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Tara Lohan

is deputy editor of The Revelator and has worked for more than a decade as a digital editor and environmental journalist focused on the intersections of energy, water and climate. Her work has been published by The Nation, American Prospect, High Country News, Grist, Pacific Standard and others. She is the editor of two books on the global water crisis.
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Climate Change

‘What Really Keeps Me Up at Night’: A Climate Scientist’s Call to Action

“Climate change is real and it is here, and it’s not going away. We need your help,” writes Joëlle Gergis in the new book Humanity’s Moment.
March 22, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
“Climate change is real and it is here, and it’s not going away. We need your help,” writes Joëlle Gergis in the new book Humanity’s Moment.
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Pollution & Toxins

PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere: Here’s What That Means for Wildlife

Researchers have found PFAS in the bodies of wild animals everywhere they’ve looked. Now they’re beginning to understand the health effects.
March 20, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
Researchers have found PFAS in the bodies of wild animals everywhere they’ve looked. Now they’re beginning to understand the health effects.
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Oceans & Clean Water

The World’s Dams Are Filling Up — But Not With Water

Accumulating sediment in reservoirs is affecting how much water dams can hold back to supply water for drinking, irrigation and flood control.
March 15, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
Accumulating sediment in reservoirs is affecting how much water dams can hold back to supply water for drinking, irrigation and flood control.
Chickadee on brown grasses in snow.
Wildlife

Nature’s Supermarket: How Beavers Help Birds — And Other Species

New research shows that these ecosystem engineers can be an “ally in stopping the decline of biodiversity.”
March 13, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
New research shows that these ecosystem engineers can be an “ally in stopping the decline of biodiversity.”
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The Ask

Drought to Deluge: Managing Water for Climate Extremes

California’s recent floods show that we aren’t ready for the bigger storms that climate change will bring, an expert warns.
March 6, 2023
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Tara Lohan
California’s recent floods show that we aren’t ready for the bigger storms that climate change will bring, an expert warns.
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Wildlife

Wildlife Wins From Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Act

A bounty of much-needed new federal funds will help reconnect habit for freshwater and terrestrial animals.
February 27, 2023
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Tara Lohan
A bounty of much-needed new federal funds will help reconnect habit for freshwater and terrestrial animals.
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Oceans & Clean Water

Klamath Countdown: Researchers Hustle Before Largest Dam-Removal Project Begins 

To anticipate the impacts of a historic river restoration, we need to understand how salmon, bats, insects, algae and other parts of the ecosystem are behaving today.
February 13, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
To anticipate the impacts of a historic river restoration, we need to understand how salmon, bats, insects, algae and other parts of the ecosystem are behaving today.
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Climate Change

United States Includes Dam Emissions in UN Climate Reporting for the First Time

Better accounting can go a long way in establishing sound policy to tackle the climate crisis.
February 3, 2023
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Tara Lohan
Better accounting can go a long way in establishing sound policy to tackle the climate crisis.
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The Ask

Rekindling the Practice of Cultural Burning: An Act of Climate Hope

Indigenous-led prescribed fire is helping to restore depleted lands and long-suppressed cultural practices.
January 23, 2023
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Tara Lohan
Indigenous-led prescribed fire is helping to restore depleted lands and long-suppressed cultural practices.
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The Ask

Birding for All: How to Make Enjoying Birds More Accessible

Disability is too often left out of the conversation about equity and inclusion in the outdoors. We can change that.
January 5, 2023
by
Tara Lohan
Disability is too often left out of the conversation about equity and inclusion in the outdoors. We can change that.

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