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4.44444rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), 491px), (min-width: 1024px) calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), (min-width: 1004px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), (min-width: 672px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), calc(100vw - 2.22222rem)" width="576" height="324" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/2024-11/Multi-year%20climate%20fund%20total%20pledges%20241111.png.jpg?h=f4991637&itok=YitxsYsX" alt="" /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <a class="c-card__link" href="/bio/joe-thwaites/cop-28-climate-fund-pledge-tracker"><h3 class="c-card__title">Climate Funds Pledge Tracker </h3></a> <div class="c-card__details"><span class="c-card__detail"><time datetime="2024-11-19T12:00:00Z">November 19, 2024</time> </span><span class="c-card__detail">Expert Blog</span><span class="c-card__detail">International</span><span class="c-card__detail">Joe Thwaites</span></div> <div class="c-card__summary"> Keep track of pledges to UN climate funds that help developing countries reduce greenhouse emissions and address the impacts of climate change. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-history-node-id="74166" class="c-card"> <div class="c-card__wrapper"> <div class="c-card__media"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_25/public/2024-11/panel%20side%20event_fig%202.jpeg.webp?h=3eec9708&itok=zBkc44r- 192w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_50/public/2024-11/panel%20side%20event_fig%202.jpeg.webp?h=3eec9708&itok=L1lculxk 384w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_75/public/2024-11/panel%20side%20event_fig%202.jpeg.webp?h=3eec9708&itok=zEUU8fmk 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/2024-11/panel%20side%20event_fig%202.jpeg.webp?h=3eec9708&itok=xcBoq6tX 768w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_150/public/2024-11/panel%20side%20event_fig%202.jpeg.webp?h=3eec9708&itok=t2rCC08z 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_200/public/2024-11/panel%20side%20event_fig%202.jpeg.webp?h=3eec9708&itok=EMCMrUFb 1360w" sizes="(min-width: 1044px) min(calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), 491px), (min-width: 1024px) calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), (min-width: 1004px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), (min-width: 672px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), calc(100vw - 2.22222rem)" width="576" height="324" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/2024-11/panel%20side%20event_fig%202.jpeg.jpg?h=3eec9708&itok=xcBoq6tX" alt="A large conference room with people seated along round tables with a giant screen showing the speaker" /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <a class="c-card__link" href="/bio/jeff-fralick/countries-discuss-hfc-23-blind-spot-and-more-36th-montreal-protocol-meeting"><h3 class="c-card__title">Countries Discuss the HFC-23 Blind Spot and More at 36th Montreal Protocol Meeting </h3></a> <div class="c-card__details"><span class="c-card__detail"><time datetime="2024-11-18T12:00:00Z">November 18, 2024</time> </span><span class="c-card__detail">Expert Blog</span><span class="c-card__detail">International</span><span class="c-card__detail">Jeff Fralick, Dr. Richie Kaur</span></div> <div class="c-card__summary"> The meeting concluded with multiple important decisions that will help advance protection of the ozone layer and our climate. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-history-node-id="35499" class="c-card"> <div class="c-card__wrapper"> <div class="c-card__media"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_25/public/media-uploads/01_shutterstock_1295405035_2400.jpg.webp?h=44b879e5&itok=96Z0qr0n 192w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_50/public/media-uploads/01_shutterstock_1295405035_2400.jpg.webp?h=44b879e5&itok=hbR3HdXz 384w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_75/public/media-uploads/01_shutterstock_1295405035_2400.jpg.webp?h=44b879e5&itok=2HqrwFyD 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/media-uploads/01_shutterstock_1295405035_2400.jpg.webp?h=44b879e5&itok=JSvBWPsN 768w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_150/public/media-uploads/01_shutterstock_1295405035_2400.jpg.webp?h=44b879e5&itok=1K_UScBj 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_200/public/media-uploads/01_shutterstock_1295405035_2400.jpg.webp?h=44b879e5&itok=bRq5vNba 1360w" sizes="(min-width: 1044px) min(calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), 491px), (min-width: 1024px) calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), (min-width: 1004px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), (min-width: 672px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), calc(100vw - 2.22222rem)" width="576" height="324" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/media-uploads/01_shutterstock_1295405035_2400.jpg.jpg?h=44b879e5&itok=JSvBWPsN" alt="Two lanes of bumper-to-bumper car traffic on a city bridge" /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <a class="c-card__link" href="/stories/what-is-congestion-pricing"><h3 class="c-card__title">What Is Congestion Pricing? </h3></a> <div class="c-card__details"><span class="c-card__detail"><time datetime="2024-11-18T12:00:00Z">November 18, 2024</time> </span><span class="c-card__detail">Explainer</span><span class="c-card__detail">United States, New York City</span></div> <div class="c-card__summary"> Fees charged for driving on busy city roads reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality while also generating sorely needed funding for the transit systems that many people rely on for their daily commutes. