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Trump administration clears the way for logging in America's "crown jewel" national forest

Alaska's old-growth Tongass National Forest—home to trees as old as America itself—is now just a step away from devastating logging.

Legislators in D.C. share the blueprint for state and local plastic pollution reduction

Plastic pollution is taking its toll on wildlife and wild spaces across the country. Now, state leaders have a blueprint for action.

Trump EPA allows power plants to dump more toxic pollution into waterways

The EPA’s new Toxic Water Pollution Rule puts the health of our rivers and the safety of our drinking water at risk from pollution. 

America's Top Colleges for Renewable Energy

America’s colleges and universities are leading the transition to a 100 percent renewable energy system. More than 40 colleges and universities now obtain 100 percent or more of their electricity from renewable energy sources.

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News Release | Environment America

Statement: Sen. Udall Introduces “Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act”

This zero-tolerance policy for plastic pellet pollution helps lay the foundation for a zero-waste world where we always choose wildlife over waste. 

News Release

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A resolute dedication to democratic ideals coupled with the wisdom to recognize how and when to see the task through to completion: Advocates for all causes would do well to emulate the qualities that made Justice Ginsburg a truly historic figure. We offer our condolences to her children and grandchildren. The country she worked so hard to improve will miss her.

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Our decades-long campaign to defend the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is not over

The Trump administration announced Monday that it will begin oil leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. We've been working for decades to protect this 19 million acre wilderness, and we're not giving up now.

News Release | Environment New Mexico

Statement: Opening Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling is a catastrophic decision

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Keeping it wild

John Muir was among the early advocates for preserving the Tongass National Forest. Teddy Roosevelt declared it a national forest — America's largest. But why are people from California to Texas to Maine so passionate about a forest in remote southern Alaska? Much of that passion is owed to the fact that some places stir the imagination and therefore, the soul. People also understand intuitively that the campaign to save the Tongass is about something larger than even that vast forest: It’s about what we value as a society.

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.