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Voices

The Surprising Clue to Reducing Human-Elephant Conflict: Minerals

Asking why elephants travel to specific areas can help us to better understand and reduce human-elephant conflict.
March 20, 2019
by
Fiona Sach
Asking why elephants travel to specific areas can help us to better understand and reduce human-elephant conflict.
Irrigation farm field
Environmental Books

The Global Water Crisis May Have a Surprising Solution

The new book The Water Paradox says poor management is preventing us from solving our water woes — and better pricing can help.
March 11, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
The new book The Water Paradox says poor management is preventing us from solving our water woes — and better pricing can help.
Fisher
Pollution & Toxins

Endangered Wildlife Are Getting Dosed With Rat Poisons

Products marketed to kill rodents are instead threatening the lives of the wildlife that eat them as poisons travel up the food chain.
February 25, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
Products marketed to kill rodents are instead threatening the lives of the wildlife that eat them as poisons travel up the food chain.
Flycatchers in mesquite tree.
Commentaries

Build a Border Wall? Here’s an Idea That’s Better for Communities and the Climate

What border communities really need are solutions to address economic, health and climate problems — and the mesquite tree can help.
February 20, 2019
by
Gary Paul Nabhan
What border communities really need are solutions to address economic, health and climate problems — and the mesquite tree can help.
Farm tractor
Environmental Books

Our Food Is Killing the Planet — But It Doesn’t Have To

A new book asks, “Can we feed the world without destroying it?” The answers might surprise you.
February 15, 2019
by
John R. Platt
A new book asks, “Can we feed the world without destroying it?” The answers might surprise you.
Tanzania cattle
Commentaries

Tanzania Prepares to Hand Wildlife Reserves Over to Farmers and Livestock

The unexpected announcement reverses a plan to move people out of critical protected habitats — and puts the nation’s amazing biodiversity at risk.
February 14, 2019
by
Brennan PetersonWood and Adam C. Stein
The unexpected announcement reverses a plan to move people out of critical protected habitats — and puts the nation’s amazing biodiversity at risk.
Manatees
Wildlife

13 Percent of Florida Manatees Died Last Year

2018 was the second-deadliest year on record for the threatened species — and humans are responsible.
January 31, 2019
by
John R. Platt and Dipika Kadaba
2018 was the second-deadliest year on record for the threatened species — and humans are responsible.
Road salt
Oceans & Clean Water

More Salt in Our Water Is Creating Scary New ‘Chemical Cocktails’

Scientists have found that many inland waterways are getting saltier, and that’s helping to mobilize heavy metals and other chemicals from the soil, creating potentially dangerous combinations.
January 23, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
Scientists have found that many inland waterways are getting saltier, and that’s helping to mobilize heavy metals and other chemicals from the soil, creating potentially dangerous combinations.
Avian influenza test
Investigations

Could Trump’s Government Shutdown Cause Outbreaks of Wildlife Disease?

Experts warn that the shutdown has furloughed or hobbled personnel responsible for diagnosing and detecting wildlife diseases.
January 16, 2019
by
Erica Cirino
Experts warn that the shutdown has furloughed or hobbled personnel responsible for diagnosing and detecting wildlife diseases.
Produced water tanks
Oceans & Clean Water

Warning: A ‘Shrinking Window’ of Usable Groundwater

New analysis reveals that we have much less water in our aquifers than we previously thought — and the oil and gas industry could put that at even greater risk.
January 11, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
New analysis reveals that we have much less water in our aquifers than we previously thought — and the oil and gas industry could put that at even greater risk.

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