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Can Hydrogen Help Combat the Climate Crisis?

May 18, 2024 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

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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These Wildlife Sculptures Are Yesterday’s News (Literally)

November 2, 2016 PerspectivesCaliforniaClara Chaisson

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Artist Chie Hitotsuyama crafts realistic animals out of recycled newspaper.

In a New Doc, Leonardo DiCaprio Gives Us a Tour of Our Warming World

October 19, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

"Before the Flood" is set on the battlegrounds of climate change—from the North Pole to the South Pacific to the voting booth.

This Rhino Is a Photo Award Winner—But a Loser of So Much More

October 14, 2016 PerspectivesCaliforniaClara Chaisson

Images from the California Academy of Sciences’ annual photography contest give us a big-picture look at the natural world.

What’s the Buzz on the Street? 50,000 Hand-Painted Honeybees.

October 7, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Artist Matthew Willey is leaving his mark all around the world—making sure everyone knows about this pollinator’s plight.

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Are Back―and Goofier Than Ever

September 28, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the silliest submissions so far.

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

September 22, 2016 PerspectivesAfricaClara Chaisson

Artists offer a clever—and disgusting—perspective on poaching (which is also disgusting).

This Origami Elephant Is as Fragile as the Real Ones

September 14, 2016 PerspectivesChicagoSusan Cosier

At this month’s Expo Chicago, one artist uses paper to convey how the African elephant’s future is unfolding.

These Artists Are Taking Environmental Issues to the Streets

September 7, 2016 PerspectivesInternationalClara Chaisson

NEVERCREW’s larger-than-life murals draw attention to our uneven relationship with nature—and it’s hard to look away.

History Has Forgotten One of America’s Most Prolific Landscape Photographers

August 31, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Here’s why George Alexander Grant is a name worth knowing.

Think You Know Our Parks? Take a Look at Them from These Angles

August 25, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

See these beloved national landscapes through a new lens.

These Images Remind Us How Buildings Aren’t Designed with Birds in Mind

August 19, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Through her tragically beautiful photo series, a Minneapolis artist reminds us why hundreds of thousands of birds won’t be making it to their winter destinations this migratory season.

In This Forest, a Clean Bill of Health Comes with Blue Polka-Dot Salamanders

May 4, 2016 PerspectivesIllinoisSusan Cosier

To keep an invasive plant from poisoning amphibians, Illinois conservationists are cutting and burning the dreaded buckthorn.

Take a Hike Into the Ice Age on This National Scenic Trail

April 7, 2016 PerspectivesWisconsinSusan Cosier

Since the 1950s, conservationists have been working to save Wisconsin’s ancient geology, one mile at a time.

Handle With Care

February 22, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

This artist’s handmade porcelain reefs are almost as fragile as the real thing.

Don't Mess with the Bull Moose

January 7, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

News flash: Our public lands already belong to “the people.” And we have a he-man Republican rancher to thank for it.

Can Public Art Save the Planet?

December 31, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesPerrin Ireland

As NRDC's first-ever artist-in-residence, Jenny Kendler creates interactive sculptures that invite viewers to remember their place in the natural order.