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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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Not-So-Vacant Lots

DispatchNew Orleans, LouisianaAlisa Opar
From birds to trees to rats, post-Katrina New Orleans is a study in “disaster ecology.”

Ocean Defender

NRDC in ActionLouisiana, Massachusetts, United StatesAdam Spangler
On daytime TV, in film, and on Capitol Hill, scientist Lisa Suatoni opens people's eyes to the plight of the seas.

Hang in There, Cousin!

Latest NewsAfricaPerrin Ireland
Despite human encroachment, chimpanzees are standing their ground in Uganda.

China Commits to Cleaning Up

ExplainerChinaNicole Greenfield
The planet's largest carbon emitter is taking steps to brighten their future—and the world's.

Gone Fishing

PerspectivesLouisianaSarah Craig, Rocky Kistner
Come to the best sportfishing resort in the bayou (if only the trout would start biting again).

Empty Nests

PerspectivesLouisianaSarah Craig, Rocky Kistner
A Louisiana oysterman wants to pass on his trade to his grandkids—if only there were any oysters left to catch.

Sympathy for the Vulture

Latest NewsAfricaJason Bittel
Traditional medicine is threatening Africa’s soaring scavengers.

A Recurring Nightmare

PerspectivesLouisianaSarah Craig, Rocky Kistner
After a decade of catastrophes—Katrina, BP—this family is saying good-bye to a beloved bayou home.

Mutated Truths

PerspectivesLouisianaSarah Craig, Rocky Kistner
Five years after the BP disaster, the oil company says everything is back to normal. This shrimper begs to differ.

Coal-tural Revolution

Latest NewsChina
China wants to cap coal use by 2020. Can the world’s largest carbon polluter really do it?

Doing Our Dirty Work

Latest NewsChina
China emits a lot of carbon, but it’s because they’re making all our stuff.

Climate Game Change

Latest NewsChina
What you need to know about the historic U.S.-China climate agreement.

Walking: the Fast Track to Extinction

Latest NewsAfricaJason Bittel
Cheetahs are famous for how fast they can run, but it’s all the walking they’re doing that’s getting them into trouble.