diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tutorials.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tutorials.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..587a422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tutorials.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+name: Test notebooks
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+    - main
+  schedule:
+    # Run every monday at 7am EST
+    - cron: '0 12 * * 1'
+
+concurrency:
+  # Cancel intermediate builds only on pull requests
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/pull/') }}
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash -l {0}
+
+jobs:
+  run-notebook:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        
+      - name: Install Conda environment with Micromamba
+        uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v3
+        with:
+          environment-file: binder/environment.yml
+          environment-name: Earthdata2026
+          create-args: >-
+            conda
+          cache-environment: true
+
+      - name: Install dependencies for testing
+        run: |
+          which python
+          python --version
+          pip install jupyter nbconvert
+
+      - name: Create EDL .netrc file 
+        run: |
+          cat <<EOF > $HOME/.netrc
+          machine urs.earthdata.nasa.gov
+            login ${{ secrets.EDL_USERNAME }}
+            password ${{ secrets.EDL_PASSWORD }}
+          EOF
+          chmod 600 $HOME/.netrc
+
+      - name: Test each notebook sequentially
+        run: |
+          # Loop over all notebooks and count how many fail to complete
+          NUM_FAILED=0
+          NUM_TOTAL=0
+          for file in ./binder/*.ipynb; do
+              ((NUM_TOTAL++))
+              echo ""
+              echo "*****************************"
+              echo "Running notebook \"$file\"..."
+              jupyter nbconvert --to notebook --execute $file --output executed_notebook.ipynb
+              if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+                  echo "...$file succeeded!"
+              else
+                  echo "...$file failed"
+                  ((NUM_FAILED++))
+              fi
+
+              # Clean up!
+              rm -f ./binder/data/*.nc4
+
+              echo "*****************************"
+              echo ""
+          done
+
+          echo ""
+          echo "*****************************"
+          echo "*****************************"
+          echo ""
+
+          if [[ $NUM_FAILED > 1 ]]; then
+            echo "$NUM_FAILED of $NUM_TOTAL notebooks failed."
+            exit 1
+          elif [[ $NUM_FAILED = 1 ]]; then
+            echo "$NUM_FAILED of $NUM_TOTAL notebooks failed; this is expected until MERRA2 notebook is fixed"
+            echo "See https://github.com/OPENDAP/NASA-tutorials/issues/28; remove this elif clause and update first check to NUM_FAILED > 0 when fixed."
+          else
+            echo "$NUM_TOTAL notebooks succeeded."
+          fi
+
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9cd04e8..105ff94 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ stare/pystare/
 ## any data
 *.nc
 *.sqlite
-
+*.nc4
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a59c1f..fb2295d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ $    conda activate
 3. Build the virtual environment for the tutorials
 
 ```
-$    conda env create -f binder/environment.yml`
+$    conda env create -f binder/environment.yml
 ```
 
 4. After a few minutes, activate the new environment
 
 ```
-$    conda activate Earthdata2026`
+$    conda activate Earthdata2026
 ```
 
 5. Run `jupyter lab` and the notebooks will appear in your running/default
diff --git a/binder/Authenticate.ipynb b/binder/Authenticate.ipynb
index 0036bee..3f30ef9 100644
--- a/binder/Authenticate.ipynb
+++ b/binder/Authenticate.ipynb
@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "auth = earthaccess.login(strategy=\"interactive\", persist=True) # you will be promted to add your EDL credentials\n",
+    "from earthaccess.exceptions import LoginStrategyUnavailable\n",
+    "try:\n",
+    "    auth = earthaccess.login(strategy=\"netrc\", persist=True) # you will be promted to add your EDL credentials\n",
+    "except LoginStrategyUnavailable:\n",
+    "    auth = earthaccess.login(strategy=\"interactive\", persist=True)\n",
     "\n",
     "# pass Token Authorization to a new Session.\n",
-    "my_session = auth.get_session()"
+    "my_session = session=auth.get_session()"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/binder/environment.yml b/binder/environment.yml
index c788bc3..36143c1 100644
--- a/binder/environment.yml
+++ b/binder/environment.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ dependencies:
   - pyresample
   - xarray=2026.1
   - pip:
-      - git+https://github.com/pydap/pydap.git
+      - git+https://github.com/pydap/pydap.git
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