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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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Reconsidering the Economics of Gas Pipelines

Expert BlogUnited StatesGillian Giannetti
A Rocky Mountain Institute study finds that gas pipelines and power plants proposed today are at a high risk of becoming stranded by 2035, as cheaper, cleaner energy alternatives outcompete them. Such a result would leave millions of ordinary consumers…

McNamee Should Recuse Himself in FERC Resilience Dockets

Expert BlogGillian Giannetti
The Natural Resources Defense Council today joined with other organizations in formally asking new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commissioner Bernard McNamee to recuse himself from two pending proceedings related to the Department of Energy’s proposal to bail out coal and…

FERC Takes a Step Backward on Environmental Impacts

Expert BlogGillian Giannetti
Buried within a routine order, a 3-2 majority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unveiled a new policy on May 18 that limits FERC's analysis and disclosure of the environmental impacts of natural gas pipeline projects. The policy undermines…

Worried About Grid Resilience? Don’t—You Can Sleep Well

Expert BlogGillian Giannetti
NRDC, Sustainable FERC Project, and 15 other organizations wrote the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today arguing that Rick Perry's warning of an impending energy resilience nightmare is just that: a dream out of touch with reality.