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-history-node-id="21918" class="c-card"> <div class="c-card__wrapper"> <div class="c-card__media"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_25/public/media-uploads/wats20_7074360525_95a3052728_o_2400.jpg.webp?h=25af63a6&itok=QV0x_2mc 192w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_50/public/media-uploads/wats20_7074360525_95a3052728_o_2400.jpg.webp?h=25af63a6&itok=wLCB7qE3 384w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_75/public/media-uploads/wats20_7074360525_95a3052728_o_2400.jpg.webp?h=25af63a6&itok=Bo_jIUYu 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/media-uploads/wats20_7074360525_95a3052728_o_2400.jpg.webp?h=25af63a6&itok=2pSWTqKt 768w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_150/public/media-uploads/wats20_7074360525_95a3052728_o_2400.jpg.webp?h=25af63a6&itok=xEo5KSbG 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_200/public/media-uploads/wats20_7074360525_95a3052728_o_2400.jpg.webp?h=25af63a6&itok=nxGywDY1 1360w" sizes="(min-width: 1044px) min(calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), 491px), (min-width: 1024px) calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), (min-width: 1004px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), (min-width: 672px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), calc(100vw - 2.22222rem)" width="576" height="324" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/media-uploads/wats20_7074360525_95a3052728_o_2400.jpg.jpg?h=25af63a6&itok=2pSWTqKt" alt="Two adults standing and four children in front of a brown house with a smokestack spewing out smoke in the background" /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <a class="c-card__link" href="/stories/why-we-need-epa"><h3 class="c-card__title">Why We Need the EPA </h3></a> <div class="c-card__details"><span class="c-card__detail"><time datetime="2024-11-18T12:00:00Z">November 18, 2024</time> </span><span class="c-card__detail">Explainer</span><span class="c-card__detail">United States</span><span class="c-card__detail">Brian Palmer</span></div> <div class="c-card__summary"> Let’s not forget what America looked like before we had the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Our rivers caught on fire, our air was full of smog, and it stank (literally). </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-history-node-id="74163" class="c-card"> <div class="c-card__wrapper"> <div class="c-card__media"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_25/public/2024-11/preview_url%20%281%29.jpg.webp?h=c71d0c67&itok=OpIbch6k 192w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_50/public/2024-11/preview_url%20%281%29.jpg.webp?h=c71d0c67&itok=_8dTOs-O 384w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_75/public/2024-11/preview_url%20%281%29.jpg.webp?h=c71d0c67&itok=2O0QjAlm 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/2024-11/preview_url%20%281%29.jpg.webp?h=c71d0c67&itok=T5FRmAOk 768w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_150/public/2024-11/preview_url%20%281%29.jpg.webp?h=c71d0c67&itok=ofKqCkmZ 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_200/public/2024-11/preview_url%20%281%29.jpg.webp?h=c71d0c67&itok=pnvcdFYR 1360w" sizes="(min-width: 1044px) min(calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), 491px), (min-width: 1024px) calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), (min-width: 1004px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), (min-width: 672px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), calc(100vw - 2.22222rem)" width="576" height="324" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/2024-11/preview_url%20%281%29.jpg.jpg?h=c71d0c67&itok=T5FRmAOk" alt="" /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <a class="c-card__link" href="/bio/lauren-kubiak/caltrans-secures-32-million-concrete-decarbonization-programs"><h3 class="c-card__title">Caltrans Secures $32 Million for Concrete Decarbonization Programs </h3></a> <div class="c-card__details"><span class="c-card__detail"><time datetime="2024-11-15T12:00:00Z">November 15, 2024</time> </span><span class="c-card__detail">Expert Blog</span><span class="c-card__detail">California</span><span class="c-card__detail">Lauren Kubiak</span></div> <div class="c-card__summary"> Federal Highways Administration funding could help Caltrans unlock emission reductions from concrete and asphalt used in state transportation infrastructure. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a id="carousel"></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="l-page__full-width"> <div class="c-table-of-contents u-clearfix" data-table-of-contents> <div class="c-table-of-contents__sidebar" data-table-of-contents-sidebar> <ul class="c-table-of-contents__menu" id="table-of-contents--menu" data-table-of-contents-menu> <li class="c-table-of-contents__menu-item"> <a class="c-table-of-contents__menu-link" href="#what-is-climate-change" data-table-of-contents-link>What Is Climate Change?