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When the War on Science Really Began

A new book, The War on the EPA, tracks the history and importance of the government agency — and how efforts to undermine it began decades before Trump.
March 10, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
A new book, The War on the EPA, tracks the history and importance of the government agency — and how efforts to undermine it began decades before Trump.
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Nine New Environmental Books You Need to Read This Month

March’s best books examine how cities (and families) can fight climate change; look at the history of Earth Day; and reveal growing threats to the world’s wild spaces.
March 9, 2020
by
John R. Platt
March’s best books examine how cities (and families) can fight climate change; look at the history of Earth Day; and reveal growing threats to the world’s wild spaces.
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Take Your Climate Activism to the Next Level With January’s New Environmental Books

Books out this month also address protecting pollinators, Florida panthers and other endangered species.
January 10, 2020
by
John R. Platt
Books out this month also address protecting pollinators, Florida panthers and other endangered species.
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Art

Art as Witness to the Extinction Crisis

“I hope to inspire viewers to see these species with new eyes — or to see them at all,” says artist Zoe Keller.
December 9, 2019
by
John R. Platt
“I hope to inspire viewers to see these species with new eyes — or to see them at all,” says artist Zoe Keller.
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Could the Pentagon Be a Climate Change Leader?

The new book All Hell Breaking Loose explains why top military officials have bucked the anti-climate trend of the Trump administration, but it ignores the elephant in the room. 
December 6, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
The new book All Hell Breaking Loose explains why top military officials have bucked the anti-climate trend of the Trump administration, but it ignores the elephant in the room. 
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‘We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us’ — December’s Most Important Environmental Books

New books out this month dig into some of humanity’s ecological ills — and unearth a classic satire that should still inspire.
December 4, 2019
by
John R. Platt
New books out this month dig into some of humanity’s ecological ills — and unearth a classic satire that should still inspire.
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‘Science Be Dammed’: Learning From History’s Mistake on the Colorado River

A new book explains why policymakers nearly 100 years ago chose to ignore the best science on the Colorado River’s flow — and the dangers if we repeat their mistake.
November 13, 2019
by
Eric Kuhn and John Fleck
A new book explains why policymakers nearly 100 years ago chose to ignore the best science on the Colorado River’s flow — and the dangers if we repeat their mistake.
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How to Make ‘Farm-to-closet’ Clothing a Reality

The new book Fibershed explains how to build a textile economy that benefits both people and the planet — and why we desperately need it.
November 12, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
The new book Fibershed explains how to build a textile economy that benefits both people and the planet — and why we desperately need it.
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Strength in Numbers: November’s Best Environmental Books

This month’s new books dig deep into the need for diverse environmentalists, climate adaptation, wildlife coexistence and the Green New Deal.
November 4, 2019
by
John R. Platt
This month’s new books dig deep into the need for diverse environmentalists, climate adaptation, wildlife coexistence and the Green New Deal.
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The Scariest Horror Movie of the Year Is an Environmental Documentary

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch takes viewers on a hypnotic worldwide tour of the destruction we have wrought.
October 31, 2019
by
John R. Platt
Anthropocene: The Human Epoch takes viewers on a hypnotic worldwide tour of the destruction we have wrought.

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