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Drones, Algae and Fish Ears: What We’re Learning Before the World’s Largest Dam-removal Project — and What We Could Miss

Scientists studying conditions on the Klamath River hope to help recovery efforts here and around the world, but they still lack dedicated funding.

October 28, 2019

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Tara Lohan

Scientists studying conditions on the Klamath River hope to help recovery efforts here and around the world, but they still lack dedicated funding.

Editorials

Flight Plight: Why I Chose to Fly to an Environmental Journalism Conference

Airplane emissions are a big deal, but do they outweigh the chance to do a better job covering climate change and extinction? And is the anxiety over flying always productive?

October 25, 2019

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John R. Platt

Airplane emissions are a big deal, but do they outweigh the chance to do a better job covering climate change and extinction? And is the anxiety over flying always productive?

Extinction Countdown

Saving the Vaquita: New Promises and New Threats

In response to pressures from the international community, Mexico has agreed to take more steps to prevent the porpoises’ extinction — but with fewer than 20 remaining, will that be enough?

October 14, 2019

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John R. Platt

In response to pressures from the international community, Mexico has agreed to take more steps to prevent the porpoises’ extinction — but with fewer than 20 remaining, will that be enough?

Reviews

Climate Change, Extinction and Other Frights: October’s Scariest Environmental Books

Who needs vampires or serial killers? These new books offer horrifying information — and thrilling solutions — on endangered species, sea-level rise, food security and corporate pollution.

October 7, 2019

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John R. Platt

Who needs vampires or serial killers? These new books offer horrifying information — and thrilling solutions — on endangered species, sea-level rise, food security and corporate pollution.

Wildlife

We’re Just Starting to Learn How Fracking Harms Wildlife

Mounting evidence proves that natural-gas and oil extraction threatens wildlife and ecosystems — much as it harms human health.

October 2, 2019

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Tara Lohan

Mounting evidence proves that natural-gas and oil extraction threatens wildlife and ecosystems — much as it harms human health.

Op-Eds

Trump’s Border Wall: Epitaph for an Endangered, Night-blooming Cactus?

The decline of a rare cactus in a national park epitomizes the Trump administration’s failure to protect endangered species along the border.

September 26, 2019

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Gary Paul Nabhan

The decline of a rare cactus in a national park epitomizes the Trump administration’s failure to protect endangered species along the border.

Climate Change

Climate Change and Crime: New Pressures for Pacific Walruses and Alaska Native Artists

In warming Alaska, Pacific walruses and Inuit craftsmen find themselves facing new and intersecting threats.

September 19, 2019

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Katarzyna Nowak

In warming Alaska, Pacific walruses and Inuit craftsmen find themselves facing new and intersecting threats.

Voices

CITES Protection for Tokay Geckos: What Does It Really Mean?

Some people object to placing limitations on trade in threatened species, but new rules will benefit both the gecko and the countries in which it lives.

September 18, 2019

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Chris R. Shepherd and Jordi Janssen and Vincent Nijman

Some people object to placing limitations on trade in threatened species, but new rules will benefit both the gecko and the countries in which it lives.

Wildlife

Grizzly Reintroduction Into the North Cascades: A Question of Political Climate

Will the Trump administration’s recent changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act complicate the delicate strategy of grizzly restoration in this remote Washington wilderness?

September 13, 2019

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Tom Molanphy

Will the Trump administration’s recent changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act complicate the delicate strategy of grizzly restoration in this remote Washington wilderness?

Reviews

September’s Best Environmental Books: The Green New Deal, Vanishing Species and Effective Activism

This month brings important new books by Naomi Klein, photographer Joel Sartore, Jonathan Safran Foer and water activist Maude Barlow.

September 5, 2019

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John R. Platt

This month brings important new books by Naomi Klein, photographer Joel Sartore, Jonathan Safran Foer and water activist Maude Barlow.