Saving Alaska’s Ancient Trees

Tongass National Forest, Alaska

As my family and others decorate our Christmas trees, some of their oldest-remaining ancestors are at risk of being chopped down.

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How a Polluter Is Capitalizing on Disaster in Puerto Rico

The post-Hurricane Maria landscape in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, where Energy Answers, Inc., wants to build a trash incinerator.

As Puerto Rico and its residents reel in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Energy Answers, the company that has been trying unsuccessfully for a decade to construct a solid waste incinerator in Arecibo, has been hard at work capitalizing on the chaos of recovery to push its unpopular project through.

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The Otters’ Advocate

A sea otter eats in the waters of Monterey Bay.

The Endangered Species Act helped the sea otter make an incredible recovery, now Congress wants to gut the act.

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