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A brightly colored illustration showing a green hydrogen hub. A container ship on a waterway and a hydrogen production and storage facility are in the foreground, a solar panel array and wind turbines are in the mid-ground, and a city and sunset sky are in the distance.

Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.
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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

Latest NewsArctic, AlaskaJenny 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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The Complicated Patchwork of Amazonia

Expert BlogBrazilJessica Carey-Webb
The Amazon is a complex and ever-evolving region that contains extremely important natural and cultural wealth that is worth conserving.

Faith's Call to Virginia Climate Action

Expert BlogUnited States, VirginiaDawone Robinson
Karenna Gore and William Barber, III will moderate a forum on how we can help repair our damaged climate and create solutions.

Offshore Oil Revenue Is a Damaging Deal for Virginia

Expert BlogVirginiaJacob Eisenberg

If offshore drilling were expanded as the Trump administration intends, coastal communities, economies, and ecosystems would all suffer. And revenue sharing is not worth those damages.

Drilling Off VA Coast: An Invitation for Climate Havoc

Expert BlogVirginiaFranz Matzner

The public is keenly aware that auctioning off public ocean waters to oil giants is not in the national interest. From catastrophic spills like the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster that oiled the entire Gulf region, to “minor” spills and almost…

Northam Brings Virginia's Energy Future into Sharper Focus

Expert BlogVirginiaWalton Shepherd

While the Trump administration puts the nation in reverse on cleaning up vehicle pollution, Governor Ralph Northam put the Commonwealth on the road to cleaner energy in announcing yesterday a $14 million investment in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across…

Brazil Formally Joins the Paris Agreement

Expert BlogBrazilJake Schmidt

Brazil has demonstrated climate action leadership, and countries, both larger and small, are certain to follow suit in the upcoming months.