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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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New NAFTA Must Address Climate Change

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
Improving the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been one of President Donald Trump’s key priorities, and, unlike much of what the Trump administration has tried to do, one goal NRDC has shared. The 25-year-old agreement needs updating, notably…

Costa Rica Leads on Climate (Again) with Decarbonization

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
President Carlos Alvarado Quesada launched Costa Rica’s national Decarbonization Plan on February 24, 2019, once again establishing the Central American country as a global leader in ambitious policies to combat climate change. Building on the country’s previous goal of being…

2019: A Year of Climate Ambition for Chile

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
The coming year will be a critical one for our planet. As the host of COP25, Chile specifically and Latin America more broadly have a wide-open opportunity to demonstrate vision and leadership on ambitious action that helps the entire world…

Latin America Demonstrates Leadership at COP23

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
Latin American countries, regions and cities demonstrated clear ambition and leadership at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) held in Bonn, Germany over the past two weeks. Their progress appeared in the form of national commitments, participation in global…

Latin America Green News 10/23 – 10/29/2017

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell, Carolina Herrera
THIS WEEK: Nicaragua joins Paris Climate Treaty, leaving the U.S. and Syria behind; Global deforestation hits record high; Last-ditch efforts to save the vaquita get underway in Mexico

Missing from U.S. & Mexican NAFTA Plans: People & the Planet

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
The renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement –NAFTA—has been an international topic of discussion and conjecture for many months. That conversation will shift from speculation to substance when negotiators from Mexico, Canada and the U.S. sit down for…

Latin America Continues Climate Action Despite Trump

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
Although President Trump has announced his plan to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, Latin American countries are taking no heed. Trump’s reckless decision may hold America back, but Latin America is moving ahead with determination and urgency…

NAFTA Renegotiations Must Prioritize People and the Planet

Expert BlogInternationalAmanda Maxwell, Anthony Swift

President Trump has made renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) one of the main goals for his administration, and has recently revealed the general plan to do so. As this process moves forward, NRDC, the Sierra Club, and…

Protecting Patagonia’s Rivers on World Water Day

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
Today is World Water Day, a day when it is worth reflecting on the many ways we are impacted by this resource that is both commonplace and extraordinary. We use water every day to brush our teeth, wash our hands…

Latin America in International Climate Treaties

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
The past two weeks have been a remarkable period for international efforts to combat climate change, beginning on October 5 when the number of countries that ratified the Paris Agreement reached the number needed to bring it into force. This…

A Win for Chile’s Rivers as Endesa Returns Water Rights

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
In great news from Chile, the country’s largest energy company, Endesa Chile, announced Tuesday evening that it was giving up the water rights for five different hydroelectric projects. This is certainly cause for celebration and also an acknowledgement of the…

What the North American Leaders' Summit Means for Mexico

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
The agreements signed at this Summit are a first step to position North America as a region at the forefront of global efforts to address climate change. In the case of Mexico, the commitments generated are not bigger than those…