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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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August 13, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Understand energy efficiency, and you’ll understand how the Clean Power Plan works.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (from Distant Flames)

August 7, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, Colorado, Alaska, CaliforniaAlisa Opar

Wildfires may be harming the health of people who live hundreds or thousands of miles from the flames.

Thanks, Chevron?

August 5, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, Washington, D.C.Brian Palmer

How a 1984 Supreme Court ruling for Big Oil could help Obama’s new plan to fight climate change.

Orangutan Accounting 101

July 14, 2015 ExplainerInternationalJason Bittel

To save a species, scientists first need to know how many members it has left.

There Are Other Sharks in the Sea

July 8, 2015 ExplainerInternationalJason Bittel

Shark Week has been running for 28 years, and yet so many endangered sharks are still waiting for their close-up.

A Lamprey Love Triangle

June 29, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier

This is a tale of blood-sucking invaders and sex traps.

Does Home Weatherization Pay for Itself?

June 29, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, MichiganBrian Palmer

Let’s take a deeper look into last week’s energy efficiency bombshell.

Actually, That's Not Right

June 26, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, Washington, D.C.Jeff Turrentine

Calling the (many) bluffs of the Clean Power Plan’s coal-loving, credulity-straining opponents.

The Pope Is Not Alone!

June 18, 2015 ExplainerInternationalNicole Greenfield

When it comes to climate change, Pope Francis and many other world religious leaders are cut from the same cloth.

Monkey See, Monkey Flu

June 4, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

By destroying primate habitat in Malaysia, we are exposing ourselves to a rare and dangerous form of malaria.

Hot in Hyderabad

May 28, 2015 ExplainerIndiaBrian Palmer

Your questions about the Indian heat wave, answered.

Has Oil Spill Cleanup Improved at All?

May 27, 2015 ExplainerCalifornia, WestBrian Palmer

Why are we cleaning up the Santa Barbara oil spill with shovels and buckets?

The Dirt on Dirt

May 13, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer

The world’s soil helps us grow food and store carbon. So why are we letting it waste away?

Not a Creature Was Stirring—Except for the Power Meter

May 7, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Nearly one-quarter of home energy goes to energy vampires. Who can save us?

Dirty Departed

April 29, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Dear coal industry, stop reminiscing over outdated power plants. They’re holding you—and us—back.

The Blue-Light Special

April 28, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesJason Bittel

Could aircraft lights in tune with bird vision help prevent costly and dangerous collisions?

The Pork in the Road

April 21, 2015 ExplainerUnited StatesBarry Estabrook

Two paths are before us—but only one leads to a sustainable future of healthful, humane food production. Which one to take? (Hint: Follow the pig with the spring in its step.)