PFAS, aka forever chemicals, are a large group of manmade chemicals called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Some of the most persistent manmade compounds on the planet, they’re commonly ...

As anti-abortion activists and politicians continue to attack access to reproductive healthcare, they’re testing a new pathway to criminalize abortion care: environmental law. In 2025 anti-abortion ...

Diamondback terrapins are the wild jewels of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. With diamond-patterned shells and speckled skin, these stunning turtles are a keystone species in the salt marshes and ...

PFAS — aka perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are a large, diverse group of manmade chemicals that have multiple, strong carbon-fluorine bonds, making them “highly fluorinated” compounds.

Climate change is scary news for seals in many more ways than one. Besides degrading and eliminating necessary sea-ice habitat, warming depletes their prey, makes them more vulnerable to predators and ...

Thanks to a decade of unflagging work by the Center and allies, two lawsuits, and tens of thousands of comments by Center supporters, the majestic and long embattled tule elk of Point Reyes National ...

Whether an area is prone to hurricanes, flooding, or wildfires, emergency preparedness checklists are created to help people prepare for disasters and their aftermath. This scorecard analyzes ...

For generations, Nevada’s big-eyed, black-freckled Dixie Valley toads thrived in a small desert oasis, hidden from humans. But by the time scientists described them in 2017, the species was already ...

Critical habitat is key to the survival of endangered species. In fact, a study by the Center found, plants and animals with federally protected critical habitat are more than twice as likely to be ...

Despite their name fishers don't eat fish or live by the ocean. These shy, plush-furred members of the weasel family inhabit mature forests and munch on everything from birds to small mammals to fruit ...