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Revisiting Nahuelbuta (1 of 2)

Expert BlogChileAmanda Maxwell
In honor of this year’s United Nations (UN) International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, environmental anthropologist James J. A. Blair revisits ongoing efforts to restore native forests and protect river ecosystems in the Nahuelbuta Mountains, an integral part of…

More Vulnerable Than Vicious, Sharks Need CITES Protection

Expert BlogInternationalElizabeth Murdock

Extending CITES protections to sharks will help safeguard additional shark species threatened by international trade, while strengthening how this international treaty enforces the protection of some of the most important and vulnerable predators that swim our oceans.

Revisiting Nahuelbuta (2 of 2)

Expert BlogChileAmanda Maxwell

Environmental anthropologist James J. A. Blair revisits ongoing efforts to restore ecosystems in an integral part of the Indigenous Mapuche territory in what is now Chile.

EPA Moves to Block States, Tribes from Protecting Waterways

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed rule today to strip a powerful tool under the Clean Water Act states and tribes have used to prevent federally permitted projects from harming their waterways.

Nurturing Nature on the Southeast Side

Expert BlogIllinois, ChicagoGina Ramirez

The Southeast Side, once an industrial capital, is home to a surprising number of beautiful natural preserves: wetlands, forest, and prairie. In order to protect these threatened habitats, there needs to be a shift to a green industrial corridor.

China to Strengthen Climate Target Next Year: Could Be Huge

Expert BlogChina, InternationalJake Schmidt, Alvin Lin

On the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Osaka at the end of June, China and France issued a statement with UN Secretary-General Guterres committing to strengthen their climate targets, or national determined contributions (NDCs), under the Paris Agreement next…

That Summer When Climate Change Baked Alaska

DispatchAlaskaJeff Turrentine
An Anchorage-based wildlife biologist describes what life is like in our northernmost state—one that’s been dramatically altered by rising temperatures.

Our Land Is Key to Solving the Climate Crisis

Latest NewsUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
Food insecurity, biodiversity collapse, and skyrocketing global temps loom. But a new U.N. report says we have the tools to fix it.

Food Service Companies Must Act Following New Climate Report

Expert BlogInternational, United States, New York, New York City, CaliforniaSujatha Bergen

A new report released by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change today is the third in six months from the world’s leading experts to show that rising to the challenge of the climate crisis will require not only…

NY Explores More Hands-on Role in Resource Adequacy, Part 1

Expert BlogNew YorkJackson Morris, Cullen Howe

The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) is planning to launch a proceeding to explore whether the state should play a larger role in ensuring “resource adequacy,” which simply means having enough electricity to meet overall customer demand at any…

Protecting Lands is Urgent Step in Climate Action

Press ReleaseUnited States
A Special Report on Lands and Climate Change released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) underscores both the fierce urgency to take action and the opportunities ahead when it comes to land-use decisions.