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Sustainability

The Trouble With Biofuels

The Trump administration has promised to expand their use, which would make farmers happy. But are consumers aware of biofuels’ potential consequences?
November 15, 2019
by
Claire L. Jarvis
The Trump administration has promised to expand their use, which would make farmers happy. But are consumers aware of biofuels’ potential consequences?
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Environmental Books

How to Make ‘Farm-to-closet’ Clothing a Reality

The new book Fibershed explains how to build a textile economy that benefits both people and the planet — and why we desperately need it.
November 12, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
The new book Fibershed explains how to build a textile economy that benefits both people and the planet — and why we desperately need it.
harbor seal
Wildlife

Tracking Superbugs: Antibiotic Resistance Spreads Among Marine Mammals

New research in the Salish Sea shows how antibiotic-resistant bacteria is growing in coastal waterways and why it's how to track.
October 18, 2019
by
Jane C. Hu, High Country News
New research in the Salish Sea shows how antibiotic-resistant bacteria is growing in coastal waterways and why it's how to track.
bee pollinating flower
Pollution & Toxins

Neonicotinoid Pesticides Have Caused A Huge Surge in the Toxicity of U.S. Agriculture

The most widely used class of insecticides is dangerous for much more than its intended target, new research finds.
September 12, 2019
by
Tara Lohan and Dipika Kadaba
The most widely used class of insecticides is dangerous for much more than its intended target, new research finds.
books
Environmental Books

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
by
John R. Platt
This month brings important new books by Naomi Klein, photographer Joel Sartore, Jonathan Safran Foer and water activist Maude Barlow.
speckled skink
Extinction Countdown

‘A Complete Enigma’ — New Zealand Lizard Declared Extinct 130 Years After Only Sighting

But here’s the good news: New research finds it was actually six different species, and five still exist — for now.
August 8, 2019
by
John R. Platt
But here’s the good news: New research finds it was actually six different species, and five still exist — for now.
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Environmental Books

From Kochland to Standing Rock: Here Are the 16-plus Best Environmental Books of August

New books this month tackle tough issues related to climate change, extinction, Indigenous sovereignty, ocean conservation and a whole lot more.
August 1, 2019
by
John R. Platt
New books this month tackle tough issues related to climate change, extinction, Indigenous sovereignty, ocean conservation and a whole lot more.
Bioplastic utensils
Pollution & Toxins

Are Bioplastics a Better Environmental Choice?

Swapping bioplastics for regular plastics isn't necessarily an environmental win — and the reasons are complex.
July 31, 2019
by
Anja Krieger
Swapping bioplastics for regular plastics isn't necessarily an environmental win — and the reasons are complex.
California crops
The Ask

Will the Future Be Rural?

The Post Carbon Institute’s Jason Bradford writes that climate change and the end of cheap fossil fuels will increase the need for local food systems and revitalized rural economies.
July 29, 2019
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Tara Lohan
The Post Carbon Institute’s Jason Bradford writes that climate change and the end of cheap fossil fuels will increase the need for local food systems and revitalized rural economies.
Feather River
Climate Change

Let Rivers Flood: Communities Adopt New Strategies for Resilience

New kinds of flood plans put nature back in charge, help populations adapt to a changing climate, reduce risk — and more.
July 8, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
New kinds of flood plans put nature back in charge, help populations adapt to a changing climate, reduce risk — and more.

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