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Ozawa Bineshi Albert, with Casey Camp-Horinek (right).

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December 23, 2020 | Explainer

This Dreamy Alaskan Rainforest is a Buffer Against Climate Change

The Tongass National Forest is threatened by a rule change that would allow new clear-cut logging. We’re in court to defend the Tongass.

January 27, 2021 | Update

6 Things Biden Just Did to Confront the Climate Crisis and Advance Environmental Justice

The president signed a package of executive orders to address climate change, promote environmental justice, and move us toward a clean energy future.

January 27, 2021 | Feature

Quemetco’s Lead Legacy: A Cycle of Injustice and Contamination in Southern California

California’s legislators and regulators have the opportunity and obligation to fulfill their oversight duties and hold Quemetco accountable for its historic and ongoing harm to people and the environment.

January 22, 2021 | Feature

Ironbound Unyielding

A Newark neighborhood takes on a toxic trash incinerator.

January 22, 2021 | Update

A Huge Amount of Fossil Fuel Drilling Happens on Public Lands and Waters. Biden Is Taking Steps to Change That.

Instead of fueling the climate crisis and the extinction boom, public lands and waters can be part of the solution.

January 21, 2021 | Feature

The Biden-Harris Administration & The Environment

Many of the illegal, devastating attacks on the environment from the previous administration can be remedied. And the Biden-Harris administration has already began the long, hard work to do so.

January 21, 2021 | From the Experts

Rising Temperatures in the Land Down Under are a Human Rights Issue

A coalition of international and Australian environmental and human rights lawyers are calling for the United Nations Human Rights Council to review Australia’s human rights record in light of the government's inaction on climate change.

January 20, 2021 | Update

Biden’s Executive Orders Aim to Reset Trump’s Disastrous Policies. Here are the Highlights.

The Biden-Harris administration began Day One with a suite of executive orders that outline a sweeping policy agenda.

January 20, 2021 | Feature

Fighting the Good Fight to Protect the Great Lakes

The Bay Mills Indian Community fights efforts to extend the life of a dangerous oil pipeline that runs through one of the world’s most sensitive ecosystems.

January 19, 2021 | Article

Until the Earth Thrives, We Will Never Rest

After four years of fighting the worst administration for the environment in this country’s history, we have the opportunity to repair and rebuild.

January 19, 2021 | Feature

Overruled: The Untold Story of the Trump Administration

Over the past four years, hard-fought court victories saved lives and preserved the possibility for repair. We will never rest in the fight for people and the planet.

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