Elena Elisseeva
Personal Action

Should You Go Solar?

Harnessing power generated by the sun reduces your reliance on fossil fuels, but it can come with a price tag. How to decide if it’s worth it to you.

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Policy Primer

A Smuggler’s Fridge Is No Place for the Weird and Wonderful Pangolin

The world must crack down on the pangolin trade or risk losing these animals for good.
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Environmental Justice: One Texas Man’s Refinery Fight

For activist Bryan Parras, a native of Houston’s refinery-filled east side, the personal is very much the political.
Southeast Dispatch

Why Build a Seawall When You Can Plant Some Grass?

As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considers including “living shorelines” among its preferred erosion controls, Alabama is already leading the way to healthier coasts.

Latest News

The Dutch parliament votes to close the country's coal-fired power plants

The African elephant population fell 20 percent in 10 years

India to ratify Paris Agreement on October 2

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Ohio Legislators Are Trying to Undo The State’s Clean Energy Plan

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

Last Chance for the Hawaiian Crow?

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Drawing Out the Science

Seismic Sound's Dangerous

Imagine dynamite going off in your neighborhood every 10 seconds. Now imagine you can’t leave. That’s how marine life experience offshore oil and gas exploration.

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Actions

Save Big Cypress from Destruction

Tell the EPA to pull Dow's toxic Enlist Duo off the market to protect monarchs

Demand action against—and solutions for—climate change

Join Robert Redford and help protect U.S. coasts and rivers from devastating tar sands oil spills

Tips

Mercury Guide

How to Block Big Polluters

10 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

9 Tricks That Save Tons of Water