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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.
Commentaries

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.
Commentaries

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.
Commentaries

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.
Commentaries

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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