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  • Cape Rēinga in New Zealand

    Why Stories Matter

    Years spent observing various cultures threaded through multiple languages gave me my biggest gift; I can absorb a person’s voice into my pen and onto their paper.

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    • By: Sukayna Al-Aaraji
  • David Cash, peering into an aquarium and staring at a fish

    Fifty Years Later

    I viscerally remember what it felt like to walk through the dark entrance halls, turn a corner and then stop before the spectacular Giant Ocean Tank. I was able to connect these visits, 50 years apart, in my head and heart, in ways I never had before. 

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    • By: David Cash
  • Pile of multicolored clothing in a waste pile

    EPA's 2024 No-Buy Challenge

    EPA's Green Team challenge themselves to go a month without spending money on non-essentials in a monthlong No-Buy Challenge.

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    • By: Calvin Yahn
  • Dawn Redwood

    Celebrating Urban Parks During National Park Week

    Spending time in nature can lower our blood pressure, improve our cardiovascular health, and reduce stress. Regardless of our circumstances, we all deserve and need parks wherever we live.

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    • By: Hilary Clark
  • Paddy Run Stream

    Bringing a Local Stream Back to Life

    When we start with clean water, we instantly reduce the amount of nutrients reaching larger bodies of water. Paddy Run may be small, but the smallest streams often have the biggest impact.

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    • By: Christine Gonnelli
  • Threatened tortoise

    Using Pesticides Properly Can Protect People, Plants and Animals

    On this forty-ninth anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, I am reminded that by using pesticides properly, we not only protect our environment, and some of our most vulnerable species, we also protect ourselves. 

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    • By: Hilary Clark
  • Humpback whale

    Celebrating 50 Years of Protecting the Ocean

    During their travels, marine animals may face plastic pollution, impacts of climate change, and other threats. Their future survival can hinge on environmental laws that protect the ocean.

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    • By: Hilary Clark
  • Joshua trees in Mojave National Preserve

    Celebrating Our Environment During National Park Week

    Climate change and other environmental issues can seem daunting, but I’m hopeful that people will continue working and advocating to protect special places like Mojave National Preserve.

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    • By: Hilary Clark
  • ORD employees set up an air cleaner

    EPA scientists work with Tribal Nations to protect communities from radon and promote healthier air quality

    Learn how EPA scientists are doing research that benefits vulnerable communities.

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    • By: Hilary Clark