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To Save Polar Bears, Cut Carbon and Say ‘No’ to Arctic Drilling

A polar bear rests on the edge of an ice sheet.

When it comes right down to it, there’s only one way to save the sea ice polar bears depend on: cut carbon emissions.

New House Bill Blames Historic California Drought on Endangered Fish

An aqueduct carrying water from the northern California Bay Delta through the state's arid Central Valley.

A bill being considered in the House of Representatives places blame for the lack of water in California on protections for salmon and other imperiled species, such as the delta smelt. The reality is that an historic drought—not environmental protections—is causing water shortages in the West.

Battle for the Wild: Confronting Idaho’s Controversial Wolf Management Practices

A member of the Golden pack in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.

Isaac and Bjornen Babcock spent their year-long honeymoon in the central Idaho wilderness, documenting what it takes for wolf packs to survive and thrive. However, the greatest threat to wolves is not the natural challenges posed by long winters or food scarcity, but rather a controversial and secretive state-sponsored killing program.

America Says Yes, Congress Says No to Protecting Endangered Species

The sage grouse is among the species threatened by the Interior Appropriations Bills in Congress.

Despite nearly universal public support for the Endangered Species Act, members of Congress are using secretive tactics to try to gut its protections.

A New Front in the Battle Against Coal Exports: Treaties

Lummi members hold a symbolic check burning protest to demonstrate that no amount of money can buy their support.

Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest are invoking an unusual source of legal authority—treaties—to block massive coal, crude oil and tar sands development.

Water Shortages in Greece Echo Concerns in the American West

Dry conditions in Athens, Greece, and a rapidly growing population have strained water resources.

A vicious cycle of population growth, dwindling water supplies and ever larger infrastructure projects has taken hold in Athens and in California.

Paddling the Waterways of America: An Interview with Margo Pellegrino

Margo Pellegrino comes ashore in Wilderness State Park in Michigan to take a day off from her journey where she is greeted by family.

Margo Pellegrino has paddled from Newark, New Jersey to Lake Michigan in her outrigger canoe to raise awareness about the sorry state of America’s rivers and the urgent need for the Clean Water Rule.

#AsthmaFeelsLike Campaign Shares Stories About Life Without Breath

Tell us, what does #asthmafeellike to you?

A new social media campaign gets underway to encourage those affected by asthma to speak truth to power.

3 Things That Won’t Solve California’s Drought

A spider has made this dry faucet home.

A handful of new products purport to help ease the drought, but do their claims hold water?

Our Public Forest Lands Are Under Attack

A deer in a meadow at Yosemite National Forest.

A bill in the House of Representatives may threaten the future of U.S. public forest lands.