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Shade Equity: To Understand the Problem — and the Solutions — Look to Tucson

Heat deaths here have soared 650% in the past decade. Addressing inequality will save lives.
December 11, 2025
by
Zoe Hatch, Noah Isaias Rios, Auditi Bhowmick, Dora Le and Amber Laughing
Heat deaths here have soared 650% in the past decade. Addressing inequality will save lives.
Commentaries

Spandrels of the Sea: From Evolution’s Byproducts to Blueprints for Equity and Representation in Ocean Conservation

Unintended consequences can become indispensable — in architecture and in efforts to preserve life on Earth.
December 10, 2025
by
Rick MacPherson
Unintended consequences can become indispensable — in architecture and in efforts to preserve life on Earth.
Fire burning in forest on horizon
Commentaries

What Catastrophes Get Our Attention, and Why It Matters

When catastrophe becomes celebrity, we stop witnessing and start scrolling, turning suffering into spectacle. But we can break that cycle.
November 19, 2025
by
Kedrick James and Derek Gladwin
When catastrophe becomes celebrity, we stop witnessing and start scrolling, turning suffering into spectacle. But we can break that cycle.
A folded birding guide on the ground
Commentaries

Birding’s Tragic Blind Spot

Humans love to watch birds in nature. So why do we ignore the lives of the birds destined for our plates?
November 7, 2025
by
John Yunker
Humans love to watch birds in nature. So why do we ignore the lives of the birds destined for our plates?
EPA building and flag
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Why We Need Environmental Regulations

Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation.
November 5, 2025
by
Nicholas Crane Moore
Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation.
Commentaries

The Last Breath of the Himalayas: Can We Stop the Collapse?

Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.
October 29, 2025
by
Kavita Bhardwaj
Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.
earth overshoot
Commentaries

How Habitable Will Earth Be When We Search for Life Beyond Our Planet?

As we prepare to look for life in other solar systems, we should also look inward at what we’re doing to our home planet.
October 24, 2025
by
Raissa Estrela, Ph.D.
As we prepare to look for life in other solar systems, we should also look inward at what we’re doing to our home planet.
Commentaries

Troubled Waters? Aquaculture’s Intersecting Animal, Human, and Environmental Harms

Aquaculture is not the sustainable or ethical solution to food insecurity that industry or governments claim, nor is it a sound alternative to animal factory farming or wild-caught fishing.
October 22, 2025
by
Amy P. Wilson
Aquaculture is not the sustainable or ethical solution to food insecurity that industry or governments claim, nor is it a sound alternative to animal factory farming or wild-caught fishing.
Commentaries

Logging to ‘Save’ Northern Spotted Owls From Wildfires Will Not End Well

Our research shows that spotted owls can thrive with mixed-severity fire, but logging in owl habitat for fire concerns may accelerate their extinction.
September 26, 2025
by
Dominick A. DellaSala, Ph.D. and Derek Lee, Ph.D. and Monica Bond, Ph.D. and Chad Hanson, Ph.D.
Our research shows that spotted owls can thrive with mixed-severity fire, but logging in owl habitat for fire concerns may accelerate their extinction.
Commentaries

Costa Rica’s Green Reputation Doesn’t Apply to Its Turquoise Waters

By suppressing dissent and stalling environmental protections, President Chaves is emulating Trump.
September 24, 2025
by
Todd Steiner
By suppressing dissent and stalling environmental protections, President Chaves is emulating Trump.

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