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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

April 19, 2024 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

April 10, 2024 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

March 11, 2024 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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The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Are Back―and Goofier Than Ever

September 28, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the silliest submissions so far.

Rhino Horns Are Basically Just Giant Toenails. And These Images Won’t Let You Forget It

September 22, 2016 PerspectivesAfricaClara Chaisson

Artists offer a clever—and disgusting—perspective on poaching (which is also disgusting).

The Latest Greatest Threat to Wildlife Health? The Fungal Spore.

September 8, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Fungal epidemics are on the rise, and—surprise, surprise—human activity is partly to blame.

These Artists Are Taking Environmental Issues to the Streets

September 7, 2016 PerspectivesInternationalClara Chaisson

NEVERCREW’s larger-than-life murals draw attention to our uneven relationship with nature—and it’s hard to look away.

History Has Forgotten One of America’s Most Prolific Landscape Photographers

August 31, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Here’s why George Alexander Grant is a name worth knowing.

Think You Know Our Parks? Take a Look at Them from These Angles

August 25, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

See these beloved national landscapes through a new lens.

These Images Remind Us How Buildings Aren’t Designed with Birds in Mind

August 19, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Through her tragically beautiful photo series, a Minneapolis artist reminds us why hundreds of thousands of birds won’t be making it to their winter destinations this migratory season.

President Obama’s National Monument To-Dos Before He Leaves Office

July 27, 2016 ExplainerUnited States, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Maine, Arizona, CaliforniaClara Chaisson

From undersea coral canyons to deep northern woods, these seven places deserve to be part of the president’s legacy.

Taking a Stand for Peru’s Old-Growth Trees

July 13, 2016 NRDC in ActionPeruClara Chaisson

How NRDC helped protect the Tahuamanú Rainforest from illegal logging.

Keeping the Spirit Bear Coast Clear of Tar Sands Oil

June 22, 2016 NRDC in ActionBritish Columbia, CanadaClara Chaisson

The ancestral homeland of British Columbia’s First Nations is no place for a dilbit disaster.

New Technology Could Take a Bite Out of Food Waste, One Click at a Time

March 9, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Online matchmaking isn't just for lovers—it's bringing would-be wasted food and hungry people together.

2015 Was a Huge Year for Climate News—So Why Did the Top TV Networks Spend Less Time Covering It?

March 8, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

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Handle With Care

February 22, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

This artist’s handmade porcelain reefs are almost as fragile as the real thing.

Raising the High-Water Mark

January 27, 2016 DispatchMidwestClara Chaisson

In the Midwest, “rare” floods are becoming the norm. Here’s why it’s high time we improve our flood risk estimates.

Il Primo Piatto

January 14, 2016 DispatchAfricaClara Chaisson

As the bushmeat trade drives the Bioko drill monkey toward extinction, some West Africans are realizing these animals are worth more in the woods than on the plate.