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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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Community Experts on Equitable Access to Nature in LA

Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian, Damon Nagami
Four community experts share their insights on how systemic racism has deprived low-income communities of color of access to parks and nature—and what they're doing to change that.

Create Parks & Affordable Homes, Avoid Green Gentrification

Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian
Residents of low-income neighborhoods in Los Angeles face a dire lack of parks and access to open space, and these inequities frequently fall along racial lines. Yet as public and private investment in parks in low-income neighborhoods increase, so does…

Green Gentrification, and How Environmentalists Can Avoid It

Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian
Everyone deserves to enjoy the benefits of public investment in their community. And there’s a lot that environmentalists can do to make equity a central part of urban greening, ensuring that existing residents are the ones who reap the benefits…

Linking Job Growth and Housing: Sustainable Planning for LA

Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian
To promote an equitable, healthier environment for all, we need strong affordable housing policies that make space for low-income residents in Los Angeles long-term. An affordable housing linkage fee is one piece of the solution. This mechanism would place a…

No on Los Angeles City Measure S, Yes on County Measure H

Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian
It’s no secret that LA’s antiquated land use system is failing its residents. Los Angeles deserves solutions that are aligned with health equity, racial justice, and environmental justice for all residents. Join NRDC on March 7th and vote No on…

Jordan Downs Residents Win One, But Want Full Data on Toxics

Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian
Residents of the Jordan Downs public housing community in Watts, Los Angeles, recently achieved a major win with their landlord, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA). But resideints continue to press for a comprehensive assessment of…