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Reclaiming the Udall Legacy: The Meaning of Conservation in Trump’s America

The environmental and legislative accomplishments of Stewart, Mo, and Tom Udall offer a roadmap for recovering from the damage of the Trump administration.
September 18, 2025
by
Glen Loveland
The environmental and legislative accomplishments of Stewart, Mo, and Tom Udall offer a roadmap for recovering from the damage of the Trump administration.
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Rare Earth Metals Must Not Come at the Cost of Indigenous Rights

As mining interests expand in northern Sweden, Indigenous Sámi communities face existential threats. But a sustainable and just alternative exists — urban mining.
September 17, 2025
by
Emil Siekkinen
As mining interests expand in northern Sweden, Indigenous Sámi communities face existential threats. But a sustainable and just alternative exists — urban mining.
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The Roadless Rule Is on the Chopping Block — and So Are Our Wildest Forests

This widely popular regulation protects 58.5 million acres of national forests and 1,600 at-risk species. The Trump administration wants gut it.
September 3, 2025
by
Sarah McMillan
This widely popular regulation protects 58.5 million acres of national forests and 1,600 at-risk species. The Trump administration wants gut it.
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We Don’t Have to Anthropomorphize Animals to Care About Them

Assigning human qualities to animals is dangerous for them — and for us.
August 8, 2025
by
Miriam Bahagijo
Assigning human qualities to animals is dangerous for them — and for us.
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Regulate AI — to Protect Jobs, Our Brains, and the Planet

Do we really want to push our climate to the brink because of a technology that offers convenience?
August 7, 2025
by
Sonali Kolhatkar
Do we really want to push our climate to the brink because of a technology that offers convenience?
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50 Years Later: The Vietnam War’s Enduring Effect on the Tiger Trade

The war created systems that enabled trafficking in tigers and other animals. We can finally address that legacy and help both people and wildlife.
July 29, 2025
by
Rob Pickles
The war created systems that enabled trafficking in tigers and other animals. We can finally address that legacy and help both people and wildlife.
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Trump’s NOAA Cuts Put Coastal Communities at Risk

I helped restore wetlands that kept the Gulf coast safe while my colleagues tracked hurricanes. Now we’re out of a job — just in time for hurricane season.
July 24, 2025
by
Sabrina B. Valenti
I helped restore wetlands that kept the Gulf coast safe while my colleagues tracked hurricanes. Now we’re out of a job — just in time for hurricane season.
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Can a Powerful International Wildlife Conservation Meeting Help Save Sharks?

Seven proposals at the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference of the parties would benefit up to 70 species of sharks…if they pass.
July 16, 2025
by
Dr. David Shiffman
Seven proposals at the upcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference of the parties would benefit up to 70 species of sharks…if they pass.
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Nature Is ‘Not for Sale’

Aggressive habitat fragmentation will follow the Trump administration’s and Senator Mike Lee’s frenzied and persistent attempts to sell millions of acres of public land.
July 8, 2025
by
Priyanka Kumar
Aggressive habitat fragmentation will follow the Trump administration’s and Senator Mike Lee’s frenzied and persistent attempts to sell millions of acres of public land.
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NEPA: The Accepted Lies and Mistakes About This Critical Environmental Law

The National Environmental Policy Act makes government decisions better and more democratic, despite what critics claim.
June 27, 2025
by
Alejandro E. Camacho and Robert L. Glicksman
The National Environmental Policy Act makes government decisions better and more democratic, despite what critics claim.

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