</a> </li> <li class="c-table-of-contents__menu-item"> <a class="c-table-of-contents__menu-link" href="#causes" data-table-of-contents-link>Causes</a> </li> <li class="c-table-of-contents__menu-item"> <a class="c-table-of-contents__menu-link" href="#effects" data-table-of-contents-link>Effects</a> </li> <li class="c-table-of-contents__menu-item"> <a class="c-table-of-contents__menu-link" href="#solutions" data-table-of-contents-link>Solutions</a> </li> <li class="c-table-of-contents__menu-item"> <a class="c-table-of-contents__menu-link" href="#take-action" data-table-of-contents-link>Take Action</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="c-table-of-contents__section u-clearfix" id="what-is-climate-change" data-table-of-contents-section> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg"> <h2>What Is Climate Change?</h2> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg u-clearfix" data-wysiwyg> <p><span>Climate change is generally defined as a significant variation of average weather conditions—say, conditions becoming warmer, wetter, or drier—over several decades or more. It’s the longer-term trend that differentiates climate change from natural weather variability.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__expanded"> <div class="l-fact-grid"> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p>46%</p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p><span>The percentage rise of the </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-climate-change#causes"><span>atmosphere’s share of carbon dioxide</span></a><span> since preindustrial times</span></p></div> </div> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p>250,000</p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p><span>The additional number of </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-climate-change#effects"><span>deaths expected per year</span></a><span> between 2030 and 2050 due to climate change</span></p></div> </div> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p><span>⅓</span></p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p><span>The amount of all animal and plant species that could </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-climate-change#effects"><span>face extinction</span></a><span> by 2070 due to climate change</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="u-spaced-8-below c-wysiwyg u-clearfix" data-wysiwyg> <p><a class="c-button c-button--primary" href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-climate-change">LEARN MORE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="c-table-of-contents__section u-clearfix" id="causes" data-table-of-contents-section> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg"> <h2>Causes</h2> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg u-clearfix" data-wysiwyg> <p><span>The mechanics of the earth’s climate system are simple. When energy from the sun is reflected off the earth and back into space (mostly by clouds and ice), or when the earth’s atmosphere releases energy, the planet cools. When the earth absorbs the sun’s energy, or when atmospheric gases prevent heat released by the earth from radiating into space (the greenhouse effect), </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/global-warming-101"><span>the planet warms</span></a><span>. A variety of factors, both natural and human, can influence the earth’s climate system.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__expanded"> <div class="l-fact-grid"> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p>4.6 <span class="u-small-caps">metric tons</span></p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p>The amount of carbon dioxide <a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-causes-climate-change#transportation">emitted by a typical passenger vehicle</a> every year</p></div> </div> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p>60%</p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p>The percentage of <a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-causes-climate-change#electricity">electricity used in the United States</a> that comes from burning fossil fuels</p></div> </div> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p>3<span class="u-small-caps">m+</span></p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p>The number of <a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/millions-leaky-and-abandoned-oil-and-gas-wells-are-threatening-lives-and-climate">defunct oil and gas wells</a> in the United States, responsible for emitting more than 280,000 metric tons of methane in 2018</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="u-spaced-4-below c-wysiwyg u-clearfix" data-wysiwyg> <p><a class="c-button c-button--primary" href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-causes-climate-change"><span>LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT CAUSES CLIMATE CHANGE</span></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__expanded"> <figure class="u-spaced-8-below c-figure"> <div class="c-figure__media"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_25/public/2023-01/GettyImages-1193322776_COMP.jpg.webp?h=c73c28ba&itok=mI1KA-0a 288w, /sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_50/public/2023-01/GettyImages-1193322776_COMP.jpg.webp?h=c73c28ba&itok=ZTv-Gd5I 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_75/public/2023-01/GettyImages-1193322776_COMP.jpg.webp?h=c73c28ba&itok=9DrnCelF 