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America’s waters are contaminated by poop and bacteria. Use our maps to find the worst waste locations near you.

Laurel Neme is the author of Animal Investigators: How the World’s First Forensics Lab is Solving Crimes and Saving Endangered Species. Her work has appeared on National Geographic, Mongabay and other ...

Climate change threatens species around the world. At the same time, many animals can help us in the fight against climate ...

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Climate change threatens species around the world. At the same time, many animals can help us in the fight against climate change — if we let them.

The recently enacted High Seas Treaty offers an opportunity to protect the ocean like never before.

John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator and an award-winning environmental journalist whose work has appeared in dozens of publications around the world. His “Extinction Countdown” column has run ...

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Earthjustice and NRDC recently issued a press release pointing out the “ anti-backsliding ” provision in the Safe Drinking Water Act, which should have prevented the EPA from weakening existing ...

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