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Wildlife

Cargo, With a Side of Hornets, Flies and Crabs

Global shipping is moving invasive species around the world. Can world governments agree on necessary preventative measures?
January 10, 2022
by
Tim Lydon
Global shipping is moving invasive species around the world. Can world governments agree on necessary preventative measures?
Facilities and emissions at night
The Ask

The Fight Against Plastic: ‘If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu’

A new podcast puts BIPOC storytelling front and center in working for solutions to the plastic crisis.
December 3, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
A new podcast puts BIPOC storytelling front and center in working for solutions to the plastic crisis.
Yosemite valley walls with haze
Climate Change

Say Goodbye to Your National Parks Road Trips?

Get your hikes and other recreation in while you can. A new study finds warming temperatures could mean big changes in how we use our public lands.
November 10, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
Get your hikes and other recreation in while you can. A new study finds warming temperatures could mean big changes in how we use our public lands.
oil platform
Climate Change

The Divestment Movement’s Big Month

Investors, foundations, universities and governments pulled their assets from fossil fuel companies in record numbers in October.
October 29, 2021
by
John R. Platt
Investors, foundations, universities and governments pulled their assets from fossil fuel companies in record numbers in October.
Wall Street
Pollution & Toxins

Study: Financial Markets Ignore Environmental Damage

Credit-rating agencies say they can discipline companies that behave badly, and they have in some cases, but research reveals negligible progress.
July 12, 2021
by
Lilah Burke
Credit-rating agencies say they can discipline companies that behave badly, and they have in some cases, but research reveals negligible progress.
floods street
The Ask

Sizzling in the South: Gulf Coast Communities Fight for Equitable Climate Solutions

Miami residents already live with the ramifications of climate change. That’s why organizers there have teamed up with other regions to share ideas.
June 25, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
Miami residents already live with the ramifications of climate change. That’s why organizers there have teamed up with other regions to share ideas.
Aerial view of container ship
Oceans & Clean Water

3,000 Shipping Containers Fell Into the Pacific Ocean Last Winter

A rise in container-ship accidents adds to the growing marine plastic pollution problem and poses risks to ocean health, wildlife and mariners.
June 2, 2021
by
Tim Lydon
A rise in container-ship accidents adds to the growing marine plastic pollution problem and poses risks to ocean health, wildlife and mariners.
Taped water pipe
Oceans & Clean Water

Public Health Crisis Looms as California Identifies 600 Communities at Risk of Water-System Failures

A new report puts into focus for the first time the scope of the state’s drinking-water problems and what it will take to fix them. 
May 5, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
A new report puts into focus for the first time the scope of the state’s drinking-water problems and what it will take to fix them. 
mountain view
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

30×30: How Important Are Private Lands in Meeting Conservation Goals?

Experts say expanding public lands won’t be enough to achieve science-based calls for more protected areas.
April 19, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
Experts say expanding public lands won’t be enough to achieve science-based calls for more protected areas.
Zimbabwe elephant
Commentaries

Southern Africa’s Ivory Delusion

The values of Zimbabwe’s and Namibia’s ivory stockpiles have been grossly overstated, and their proposed sale would lead to another poaching epidemic.
April 9, 2021
by
Charan Saunders
The values of Zimbabwe’s and Namibia’s ivory stockpiles have been grossly overstated, and their proposed sale would lead to another poaching epidemic.

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