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Oceans & Clean Water

Chasing Coral and Ice, Running Out of Time

Director Jeff Orlowski’s documentary "Chasing Coral" is visual evidence from the front lines of a planet falling apart.

July 14, 2017

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Scott Thill

Director Jeff Orlowski’s documentary "Chasing Coral" is visual evidence from the front lines of a planet falling apart.

Wildlife

Out-of-Control Wildlife Trade Is Shackling a Key Climate Solution

Reining in the unruly global trade in wild species could help mitigate the climate emergency, experts say.

February 26, 2024

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Tracy Keeling

Reining in the unruly global trade in wild species could help mitigate the climate emergency, experts say.

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Oceans & Clean Water

Marine Animals Are Feeling the Heat From Ocean Warming

Scientists warn that rising sea surface temperatures and more frequent marine heat waves will have profound effects on ocean dwellers.

January 22, 2024

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Tara Lohan

Scientists warn that rising sea surface temperatures and more frequent marine heat waves will have profound effects on ocean dwellers.

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Op-Eds

How 30×30 Ocean Conservation Can Protect Human Rights and Nature

New international agreements are a step in the right direction, but the real work to ensure robust and equitable protections is just beginning.

June 30, 2023

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Steve Trent

New international agreements are a step in the right direction, but the real work to ensure robust and equitable protections is just beginning.

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Reviews

Our Summer Reading List: Birding, Climate, Animal Rights and Justice

This month’s best new environmental books provide a healthy dose of hope while also tackling tough topics like pollution, extinction and trauma.

June 20, 2023

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John R. Platt

This month’s best new environmental books provide a healthy dose of hope while also tackling tough topics like pollution, extinction and trauma.

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The Ask

‘We Found Plastic on the Seabed in Antarctica and I Just Cried’

As Antarctica faces a host of human-caused threats, a marine biologist calls for action.

June 5, 2023

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Tara Lohan

As Antarctica faces a host of human-caused threats, a marine biologist calls for action.

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Wildlife

Species to Watch in 2023

This will be a critical year for several endangered and threatened species, as well as a time of opportunity for others.

January 3, 2023

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John R. Platt and Tara Lohan

This will be a critical year for several endangered and threatened species, as well as a time of opportunity for others.

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Editorials

Let’s Rename the Day After Thanksgiving ‘Extinction Friday’

The annual Black Friday ode to commercialism and overconsumption sits at the core of our ongoing destruction of Earth’s ecosystems. We can flip the script.

November 23, 2022

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John R. Platt

The annual Black Friday ode to commercialism and overconsumption sits at the core of our ongoing destruction of Earth’s ecosystems. We can flip the script.

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Voices

What Do Ocean Preserves Really Safeguard? That Depends

Many nations have created or promised to create marine protected areas, but they don't all carry the same level of protections.

September 9, 2022

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Kirsten Grorud-Colvert

Many nations have created or promised to create marine protected areas, but they don't all carry the same level of protections.

Climate Change

Links From the American Brink: Abortion, Insurrection, Pollution

The Supreme Court pushed its radical agenda this past month, while the threat from extremism grew. But all is not lost.

July 1, 2022

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John R. Platt

The Supreme Court pushed its radical agenda this past month, while the threat from extremism grew. But all is not lost.