864w, /sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_100/public/2023-01/GettyImages-1193322776_COMP.jpg.webp?h=c73c28ba&itok=n0J-ImL5 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_150/public/2023-01/GettyImages-1193322776_COMP.jpg.webp?h=c73c28ba&itok=ukriXAuh 1728w, /sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_200/public/2023-01/GettyImages-1193322776_COMP.jpg.webp?h=c73c28ba&itok=rE1z55Ey 2304w" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) min(calc((100vw - 4.44444rem) * 3 / 4), 1152px), (min-width: 808px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem) * 3 / 4), calc(100vw - 2.22222rem)" width="864" height="648" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large_4x3_100/public/2023-01/GettyImages-1193322776_COMP.jpg.jpg?h=c73c28ba&itok=n0J-ImL5" alt="A view of children playing in a flooded building without a roof and windows after Cyclone Pam in Tanna, Vanatu " /> </div> <figcaption class="c-figure__caption"><div class="c-figure__caption-text"><p><span>A school damaged by Cyclone Pam in Tanna, Vanuatu, December 2019</span></p></div><div class="c-figure__caption-credit"> <span class="u-visually-hidden">Credit: </span><p><span>Mario Tama/Getty Images</span></p></div></figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="c-table-of-contents__section u-clearfix" id="effects" data-table-of-contents-section> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg"> <h2>Effects</h2> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg u-clearfix" data-wysiwyg> <p>Climate change affects everything, from the places we live to the water we drink to the air we breathe. And although it affects everyone in some way, its most negative impacts are disproportionately felt by <a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-climate-feminism">women</a>, <a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/vijay-limaye/reducing-climate-pollution-improves-childrens-health-today">children</a>, <a href="https://psci.princeton.edu/tips/2020/8/15/racial-disparities-and-climate-change">people of color</a>, <a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/maria-martinez/indigenous-peoples-and-climate-change-3-things-know">Indigenous communities</a>, and the <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/26/climate-change-will-hurt-poor-people-the-most-federal-report.html">economically marginalized</a>. Climate change is a human rights issue.</p> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__expanded"> <div class="l-fact-grid"> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p>500%</p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p><span>The percentage increase of the</span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-effects-climate-change#weather"><span> annual area burned by wildfires</span></a><span> in California between 1972 and 2018</span></p></div> </div> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p>Up to 3.61 <span class="u-small-caps">ft</span></p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p><span>The predicted amount of </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/rob-moore/new-ipcc-report-sea-level-rise-challenges-are-growing"><span>sea level rise by the end of the century</span></a><span>, should we fail to curb emissions</span></p></div> </div> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p>15 years</p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p><span>The number of years left before the Arctic could be </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-effects-climate-change#environment">entirely ice-free</a><span> in the summer</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="u-spaced-8-below c-wysiwyg u-clearfix" data-wysiwyg> <p><a class="c-button c-button--primary" href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-effects-climate-change"><span>LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="c-table-of-contents__section u-clearfix" id="solutions" data-table-of-contents-section> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg"> <h2>Solutions</h2> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg u-clearfix" data-wysiwyg> <p><span>We now know exactly what it will take to win the fight against climate change, and we’re making measurable, meaningful progress. Game-changing developments in clean energy, electric vehicle technology, and energy efficiency are emerging every single day.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__expanded"> <div class="l-fact-grid"> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p>20–30%</p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p><span>The amount of carbon found in the world's soil that is </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-solutions-climate-change#conservation"><span>held by freshwater wetlands</span></a><span> </span></p></div> </div> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p>80%</p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p><span>The percentage of U.S. electricity that could be made up by </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/arjun-krishnaswami/80-clean-power-2030-achievable-massive-benefits"><span>wind, solar, hydro, and nuclear</span></a><span> </span>by the end of 2030</p></div> </div> <div class="c-fact" data-fact> <div class="c-fact__title"><p>1 in 7</p></div> <div class="c-fact__content" data-fact-show><p><span>The number of U.S. homes </span><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-solutions-climate-change#renewable-energy"><span>projected</span></a><span> to have rooftop solar panels by 2030</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="u-spaced-8-below c-wysiwyg u-clearfix" data-wysiwyg> <p><a class="c-button c-button--primary" href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/what-are-solutions-climate-change"><span>LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="c-table-of-contents__section u-clearfix" id="take-action" data-table-of-contents-section> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg"> <h2>Take Action</h2> </div> </div> <div class="l-page__main"> <div class="c-wysiwyg u-clearfix" data-wysiwyg> <p>Tackling our climate crisis depends on the efforts of everyone—nations, communities, companies, and individuals. 