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Reviews

19 Books About Wolves

These howling good books examine how we’ve persecuted wolves, how we’ve helped to restore them, and how they embody humanity’s relationship with nature.
January 23, 2025
by
John R. Platt and Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
These howling good books examine how we’ve persecuted wolves, how we’ve helped to restore them, and how they embody humanity’s relationship with nature.
Reviews

Revelator Reads Bonus: 280+ Environmental Books Published in 2024

This year brought essential reading on climate change, endangered species, ecology, environmental justice, and other important topics about protecting the planet.
December 17, 2024
by
John R. Platt
This year brought essential reading on climate change, endangered species, ecology, environmental justice, and other important topics about protecting the planet.
Reviews

20 Environmental Books to Inspire You in the Year Ahead

Our latest group of reviews showcases books that remind us about what we’re saving — and why we do it.
December 11, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Our latest group of reviews showcases books that remind us about what we’re saving — and why we do it.
Reviews

20 Books to Help Prepare for Trump 2.0

Whether they’re primers on environmental activism or a series on resisting autocrats, these books offer a chance to study up for the bumpy years ahead.
November 8, 2024
by
John R. Platt
Whether they’re primers on environmental activism or a series on resisting autocrats, these books offer a chance to study up for the bumpy years ahead.
Reviews

12 New Environmental Books You Need to Read This Autumn

The season brings important new books by climate scientists, conservationists, activists, and novelists.
October 18, 2024
by
John R. Platt
The season brings important new books by climate scientists, conservationists, activists, and novelists.
Book Excerpts

Darwin the Storyteller

Darwin’s writings show that stories are central to ecology — and that appreciating nature as a portfolio of wondrous, pristine places is an obstacle to ecological literacy.
October 11, 2024
by
John MacNeill Miller
Darwin’s writings show that stories are central to ecology — and that appreciating nature as a portfolio of wondrous, pristine places is an obstacle to ecological literacy.
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Voices

Speak of the Devils: The Animals We Fear the Most Are Fading Away

Names matter. When we fear something, it becomes psychologically easier to withhold empathy for it or, worse, kill it. Nobody feels sorry for the devil.
September 18, 2024
by
John Yunker
Names matter. When we fear something, it becomes psychologically easier to withhold empathy for it or, worse, kill it. Nobody feels sorry for the devil.
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Book Excerpts

Environmental Injustice: Dispatches From a Black Trauma Surgeon on Health Inequity

For many Black children, asthma and other health problems are ever-present companions in neighborhoods located near dumps, factories, and highways.
September 11, 2024
by
Dr. Brian H. Williams
For many Black children, asthma and other health problems are ever-present companions in neighborhoods located near dumps, factories, and highways.
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Reviews

Summer Reads: Lost Birds, Pummeled Pumas and Climate Anxiety

We have the word on several great new books, including a look at how to fight climate disinformation and a satire of the extinction crisis.
June 24, 2024
by
John R. Platt
We have the word on several great new books, including a look at how to fight climate disinformation and a satire of the extinction crisis.
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Book Excerpts

Help the Youth Believe There’s More: A Reflection on Higher Risk Environments and Climate Crisis in the Black Community

If we want to change behavior and protect our communities, we need to change belief. That requires mentorship — and embracing Black culture and history.
June 19, 2024
by
Keith Strickland and Heather McTeer Toney
If we want to change behavior and protect our communities, we need to change belief. That requires mentorship — and embracing Black culture and history.

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