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Report Shows Logging Threatens Quebec’s Boreal Forest

Expert BlogAnthony Swift
Global Forest Watch Canada (GFWC) has released a report that highlights the growing threat of logging and road building to one of Quebec’s largest and last remaining intact forest landscapes—the Broadback River watershed.

Cowboying Up

NRDC in ActionUtahJeff Turrentine
NRDC’s Bobby McEnaney wrangles ranchers, energy experts, and environmentalists to protect public lands while expanding clean energy.

World Unites Against Pebble Mine

Expert BlogTaryn Kiekow Heimer
The Pebble Mine is an international pariah. And it just became an environmental challenge the world is united to overcome.

Courage in the Bakken: Opposing Dakota Access Pipeline

Expert BlogJosh Axelrod
The Standing Rock Sioux are pressing the U.S. government to respect their calls for meaningful environmental and socio-economic review of the Dakota Access Pipeline. They deserve to be heard.

A Call for More Diverse Public Lands

ExplainerUnited StatesNicole Greenfield
This month’s National Park Service centennial presents an opportunity to create a parks system that is reflective of—and accessible to—all Americans.

Our Favorite National Parks

NRDC in ActionColorado, California, Minnesota, Alaska, New Mexico, Florida, Virginia, Arizona, Hawaii, Michigan, Montana, Tennessee
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, NRDC’s very own wilderness fanatics share their most treasured park memories.