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Amid National PFAS Frenzy, the ‘Maine Model’ Shows States How to Stop ‘Forever Chemicals’ at the Source

As the federal government continues to water down PFAS protections, states have an opportunity to help their residents — but only if they avoid certain pitfalls and loopholes.
June 18, 2026
by
Bill Pluecker
As the federal government continues to water down PFAS protections, states have an opportunity to help their residents — but only if they avoid certain pitfalls and loopholes.
Commentaries

Rewilding Point Reyes National Seashore: Why and How

Restoring this vital landscape and its amazing wildlife will require strategy, collaboration, and vigilance.
June 17, 2026
by
Ken Bouley
Restoring this vital landscape and its amazing wildlife will require strategy, collaboration, and vigilance.
Commentaries

The Extinction of Languages Is an Environmental Issue

More than 2,000 Indigenous languages are at risk of disappearing this century — and with them we could lose vitally important traditional ecological knowledge.
June 11, 2026
by
Karen L. Masters
More than 2,000 Indigenous languages are at risk of disappearing this century — and with them we could lose vitally important traditional ecological knowledge.
Commentaries

The Great Forgetting

How memory, civil rights, and environmental history are being quietly erased.
June 9, 2026
by
Rick MacPherson
How memory, civil rights, and environmental history are being quietly erased.
Commentaries

Reflections on What Endures in Conservation

A meditation on building the future without forgetting what already works.
May 15, 2026
by
Rick MacPherson
A meditation on building the future without forgetting what already works.
Commentaries

The World’s Forests Won’t Be Saved by Science Alone: We Need Better Communication

Research tells us that we need sustainable forest practices. But how does this knowledge lead to action?
April 21, 2026
by
Cèilidh Smith
Research tells us that we need sustainable forest practices. But how does this knowledge lead to action?
A doorway in a field with trees in the background
Commentaries

The Antidote to Your Eco-Anxiety May Be Right Outside

A chance encounter with new research, and a fresh look at an old houseplant, offered me a renewed appreciation of what we’re fighting for.
April 17, 2026
by
Jillian Sprenger
A chance encounter with new research, and a fresh look at an old houseplant, offered me a renewed appreciation of what we’re fighting for.
Commentaries

The Work Behind the Win: The Long, Collective Effort Behind the Moments Conservation Celebrates

Conservation victories often look like moments. In reality they’re the visible tip of years — sometimes decades — of work, and we all too often fail to recognize the people responsible.
April 3, 2026
by
Rick MacPherson
Conservation victories often look like moments. In reality they’re the visible tip of years — sometimes decades — of work, and we all too often fail to recognize the people responsible.
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Giving a Voice to the Unheard: Opportunities for Including Indigenous Knowledges in the IPCC

Who gets to define climate knowledge? An inside look at how the IPCC is trying to make space for Indigenous knowledges.
March 30, 2026
by
Chloé Duprat and Dr. Yongmei Gong and Dr. Ivonne Albarus
Who gets to define climate knowledge? An inside look at how the IPCC is trying to make space for Indigenous knowledges.
Commentaries

Before Blue Carbon: Rethinking Carbon Dreams and Closed Forests in the Sundarbans

Planned investments in these mangrove forests — hailed for their carbon-sequestration potential — could further leave people behind and ecosystems at risk.
March 20, 2026
by
Tahura Farbin
Planned investments in these mangrove forests — hailed for their carbon-sequestration potential — could further leave people behind and ecosystems at risk.

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