The international aquarium trade loves new and novel species. But many of these have not been named or identified by science, and we don’t know if the trade is sustainable.
The international aquarium trade loves new and novel species. But many of these have not been named or identified by science, and we don’t know if the trade is sustainable.
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Fifty years ago the United States ‘celebrated’ our nation’s founding with red, white, and blue junk from sea to shining sea. As the Semiquincentennial looms, we still haven’t learned our lesson.
One of the world’s rarest civets is threatened by the world’s most expensive coffee.
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As the federal government continues to water down PFAS protections, states have an opportunity to help their residents — but only if they avoid certain pitfalls and loopholes.
Restoring this vital landscape and its amazing wildlife will require strategy, collaboration, and vigilance.
A look inside the illegal turtle and tortoise trade operating through the world’s busiest land border crossing — and the enforcement vacuum making it possible.
More than 2,000 Indigenous languages are at risk of disappearing this century — and with them we could lose vitally important traditional ecological knowledge.
Whether you decide on a vacation or staycation, plan on finding inspiration in these books about owls, reptiles, climate justice, green gardening, and more.
How memory, civil rights, and environmental history are being quietly erased.
A philosopher tells an environmental success story that speaks to the moral necessity of ongoing work for wild beings.
Nearly half of all stopover sites used by migrating birds in North America fall within urban areas.
In this video edition, see how Panhandle communities work to stop petrochemicals along this biodiversity hotspot.
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