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4.44444rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), 491px), (min-width: 1024px) calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), (min-width: 1004px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), (min-width: 672px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), calc(100vw - 2.22222rem)" width="576" height="324" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/2024-01/shopping-for-sustainable-seafood-960945678.jpg.jpg?h=44e2402b&itok=BeJRQbzU" alt="A Black woman holding a cloth shopping bag filled with produce is looking at fish on ice at a market." /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <a class="c-card__link" href="/stories/smart-seafood-buying-guide"><h3 class="c-card__title">The Smart Seafood and Sustainable Fish Buying Guide </h3></a> <div class="c-card__details"><span class="c-card__detail"><time datetime="2024-01-22T12:00:00Z">January 22, 2024</time> </span><span class="c-card__detail">How-To</span><span class="c-card__detail">United States, International</span><span class="c-card__detail">Nicole Greenfield</span></div> <div class="c-card__summary"> Five ways to keep the environment in mind when you shop for fish and shellfish. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-history-node-id="69263" class="c-card"> <div class="c-card__wrapper"> <div class="c-card__media"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_25/public/2023-09/gabi-habeeb-hearing-5696.jpg.webp?h=d93f6874&itok=bv-1RMhk 192w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_50/public/2023-09/gabi-habeeb-hearing-5696.jpg.webp?h=d93f6874&itok=7QJ_ioju 384w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_75/public/2023-09/gabi-habeeb-hearing-5696.jpg.webp?h=d93f6874&itok=AFYnu8Df 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/2023-09/gabi-habeeb-hearing-5696.jpg.webp?h=d93f6874&itok=zfRSbHwc 768w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_150/public/2023-09/gabi-habeeb-hearing-5696.jpg.webp?h=d93f6874&itok=dQea1OT0 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_200/public/2023-09/gabi-habeeb-hearing-5696.jpg.webp?h=d93f6874&itok=-1Z6GT_N 1360w" sizes="(min-width: 1044px) min(calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), 491px), (min-width: 1024px) calc((100vw - 4.44444rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), (min-width: 1004px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 3.55556rem) / 3), (min-width: 672px) calc((100vw - 2.22222rem - 1.77778rem) / 2), calc(100vw - 2.22222rem)" width="576" height="324" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/2023-09/gabi-habeeb-hearing-5696.jpg.jpg?h=d93f6874&itok=zfRSbHwc" alt="Gabrielle Habeeb speaking at a public hearing in Chicago, Illinois" /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <a class="c-card__link" href="/stories/how-make-effective-public-comment"><h3 class="c-card__title">How to Make an Effective Public Comment </h3></a> <div class="c-card__details"><span class="c-card__detail"><time datetime="2023-09-21T12:00:00Z">September 21, 2023</time> </span><span class="c-card__detail">Toolkit</span><span class="c-card__detail">United States</span><span class="c-card__detail">Jenny Shalant</span></div> <div class="c-card__summary"> Whether you’re ready to submit a written comment or state your case at a hearing, these talking points, scripting guidelines, and other tips will help you make the most of your airtime. </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-history-node-id="69167" class="c-card"> <div class="c-card__wrapper"> <div class="c-card__media"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_25/public/2023-09/pajaro-levee-break-flood-california-KJ-0325.jpg.webp?h=44e2402b&itok=49eAjf7V 192w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_50/public/2023-09/pajaro-levee-break-flood-california-KJ-0325.jpg.webp?h=44e2402b&itok=MNvXpRbh 384w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_75/public/2023-09/pajaro-levee-break-flood-california-KJ-0325.jpg.webp?h=44e2402b&itok=RSFy5hp9 576w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_100/public/2023-09/pajaro-levee-break-flood-california-KJ-0325.jpg.webp?h=44e2402b&itok=Qu0LQzxE 768w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_150/public/2023-09/pajaro-levee-break-flood-california-KJ-0325.jpg.webp?h=44e2402b&itok=Vtza_Ndi 1152w, /sites/default/files/styles/medium_16x9_200/public/2023-09/pajaro-levee-break-flood-california-KJ-0325.jpg.webp?h=44e2402b&itok=QMZrDE4p 1360w" sizes="(min-width: 1044px) min(calc((100vw - 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