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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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Editorials

Inhumanity at the Border — and Beyond

If the Trump administration can show such disregard for society’s most vulnerable people, what does that mean for clean water, endangered species and other environmental issues?
June 22, 2018
by
John R. Platt
If the Trump administration can show such disregard for society’s most vulnerable people, what does that mean for clean water, endangered species and other environmental issues?
Yosemite Falls
The Ask

It’s No Mystery Why These Crime Novels Are Set in National Parks

We have five questions about environmental justice for Scott Graham, author of the National Park Mystery series.
June 20, 2018
by
John R. Platt
We have five questions about environmental justice for Scott Graham, author of the National Park Mystery series.
cave myotis bat
Extinction Countdown

Bat-Killing Fungus Spreads to Two New Species and Two New States

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome continues its deadly spread west — but a meeting of bat researchers reveals cause for hope.
June 19, 2018
by
John R. Platt
The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome continues its deadly spread west — but a meeting of bat researchers reveals cause for hope.
baobab trees
Extinction Countdown

Climate Change Is Killing These Ancient Trees — But That’s Just Part of the Story

New research shows that 2,000-year-old baobab trees are suddenly dying. New trees won’t have a chance, either.
June 15, 2018
by
John R. Platt
New research shows that 2,000-year-old baobab trees are suddenly dying. New trees won’t have a chance, either.
One More Generation
The Ask

Plastic Pollution Is a Problem — These Kids Are Working for a Solution

We have five questions for teenagers Carter and Olivia Ries, founders of One More Generation and the One Less Straw campaign.
June 6, 2018
by
John R. Platt
We have five questions for teenagers Carter and Olivia Ries, founders of One More Generation and the One Less Straw campaign.
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Sustainability

Beavers, National Parks and Trump’s Attacks on Science: 16 New Environmental Books for June

Eco-books coming out this month also look at the Flint water crisis, the effects of sea-level rise and the history of radical environmentalism.
June 1, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Eco-books coming out this month also look at the Flint water crisis, the effects of sea-level rise and the history of radical environmentalism.
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Extinction Countdown

Memorializing the Wake Island Rail: An Extinction Caused by War

This small, flightless bird, native to an atoll in the Pacific, went extinct as a direct result of World War II.
May 25, 2018
by
John R. Platt
This small, flightless bird, native to an atoll in the Pacific, went extinct as a direct result of World War II.
golden lion tamarin
Extinction Countdown

How the Golden Lion Tamarin Is Helping to Heal Brazil’s Rainforest

It took a decade of hard work, but one of the world’s most important wildlife corridors is now emerging from the fragmented forests of coastal Brazil.
May 17, 2018
by
John R. Platt
It took a decade of hard work, but one of the world’s most important wildlife corridors is now emerging from the fragmented forests of coastal Brazil.
A red wolf with many colored fur stares up while standing on a leaf-covered ground
Extinction Countdown

Eight Years Until Red Wolf Extinction?

As the wild population of red wolves falls to just 40 animals, captive breeding may be their last chance for survival.
May 10, 2018
by
John R. Platt
As the wild population of red wolves falls to just 40 animals, captive breeding may be their last chance for survival.
Adenocarpus
Extinction Countdown

Extinct in Algeria: Rare Plant Declared Lost

Exhaustive searchers have failed to turn up the lost Algerian species Adenocarpus faurei. Could other plants in the region also be extinct?
May 4, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Exhaustive searchers have failed to turn up the lost Algerian species Adenocarpus faurei. Could other plants in the region also be extinct?

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