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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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Energía eólica marina: ¿el eslabón perdido en California?

Expert BlogCaliforniaSergio Sanchez Lopez
Como una fuente renovable, la energía eólica marina puede ayudar a California a resolver el rompecabezas de reducción de carbono. Sin embargo, su desarrollo tiene un conjunto único de desafíos: ambientales, regulatorios y económicos.

Enfrentando una creciente amenaza: El enmallamiento de balle

Expert BlogUnited StatesDillon Hanson-Ahumada

El enmallamiento de ballenas en la costa oeste va en aumento y amenaza a muchas otras especies de ballenas en la costa de los Estados Unidos – pero una solución está al alcance de la mano

El informe más definitivo sobre el cambio climático en EE.UU.

Expert BlogRhea Suh
La quema de carbón, petróleo y gas está cambiando el clima global más rápido que en cualquier otro momento en la historia moderna, amenazando nuestra seguridad nacional, nuestra prosperidad económica y el futuro de nuestros hijos.

Conservación y comunidad en Laguna San Ignacio

Expert BlogMexicoJames Blair
NRDC has a long history in Laguna San Ignacio, one of the last unspoiled nurseries for Pacific gray whales in Baja California Sur, Mexico. NRDC’s President, Rhea Suh, recently described her “deeply moving, thrilling” encounter with the whales of the…