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palm oil
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The Biofuel Bomb Will Devastate Nature

Growing palm oil for use in food is already destroying habitats and causing extinctions. Using it for biofuel will make things even worse.
February 14, 2018
by
William Laurance
Growing palm oil for use in food is already destroying habitats and causing extinctions. Using it for biofuel will make things even worse.
mountain bikes wilderness
Commentaries

Mountain Bikes Do Not Belong in Federal Wilderness

A Republican bill threatens to open up federal wilderness areas to mountain biking — and in the process threatens the 1964 Wilderness Act.
February 8, 2018
by
Tim Lydon
A Republican bill threatens to open up federal wilderness areas to mountain biking — and in the process threatens the 1964 Wilderness Act.
democracy science
Commentaries

Democracy Depends on Scientific Information

We need all the tools we can get to address the environmental and economic inequality felt by many across the globe.
January 25, 2018
by
Scott McKenzie
We need all the tools we can get to address the environmental and economic inequality felt by many across the globe.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Commentaries

Trump Wants More Offshore Drilling. That Ignores the Deadly Lessons of Deepwater Horizon

BP’s mistakes, rooted in regulator failures, revealed “such systematic failures in risk management that they place in doubt the safety culture of the entire industry.”
January 12, 2018
by
Donald Boesch
BP’s mistakes, rooted in regulator failures, revealed “such systematic failures in risk management that they place in doubt the safety culture of the entire industry.”
caribou anwr artcic wildlife refuge
Commentaries

Sold Out: Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Drilling in the refuge was tucked into in last month’s Republican tax bill, defying decades of attempts to protect this pristine wildnerness.
January 5, 2018
by
Tim Lydon
Drilling in the refuge was tucked into in last month’s Republican tax bill, defying decades of attempts to protect this pristine wildnerness.
polar bear climate change
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From Tropical Islands to Polar Bears: Half a Degree in Warming Makes a Difference

For small island nations threatened by rising seas, swelling waters are a daily reminder of the need to act on climate.
November 28, 2017
by
Flavio Lehner and Steven Amstrup
For small island nations threatened by rising seas, swelling waters are a daily reminder of the need to act on climate.
Puerto Rico electrcity
Commentaries

Rebuilding Puerto Rico’s Devastated Electricity System

Chronic neglect of energy infrastructure increases vulnerability to extreme weather.
September 27, 2017
by
Juan Declet-Barreto
Chronic neglect of energy infrastructure increases vulnerability to extreme weather.
wildife rangers
Commentaries

Rangers Provide Thin Green Line Protecting Wildlife Against Poachers, Extinction

World Ranger Day gives us an opportunity to recognize the people on the front lines.
July 31, 2017
by
Maria Fotopoulos
World Ranger Day gives us an opportunity to recognize the people on the front lines.
endangered species whooping cranes
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We Must Be Good Neighbors to Other Species

Calls to “modernize” the Endangered Species Act really just want to weaken it.
July 19, 2017
by
Rick Lamplugh
Calls to “modernize” the Endangered Species Act really just want to weaken it.
clean water
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Does Scott Pruitt Have a Case for Repealing the Clean Water Rule?

Or do his arguments not hold water?
July 10, 2017
by
Patrick Parenteau
Or do his arguments not hold water?

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