oregon and Washington completed a West Coast hat trick by becoming the second and third. Well, almost.

Putting Climate into the Infrastructure Law

Expert BlogUnited StatesDeron Lovaas
Transportation investments from the bipartisan infrastructure bill could be either a boon for sustainable mobility choices, or a boon for harmful carbon emissions, researchers at Georgetown University said in a new report.

Achieving 30x30 for Our Ocean

Expert BlogUnited StatesSarah Chasis
The science-based goal known as “30x30” calls for meaningful and durable conservation now, while we have time to make a difference.

We Need to Amp Up the Grid—Now

Expert BlogUnited StatesCullen Howe, Tom Rutigliano

Most people believe the United States has a power grid that stretches from coast to coast. But the reality is that we have a patchwork of local and regional grids run by many different utilities. The limited “interregional” transmission lines…

California Drought: Deja Vu All Over Again

Expert BlogCaliforniaKate Poole

It’s time for California's State Water Resources Control Board and other decisionmakers to take the reins of drought management away from Department of Water Resources.

Federal Agencies Reinvigorate Climate Adaptation

Expert BlogUnited StatesJuanita Constible

The federal government's new adaptation plans are an important milestone in the administration’s efforts to deal with the climate crisis. Here's how they could be even better.

Infrastructure Bill Boosts Bees, Butterflies

Expert BlogUnited StatesDaniel Raichel

While it may not have grabbed headlines, nestled inside the 2,000+ pages of the $1T bipartisan infrastructure bill President Biden signed into law last week are two programs that will boost bee and butterfly populations across all 50 states.

25 Cities Demonstrate How Major Climate Wins Are Possible

Expert BlogUnited StatesHilary Firestone

Cities account for an overwhelmingly large percentage of global carbon emissions, primarily through transportation and buildings. But 25 cities, empowered by the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities Climate Challenge, found that when they teamed up together, they could make real strides…