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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

April 19, 2024 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

April 10, 2024 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

March 11, 2024 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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Canada Rejects Transparency on Logging’s Climate Toll

April 18, 2023 Expert BlogOttawa, CanadaJennifer Skene

Canada has again failed to transparently report on the logging industry's climate impacts, giving the sector a free pass for more than 70 megatonnes of carbon emissions annually, and perpetuating a "climate blind" forest policy framework.

Using Energy Efficiency to Maximize Low-Income Solar at the EPA

April 12, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesMarissa Ramirez, Adam Kent, Stephen Walls

$7 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for equitable solar goes further with efficiency.

Leveling the Playing Field Toward an Equitable Clean Freight Trucks Transition

April 11, 2023 Expert BlogChicago, San Diego, San Jose (California)Sarah Elkotbeid

Our climate and health crises are so vast and complex, we have to change the way we tackle our problems to move the needle. The Delivering Zero Emissions Communities (DZEC) clean truck accelerator program is exploring new models.

Clean Cars Can Bring Over $145 Billion in Benefits to New York

April 3, 2023 Expert BlogNew YorkYeh-Tang Huang

A new study shows that the Advanced Clean Cars rule can bring over $145 billion in benefits to New York.

Public Lands Rule Aims to Increase Focus on Conservation

April 3, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAmy McNamara

The Bureau of Land Management announced a new proposal to modernize the agency’s strategies for managing public lands and to increase its focus on conservation.

Meeting America’s Conservation Goals

March 30, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesAlison Chase

America needs a tracking tool to encourage nature protection and access.

A Biden Administration To-Do List on Land Conservation

March 29, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesHelen O'Shea

Challenging times call for a new way of looking at the management of our public lands. The moment is ripe for a bold conservation ethic.

EPA Must Act to Limit Deadly Soot Air Pollution

March 29, 2023 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Vijay Limaye, John Walke

EPA must take action to ensure that clean and healthy air is a reality for all.

On International Day of Forests, the Global North Must Show Leadership

March 21, 2023 Expert BlogInternational, Canada, United States, AlaskaElly Pepper, Carolyn Ramírez

On International Day of Forests, the Global North must show leadership on forest protection and acknowledge its own role in forest loss.

"Natural" Gas Is Expensive and Dangerous. We Can Do Better.

February 18, 2023 Expert BlogIllinoisJ.C. Kibbey

Large gas utilities in Illinois are pushing for a historically large rate increase. Now is the time to make the switch to cleaner home appliances.

Mining for Limestone on Chicago’s Southeast Side? Residents Gear Up for a Fight (Again).

February 17, 2023 DispatchIllinois, ChicagoSusan Cosier

A proposal to build an underground facility on a contaminated lot is yet another reason the city needs to address the cumulative impacts of industry on communities.

Paper Excellence Expands Control into Canada’s Logging

February 17, 2023 Expert BlogCanadaCourtenay Lewis

With Paper Excellence’s planned purchase of one of Canada’s largest logging companies, the country's forestry industry is increasingly falling under the sway of the controversial Sinar Mas family empire.

Alaska’s Tongass National Forest Gets the Protections It Deserves

February 17, 2023 NRDC in ActionAlaskaCourtney Lindwall

After a decades-long fight, the newly reinstated Roadless Rule will safeguard these wildlands from road construction and logging.

Four Years in, P&G Still Flunks Out on Tissue Sustainability

February 16, 2023 Expert BlogCanadaAshley Jordan

Procter & Gamble’s stubborn failure to make its tissue products more sustainable lands its flagship brands Charmin, Bounty, and Puffs with straight “F” grades.