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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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Chicago Skyline Getting Greener

August 10, 2016 Expert BlogLauren Zullo

Chicago’s buildings are saving energy and money as part of their continued commitment to the Retrofit Chicago Energy Challenge—and the program is about to get a little bit bigger.

Regulating Tritium Leaks and Spills

July 5, 2016 Expert BlogUnited StatesDr. Bemnet Alemayehu

Coal Is Literally Killing Us

June 30, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

A Harvard study says clean energy could save billions of dollars—and thousands of lives—every year.

China Fighting Air Pollution in Air, Land, and Sea

May 2, 2016 Expert BlogBarbara Finamore

China has been rightly lauded for signing the Paris Agreement at the United Nations on Earth Day, April 22, and pledging to formally ratify the Agreement before the G20 Hangzhou summit in September this year. As part of China’s multi-front…

The Man Behind the Mission

April 19, 2016 NRDC in ActionUnited StatesPatrick Rogers

How a disgusting sight spurred John Adams to form the nation’s first litigation-focused environmental advocacy group.

Docking Diesel Pollution

March 29, 2016 NRDC in ActionLos Angeles, California, Long BeachNicole Greenfield

How NRDC is protecting the health of communities by helping clear the air at some of the world’s busiest ports.

The Long Road to Safer School Buses

March 15, 2016 NRDC in ActionWashington, California, New Jersey, TexasAmanda MacMillan

A landmark NRDC study showed that standard-issue diesel-spewing school buses could put kids at risk of cancer—and drove a national effort to clean the vehicles up.