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Public Lands & Protected Spaces

A Historic Chance to Protect America’s Free-Flowing Rivers

Ten bills in Congress would add conservation protections to 7,000 miles of river to safeguard drinking water, biodiversity and recreation.
March 2, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
Ten bills in Congress would add conservation protections to 7,000 miles of river to safeguard drinking water, biodiversity and recreation.
Illinois State Flag
Commentaries

A Bigger Tent Delivers Stronger Wins for Climate: The Lesson From Illinois

The state’s recently passed Climate and Equitable Jobs Act offers a model for other states to build coalitions to help communities and the planet.
January 14, 2022
by
Sarah Spengeman
The state’s recently passed Climate and Equitable Jobs Act offers a model for other states to build coalitions to help communities and the planet.
melted snow
Climate Change

A Future With Little to No Snow? What That Means for the West

A new study hopes to inspire water managers — and the rest of us — to begin planning for how climate change will dramatically reduce snowpack.
December 6, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
A new study hopes to inspire water managers — and the rest of us — to begin planning for how climate change will dramatically reduce snowpack.
aerial view of wildfire smoke plume
The Ask

Kids and Climate Change: New Book Exposes Why Some Schools Fail to Teach the Science

In Miseducation, investigative journalist Katie Worth reveals big inequities in climate education and a gap that mirrors state politics.
November 15, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
In Miseducation, investigative journalist Katie Worth reveals big inequities in climate education and a gap that mirrors state politics.
floods street
The Ask

Sizzling in the South: Gulf Coast Communities Fight for Equitable Climate Solutions

Miami residents already live with the ramifications of climate change. That’s why organizers there have teamed up with other regions to share ideas.
June 25, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
Miami residents already live with the ramifications of climate change. That’s why organizers there have teamed up with other regions to share ideas.
California Yosemite Valley
Commentaries

California’s Opportunity to Shape Worldwide Biodiversity Policy

The United States has failed to take leadership in the Convention on Biological Diversity. Its most biodiverse state can fill that gap.
June 21, 2021
by
Laura Friedman and Rosalind Helfand and Mike Young
The United States has failed to take leadership in the Convention on Biological Diversity. Its most biodiverse state can fill that gap.
Taped water pipe
Oceans & Clean Water

Public Health Crisis Looms as California Identifies 600 Communities at Risk of Water-System Failures

A new report puts into focus for the first time the scope of the state’s drinking-water problems and what it will take to fix them. 
May 5, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
A new report puts into focus for the first time the scope of the state’s drinking-water problems and what it will take to fix them. 
heavy equipment on former mine site
The Ask

Reclaiming Abandoned Mines: Turning Coal Country’s Toxic Legacy Into Assets

New legislation could help states and tribes clean up decades-old mining liabilities and restore the environment while creating needed jobs.
March 29, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
New legislation could help states and tribes clean up decades-old mining liabilities and restore the environment while creating needed jobs.
snowy suburban neighborhood
Voices

Texas Power Crisis: Three Causes, What We Can Learn

A power crisis in Texas caused by severe winter weather exposed the need for a climate-resilient system.
February 19, 2021
by
Dan Farber
A power crisis in Texas caused by severe winter weather exposed the need for a climate-resilient system.
wind turbines
Commentaries

For a Path Forward on Climate, Let’s Learn From the Original New Deal

A broad, progressive coalition came together in the 1930s to bring the United States out of the Great Depression. It can be done again in the face of COVID and climate change.
December 15, 2020
by
J. Mijin Cha and Manuel Pastor
A broad, progressive coalition came together in the 1930s to bring the United States out of the Great Depression. It can be done again in the face of COVID and climate change.

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