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Saving Northern Maine’s Economic Gem

: Local business owner Matthew Polstein is fighting the threatened repeal of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument because the new monument has already ramped up tourism and bolstered the regional economy.

Scott Pruitt's Deadly Delays

Activist Yudith Nieto holds an air sampler in Hartman Park, in the Manchester neighborhood of Houston, Texas.

Scott Pruitt is delaying key rules that protect our health and environment. For every delay, lives are lost.

Don’t Close the Door on a Climate Refuge

The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument can serve as a vital ecological refuge for many species as the climate changes—but only if it’s protected.

A Mom’s Battle Against Ozone

Steve, Afton and May Surwillo talk to Rocio Rodarte, Legislative Aide for Colorado Senator Michael F. Bennet, during an Earthjustice clean air fly-in meeting in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington D.C.

Afton Surwillo is part of a broad coalition of moms, doctors and faith leaders speaking out against congressional efforts to weaken clean air protections.

Why Patagonia Joined the National Monuments Fight

Stars illuminate the landscape of Bears Ears National Monument.

Patagonia steps into the legal arena to protect America's wild spaces.

Resisting Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks, Locally

Marchers in New York City's 2014 Peoples Climate March. Heightened activism at the local level has garnered a breakthrough for environmental justice in this city.

Heightened activism at the local level has garnered a breakthrough for environmental justice in New York City.

Remembering a Community’s Champion

Charlene Benton was a hero in her community and an inspiration to those who knew her—including me.

The Major Food Waste Problem You Haven't Heard About

America wastes millions of acres of land through inefficient food production.

President of Palau: If U.S. Won’t Lead, We All Will

The U.S. exit from the Paris Agreement means it’s up to the rest of us to move forward with climate change, says President Tommy Remengesau. His island nation is doing just that.

The U.S. exit from the Paris Agreement means it’s up to the rest of us to move forward on climate action, says President Tommy Remengesau. His island nation is doing just that.