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John R. Platt

is the editor of The Revelator and an award-winning environmental journalist whose work has appeared in dozens of publications around the world. His “Extinction Countdown” column has run continuously since 2004 and has covered news and science related to more than 1,000 endangered species. He is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists and the National Association of Science Writers. John lives on the outskirts of Portland, Ore., where he finds himself surrounded by animals and cartoonists.
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Marshallia grandiflora
Extinction Countdown

An ‘Extinction Hotspot’ in Appalachia

The discovery of a lost plant species highlights the need to protect other endangered species in one of the most biodiverse regions in the United States.
June 17, 2020
by
John R. Platt
The discovery of a lost plant species highlights the need to protect other endangered species in one of the most biodiverse regions in the United States.
Black Lives Matter/George Floyd Protest, June 2020. Photo: Elvert Barnes (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Environmental Books

16 Essential Books About Environmental Justice, Racism and Activism

These books provide insight into the problems that plague people and the planet, while also offering solutions for a more just future.
June 16, 2020
by
John R. Platt
These books provide insight into the problems that plague people and the planet, while also offering solutions for a more just future.
Trump
Editorials

Trump’s Slash and Burn

The administration has brazenly axed another long list of environmental protections — when it should have been healing a nation wounded by the pandemic and racist violence.
June 9, 2020
by
John R. Platt
The administration has brazenly axed another long list of environmental protections — when it should have been healing a nation wounded by the pandemic and racist violence.
George Floyd mural
Editorials

Don’t Look Away

The ongoing crisis of racially motivated police violence — and the government’s violent response to demonstrations against those actions — reminds us that change requires justice.
June 4, 2020
by
John R. Platt and Tara Lohan
The ongoing crisis of racially motivated police violence — and the government’s violent response to demonstrations against those actions — reminds us that change requires justice.
Native guava myrtle root
Extinction Countdown

Australian Plant Species Face ‘Imminent Extinction’ From Invasive Pathogen

The once-common native guava species has nearly vanished — killed off by an invasive fungus that arrived just 10 years ago. Other plant species may soon follow.
June 3, 2020
by
John R. Platt
The once-common native guava species has nearly vanished — killed off by an invasive fungus that arrived just 10 years ago. Other plant species may soon follow.
leech
Extinction Countdown

A Lost Leech and a Call to Protect the Bloodsuckers

The New England medicinal leech could be a poster child for invertebrate and parasite conservation, according to researchers. We just need to find it first.
May 29, 2020
by
John R. Platt
The New England medicinal leech could be a poster child for invertebrate and parasite conservation, according to researchers. We just need to find it first.
May 2020 books
Environmental Books

18 New Environmental Books to Help You Through COVID-19 Isolation

May’s publications cover the amazing lives of elephants, butterflies, eels and fungi, and offer solutions for eco-anxiety and other environmental ills.
May 20, 2020
by
John R. Platt
May’s publications cover the amazing lives of elephants, butterflies, eels and fungi, and offer solutions for eco-anxiety and other environmental ills.
wolf
Extinction Countdown

How to Protect Both Wolves and Livestock

New research reveals clear guidance for reducing human-wildlife conflict and restoring wolf populations.
May 14, 2020
by
John R. Platt
New research reveals clear guidance for reducing human-wildlife conflict and restoring wolf populations.
Mindo harlequin toad
Extinction Countdown

Harlequin Found: ‘Extinct’ Toad Rediscovered After 30 Years

The Mindo harlequin toad, last seen in Ecuador in 1989, was feared a victim of the amphibian-killing chytrid fungus. Have other lost species survived, too?
May 11, 2020
by
John R. Platt
The Mindo harlequin toad, last seen in Ecuador in 1989, was feared a victim of the amphibian-killing chytrid fungus. Have other lost species survived, too?
Trump border wall
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

The Final Frontiers? A Call to Protect the Biodiversity on the Borders

President Trump’s notorious border wall is just one transboundary threat to the world’s wildlife.
April 30, 2020
by
John R. Platt
President Trump’s notorious border wall is just one transboundary threat to the world’s wildlife.

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