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We Need NOAA Now More Than Ever

ExplainerUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association runs our weather service, manages our fisheries, and conducts critical climate research.
Balandra Beach in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, on January 23, 2025. On December 9, 2024, in an open letter to the CEO of Houston-based fossil fuel company Mexico Pacific Limited (Mexico Pacific), NRDC announced their opposition to the company’s proposed construction of a massive liquified natural gas (LNG) export facility at Puerto Libertad in Sonora, Mexico, on the eastern shore of the Gulf of California. Called Saguaro Energia LNG (Saguaro), the project would be an industrial development antic

LNG Export Projects Threaten a World Heritage Site in Mexico

ExplainerMexicoShelia Hu
Three liquefied natural gas terminals on the Gulf of California coast are the last thing this biodiversity hot spot (and the climate) needs.
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Are Our Public Lands on the Chopping Block Again?

ExplainerUnited States, Utah, AlaskaTim Vanderpool
Another assault on America's natural heritage puts cultures, wildlife, tourism, and our climate at risk.

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Why We Need the EPA

ExplainerUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Let’s not forget what America looked like before we had the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Our rivers caught on fire, our air was full of smog, and it stank (literally).

“Chemical Recycling” Isn’t Actually Recycling.

ExplainerGeorgia, United StatesNicole Greenfield
Companies are trying to sell communities on a toxic solution to the plastic pollution crisis. The people of Macon, Georgia, saw through it. Will others?

We Need NOAA Now More Than Ever

ExplainerUnited StatesCourtney Lindwall

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association runs our weather service, manages our fisheries, and conducts critical climate research.

Water Affordability: 2024 Year in Review

Expert BlogUnited States, Michigan, PhiladelphiaLarry Levine, Cyndi Roper

Major developments lay the groundwork for future success, but battles also loom

Green Climate Fund Pledge Tracker

Expert BlogInternationalJoe Thwaites
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) underwent its second replenishment round in 2023. Keep track of all the pledges here.