Hundreds of volunteers participated in first-ever International Plastic Pellet Count
From Wisconsin to Copacabana 52,458 plastic pellets were collected from beaches, streams, and lake shores.
Rivers & lakes
Our country’s lakes, rivers and streams give life to ecosystems and people alike from coast to coast. Now it’s time we protect them as the life-giving resources they are.
The Latest on Rivers & lakes
What happens to fish (and humans) when fish eat plastic?
How coal mining harms the environment
Updates
U.S Supreme Court won’t hear Alaska’s Pebble Mine Lawsuit
Celebrating Bristol Bay protections in the Rose Garden
EPA prevents the Pebble Mine
Featured Resources
Good intentions, bad outcomes. Six ways impervious surfaces harm our cities and the environment
Southcentral Alaska’s Water and Microplastics
Clean Water Act on Trial
Safe for Swimming?
The Latest
The Antiquities Act is meant to protect America’s natural and cultural treasures forever. Is the Act itself in danger?
The Antiquities Act has played a crucial role in protecting many of America's most treasured landscapes. We take it for granted at our peril.
A look back at what our unique network accomplished in 2023
Here are 10 examples of how our advocates won positive results for the public and the planet in 2023.
EPA finalizes protections for Bristol Bay from the Pebble Mine
The EPA released a final determination protecting wild Sockeye Salmon headwaters from a proposed gold and copper mine
