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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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Injusticia racial: por qué debemos actuar ahora

PerspectivesUnited States
No podemos comenzar a resolver las desigualdades en nuestro entorno en general, si no abordamos las disparidades raciales subyacentes que existen en nuestras comunidades, en la vivienda, en el empleo y dentro de nuestras estructuras políticas.

Cuatro campeones de justicia ambiental que debes conocer

DispatchUnited StatesRyann Holmes
Ya sea que estén entregando alimentos o trabajando por la justicia climática o defendiendo el aire limpio o el acceso a la naturaleza, estos activistas inspiran a las comunidades en todo el país.

Un año después del huracán María: una retrospectiva

Expert BlogUnited StatesMekela Panditharatne

Se necesitan más fondos federales para garantizar que la infraestructura de Puerto Rico se pueda reconstruir con fuerza y sostenibilidad para resistir futuras temporadas de huracanes.

Buena noticia: La energía limpia genera buenos empleos

Expert BlogUnited StatesLara Ettenson
The just-released third annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER), a comprehensive look at energy jobs in America, showed once again that clean energy—especially efficiency—is the driving force behind job growth in this sector. These jobs—like installing utility-scale solar energy…