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Connecticut River
Op-Eds

Endgame Looms for New England’s Great River

After a half-century of failures, the recovery of the Connecticut River ecosystem hangs in the balance. Will authorities finally act to save it?
August 26, 2020
by
Karl Meyer
After a half-century of failures, the recovery of the Connecticut River ecosystem hangs in the balance. Will authorities finally act to save it?
rocks on seabed floor
Voices

As Deep-Seabed Mining Ramps Up, Scientists Race to Study the Environmental Effects

Timing is running short to develop an international framework to help prevent environmental harm to deep-sea life and to share resources equitably among nations, experts say.
August 21, 2020
by
Elizabeth M. De Santo and Elizabeth Mendenhall and Elizabeth Nyman
Timing is running short to develop an international framework to help prevent environmental harm to deep-sea life and to share resources equitably among nations, experts say.
A raised house next to one on the ground
The Ask

Walls or Wetlands? How Southeast Cities Are Grappling With Rising Seas

Climate change is already leaving Southeast cities swamped. Experts from the Southern Environmental Law Center explain how communities are planning for a wetter future.
August 17, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
Climate change is already leaving Southeast cities swamped. Experts from the Southern Environmental Law Center explain how communities are planning for a wetter future.
Papua New Guinea
Voices

Shark Quest: Are the World’s Most Endangered Rays Living in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea?

Solving this biodiversity mystery could reveal one of the most important sites to conserve these “rhinos of the sea.”
August 14, 2020
by
Jonathan Booth
Solving this biodiversity mystery could reveal one of the most important sites to conserve these “rhinos of the sea.”
silky shark
Op-Eds

The Informal Blue Economy: East Africa’s Silent Shark Killer

Subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries represent a previously unrecognized threat to many protected shark and ray species.
August 12, 2020
by
Rhett Bennett and Dave van Beuningen and Mike Markovina
Subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries represent a previously unrecognized threat to many protected shark and ray species.
recycling
Op-Eds

Can Cities Go Zero-waste? One Japanese Town Tried

Kamikatsu famously declared its goal was to go waste-free by 2020, but it didn’t quite get there. Their experience shows we can’t move further without systemic changes.
August 7, 2020
by
Olivia Sullivan
Kamikatsu famously declared its goal was to go waste-free by 2020, but it didn’t quite get there. Their experience shows we can’t move further without systemic changes.
parasite
Voices

Conservationists Have a New Tool to Save Parasites From Extinction

Parasites play a vital role in a healthy ecosystem, yet modern conservation techniques often do more harm than good. We propose a solution.
August 5, 2020
by
Mackenzie L. Kwak
Parasites play a vital role in a healthy ecosystem, yet modern conservation techniques often do more harm than good. We propose a solution.
large bloom stretching across water
The Ask

Harmful Algal Blooms Are on the Rise — Here’s Why Stopping Them Is So Hard

More frequent, longer-lasting blooms can harm both wildlife and human health — and even kill. Can we learn to predict and prevent them?
July 30, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
More frequent, longer-lasting blooms can harm both wildlife and human health — and even kill. Can we learn to predict and prevent them?
dam stretching across the river
Voices

200 Years Ago My Family Built a Dam — Now My Organization Is Tearing It Down

A river-restoration advocate looks back at her family’s forgotten history to gain new insight into the history — and future — of our country’s rivers.
July 27, 2020
by
Amy Souers Kober
A river-restoration advocate looks back at her family’s forgotten history to gain new insight into the history — and future — of our country’s rivers.
scientific illustration
Voices

Study: Only 5% of Conservation Journals Comply With Principles for Fair and Open Access

Our research finds ethical problems that lock certain researchers out of the conservation and biodiversity publishing system — and offers resources to help decide where to submit new research.
July 13, 2020
by
Thomas Pienkowski
Our research finds ethical problems that lock certain researchers out of the conservation and biodiversity publishing system — and offers resources to help decide where to submit new research.

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