Plant repositories provide crucial links between plants, botanists, and the rest of us. But their already-shrinking budgets face new threats from the Trump administration.
Plant repositories provide crucial links between plants, botanists, and the rest of us. But their already-shrinking budgets face new threats from the Trump administration.
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A potential titanium mine threatened the famous swamp — until activists and local journalists stepped in.
This widely popular regulation protects 58.5 million acres of national forests and 1,600 at-risk species. The Trump administration wants gut it.
New research into the turtle-meat trade reveals that assumptions and unsubstantiated claims could hurt conservation efforts.
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Emily Donovan wants to “make the polluters pay” for what they’ve done to her North Carolina community, and others around the country.
Assigning human qualities to animals is dangerous for them — and for us.
Do we really want to push our climate to the brink because of a technology that offers convenience?
To plant a tree is to affirm one’s faith in the future, while at the same time reckoning with the sadness inherent in the comparative brevity of a human lifespan.
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