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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.
plastic
Pollution & Toxins

New California Bill Could Revolutionize How the U.S. Tackles Plastic Pollution

A sweeping “circular economy” bill in the California legislature aims to drastically reduce plastic waste and boost domestic recycling.
June 14, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
A sweeping “circular economy” bill in the California legislature aims to drastically reduce plastic waste and boost domestic recycling.
Eagle being released
Wildlife

AI-Backed Sensors Help Reduce Wind Turbine Risks to Protected Birds

A camera detection system is helping the wind energy industry become safer for protected birds, but the technology is still being refined.
May 31, 2019
by
Angela Sivak
A camera detection system is helping the wind energy industry become safer for protected birds, but the technology is still being refined.
Growler jets
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

The Roar of Military Jets Triggers a Crusade for Quiet

A movement to protect quiet places is gaining steam on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, but it has to contend with the Navy’s growing fleet of “Growler” jets.
May 16, 2019
by
Chris Berdik, High Country News
A movement to protect quiet places is gaining steam on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, but it has to contend with the Navy’s growing fleet of “Growler” jets.
reading
Reviews

Orangutans, Coal, Climate and Resistance: The 13 Best Environmental Books of May

This month brings two new books about the psychology of climate change and a two-volume series on resistance, plus at look at the secrets that blind us from taking action.
May 6, 2019
by
John R. Platt
This month brings two new books about the psychology of climate change and a two-volume series on resistance, plus at look at the secrets that blind us from taking action.
Bear on railway tracks
Wildlife

Death by Rail: What We’re Finally Learning About Preventing Wildlife-train Collisions

Railways can be deadly for animals ranging from elephants to grizzlies and frogs, but we’re just beginning to understand the causes and solutions.
April 5, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
Railways can be deadly for animals ranging from elephants to grizzlies and frogs, but we’re just beginning to understand the causes and solutions.
Wildlife overpass
The Ask

Room to Roam: How Animals Benefit From Wildlife Corridors

Ecologist Jodi Hilty explains what conservationists have learned about linking critical habitat areas together.
March 6, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
Ecologist Jodi Hilty explains what conservationists have learned about linking critical habitat areas together.
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.
Hawaiian hawk
Extinction Countdown

Trump, Zombie Deregulation and the Hawaiian Hawk

A bid to remove the bird from the Endangered Species Act has emerged once again — long after the disappearance of the organization that proposed its removal.
October 31, 2018
by
John R. Platt
A bid to remove the bird from the Endangered Species Act has emerged once again — long after the disappearance of the organization that proposed its removal.
whooping crane in flight
Voices

What Whooping Crane Reintroductions Tell Us About Animal Culture

Humans famously used ultralight aircraft to teach cranes to migrate. What has happened since then may offer clues about how to reintroduce other species back to the wild.
September 13, 2018
by
Claire S. Teitelbaum
Humans famously used ultralight aircraft to teach cranes to migrate. What has happened since then may offer clues about how to reintroduce other species back to the wild.

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