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This afternoon, an Endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle named “Pancake” successfully made its return to the Atlantic Ocean just outside WCS’s nyaquarium. Pancake is estimated to be between two and five years old, and was found suffering from cold stunning on Nov. 22, 2025, at Duck Harbor Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. After being rescued by the …

Trump's Arch and other vanity projects on the National Mall are being funded by millions of dollars in entry fees from our national parks. These much-needed funds should be going toward repairing our nation's park system, addressing staff shortages, and reducing maintenance backlogs. Tell Congress to reject funding for Trump's arch and instead protect our national …

Donald Trump and his administration just admitted that they punished states that voted against him and slashed billions of dollars in federal investments. The Trump administration cancelled 280+ projects and ignored job losses, air pollution, and increasing bills. Instead, the adminsitration is wasting your dollars on dirty backroom deals to line the pockets of fossil fuel …

Check out that vertical. Our camera trap recently caught this jaguar’s near miss at the site of an artificial watering hole in the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala. So many species are utilizing these. You may recall, as droughts intensify, the water has been placed to provide critical relief. Amazing wildlife videos are a lucky byproduct. #jaguar #bigcats #guatemala #cameratrap #wildlifevideo

America's public lands have a secret ally: the Land and Water Conservation Fund. It helps protect national parks, hiking trails, forests, historic sites, beaches and local parks across the country. Right now, some lawmakers are trying to block, divert or even eliminate LWCF funding. But there's good news: people speaking up recently stopped an effort to undermine …

We tested over 100 products, from raincoats to tablecloths, that had supposedly phased out the use of toxic “forever chemicals” in New York and California—and the results are promising. Click the link in our bio to read the full report.

You beat our goal — not once, but twice. ⚽️ We set out to fund 21 water projects this World Cup, and you got us there. Then atlascopcogroup stepped in with a second match — 15 more projects, doubled — and you beat our goal again. Final score: 74 projects funded, and clean water closer to home …

Grocery stores’ massive refrigerators and freezers use hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a type of “super pollutant” that contributes to global warming thousands of times more than carbon dioxide. Back in his first term, President Trump signed a law to reduce the use of these dangerous chemicals, but now he’s reversing course and trying to delay the reduction. …

Along the Eight Channel Islands that lie off the coast of The Nature Conservancy in California, lives the little spotted skunk. They’re about quarter the size of a striped skunk and they’re rarely seen, even by researchers. When they feel threatened, this little acrobatic skunk stomps its feet and does a mini handstand. (Superrrr threatening, …

The Trump administration wants to roll back the Roadless Area Conservation Rule that protects nearly 60 million acres of public forests from harmful roadbuilding, including watersheds that many communities rely on for clean drinking water.

Since the 1700s, the Molina family has cultivated a deep connection to the land at El Hatico, their family farm in Colombia. But in the early 1990s, they made a bold decision that would completely transform their nine-generation legacy. That decision? To move the family’s cattle ranch from an extensive livestock model to an intensive silvopastoral …

BREAKING 🚨 Our planet burns while they bank BILLIONS. This week, as Trump’s War continues to rage in Iran, Big Oil once again announced monster profits - all while the world suffers from record-breaking heatwaves, unprecedented wildfires and extreme weather. The worst part? Their products literally help fuel the climate crisis that we all experience! How many lives …

🔥For millions of Filipinos, extreme heat is no joke. It adds to the many challenges our communities already face, from health risks to lost livelihoods, especially among climate-sensitive sectors like our fisherfolk. The corporations driving the climate crisis must be held accountable. Governments must stop letting Big Oil boil the planet for profit—and make polluters pay …

Record shark activity off New York? More likely, Hans Walters of WCS’s New York Aquarium tells the New York Post, we’re just noticing them more, thanks in part to technology like drones. They’ve always been here and they’re far more focused on fish than on us.

NRDC’s offshore wind strategist, Pasha Feinberg, talks about the lengths that the Trump administration will go to block clean energy development. Listen to the latest episode of What the Earth: on.nrdc.org/3T1GszE pic.x.com/H3JuqLMwIg

Check out this vertical. Our camera trap recently caught a jaguar’s near miss at an artificial watering hole in the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala. You may recall, as droughts intensify, the water has been placed to provide relief. Wildlife videos are a lucky byproduct. pic.x.com/sQilwPpJEc

A recent Supreme Court decision gutting key Voting Rights Act protections makes it harder for communities of color to elect leaders, deepening environmental injustices and leaving more children breathing dirtier air and drinking polluted water. on.nrdc.org/4flzrSQ

Too many communities living near oil + gas development unnecessarily breathe dirty, methane-polluted air. Strong industry standards that limit routine flaring and #CutMethane emissions are a make or break for public health across the country.

Oil & gas companies intentionally burn off gas that pollutes our air with methane and dangerous VOCs – resulting in $7.4 billion in health damages. Our health and wallets can’t afford for companies to skip over key methane reduction technologies to #CutMethane waste.

Record shark activity off New York? More likely, Hans Walters of WCS’s @nyaquarium tells @nypost, we’re just noticing them more, thanks in part to technology like drones. They’ve always been here and they’re far more focused on fish than on us. nypost.com/2026/07/21/lif…