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A brightly colored illustration showing a green hydrogen hub. A container ship on a waterway and a hydrogen production and storage facility are in the foreground, a solar panel array and wind turbines are in the mid-ground, and a city and sunset sky are in the distance.

Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

ExplainerUnited StatesSusan Cosier
Hydrogen hubs across the country seek to fuel high-emission industries with cleaner energy.
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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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A Leader to Meet This Moment

NRDC in ActionBrian Palmer
NRDC president and CEO Manish Bapna, an economist by training, knows that solving the climate emergency will require the global transformation of key economic systems—and that the transformation cannot wait a day longer.

A Race to Track the Southern Seas

Latest NewsInternationalBrian Palmer
To help prepare coastlines for the worsening effects of the climate crisis, scientists need more historical sea level records from the Global South—and they’re looking everywhere, from libraries to attics.

Ocean Steward

NRDC in ActionUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Sarah Chasis, a senior attorney in the Nature Program’s Oceans division, has nearly 50 years of experience defending our coasts from offshore drilling.

Still No Approved Route for KXL in Nebraska

ExplainerUnited States, NebraskaBrian Palmer
Yes, Trump has green-lighted the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. But Nebraska’s got a slew of public hearings on the calendar, and legal challenges loom large.

To Save Orcas, First Save Salmon

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Southern Resident orcas face many threats in the Northwest, but giving them more salmon could remedy most of them.

Go Easy on the Salt

ExplainerFlint, Michigan, United StatesBrian Palmer
Did road salt help cause the Flint water crisis?

Save the Forests or the Trees?

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Forest conservation is crucial to climate change mitigation. But do we have any idea how to do it?

If Bhutan Can, You Can

DispatchInternationalBrian Palmer
The tiny South Asian kingdom absorbs three times as much carbon as it emits.

The People Who Opposed America’s Best Idea

PerspectivesUnited StatesBrian Palmer
As the National Park Service prepares for next summer’s centennial, a look at the people on the wrong side of national park history.

The Bee-Free Diet

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Would you die without bees to pollinate your food?

The Blue (Plastic) Planet

ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer
You've probably heard that there's a lot of plastic swimming around in our oceans. But do you know how much? (Spoiler alert: It's way more than you think.)

Bring Out Your Dead

Latest NewsCanadaBrian Palmer
TransCanada makes a desperate bid to revive the persistently vegetative Keystone XL pipeline.