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Treating the Deschutes River Like an Irrigation Ditch Harms Rare Frogs and Fish

Teal Waterstrat / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Dams and irrigation projects are jeopardizing some of the last remaining habitat for threatened Oregon spotted frogs, as well as salmon, steelhead and bull trout.

The Fight for a Solar-Powered Future

2016 brings hope for continued solar growth, but regulatory battles still rage over the future of this vital clean energy resource.

Stealing America’s Birthright

"Malheur NWR, OR" by Don Barrett https://flic.kr/p/ahgGfv

There's a lot at stake in the armed standoff at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

We Need Tougher Rules to Keep Lead Out of Kids’ Drinking Water

"Dropping" by Ceyhun (Jay) Isik/https://flic.kr/p/cFMbPE

Lead contamination of drinking water is a crisis in this country, and the EPA needs to do everything it can to strengthen the regulations designed to protect us from this hidden threat.

Artists Who Love Wolves: An Interview with Walt Barker

Learn more about the artists behind the Join the Pack wolf art campaign and why they’re passionate about wolves.

Massive Gas Leak Puts Californians’ Health and Environment in Jeopardy

An overhead photo of SoCalGas's leaking Aliso Canyon well pad in 2015, which polluted the Porter Ranch community in Los Angeles County in California's largest climate disaster.

A massive gas leak near the town of Porter Ranch is releasing as much methane in a month as a fleet of 200,000 cars would in a year.

Court Says BLM Must Survey Utah’s Red Rock Country for Cultural Artifacts

After decades of foot dragging, the Bureau of Land Management must finally take necessary steps to protect Utah’s world-renowned archeological sites from off-road vehicles.

Earthjustice attorneys brought their message to the howling masses on reddit. By bringing attention to the plight of wolves, they helped convince Congress not to declare open season on these imperiled canines.