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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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Letting the Buffalo Roam

NRDC in ActionMontanaJeff Turrentine
How NRDC has fought for years to keep Yellowstone’s wild bison healthy—and free.

Of Monkeys, Men, and Protozoans

Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel
A recent study finds a link between deforestation and risk of monkey-transmitted malaria.

Save the Forests or the Trees?

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Forest conservation is crucial to climate change mitigation. But do we have any idea how to do it?

Don't Mess with the Bull Moose

PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
News flash: Our public lands already belong to “the people.” And we have a he-man Republican rancher to thank for it.

Shell and High Water

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

Save the Sage Grouse, Save the West

NRDC in ActionMontana, WyomingVirginia Sole-Smith
Why our success in saving the greater sage grouse is key to preserving millions of acres of habitat and hundreds of other species across the American West.

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.

If Bhutan Can, You Can

DispatchInternationalBrian Palmer
The tiny South Asian kingdom absorbs three times as much carbon as it emits.

Ursine Exodus

Latest NewsWestAlexis Sobel Fitts
Yellowstone’s grizzly bears are spreading out and expanding their range. Is it a sign of good health—or increasing desperation?