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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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A Call for More Diverse Public Lands

ExplainerUnited StatesNicole Greenfield
This month’s National Park Service centennial presents an opportunity to create a parks system that is reflective of—and accessible to—all Americans.

What We Learned from the BP Oil Disaster

ExplainerUnited States, LouisianaPatrick Rogers
The resulting loss to life, livelihoods, and the environment hasn't slowed offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. But it should.

Biospheres: What Are They?

ExplainerInternational, United StatesStarre Vartan
You may have never heard of them, but there are hundreds around the world. Find out what makes this specific type of reserve so special.

Disaster in the Gulf

ExplainerUnited StatesNicole Greenfield
Years later, not much has changed—including the impulse to drill.

Shell and High Water

ExplainerClara Chaisson
Five reasons drilling in the Arctic is a bad idea.

How the West Can Be Won

ExplainerUnited States, WestVirginia Sole-Smith
Protecting these nine species will help save the region's iconic sagebrush prairies, grasslands, and mountains.

Save Our Heritage!

ExplainerUnited StatesAlisa Opar
A popular conservation program became a bargaining chip in a bid to lift the crude oil export ban.

The Blue (Plastic) Planet

ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer
You've probably heard that there's a lot of plastic swimming around in our oceans. But do you know how much? (Spoiler alert: It's way more than you think.)

There Are Other Sharks in the Sea

ExplainerInternationalJason Bittel
Shark Week has been running for 28 years, and yet so many endangered sharks are still waiting for their close-up.

Big Cats in Big Trouble

ExplainerInternationalJason Bittel
Tigers, lions, and leopards are among the world’s most beloved animals. So why don’t we treat them better?

Devil in the Deep Blue Sea

ExplainerUnited States, International
Climate change is likely to make existing ocean dead zones...deader.