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Voices

Border Fortunes: Promises of ‘Free Money’ at the 2018 Border Security Expo

There’s little talk of actually building a physical wall, though, and more discussion of cameras, facial recognition and other technology.
February 16, 2018
by
Laiken Jordahl
There’s little talk of actually building a physical wall, though, and more discussion of cameras, facial recognition and other technology.
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Commentaries

Livestock Grazing on Public Lands: The Perils of “Multiple Use”

A new book offers insight into how our public lands were created — and what that means as we fight to protect them today and in the future.
February 15, 2018
by
Joel Helfrich
A new book offers insight into how our public lands were created — and what that means as we fight to protect them today and in the future.
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Extinction Countdown

The Surprising Ways Tigers Benefit Farmers and Livestock Owners

A new study finds that the often-feared big cats actually help keep crops and domesticated animals safe from other threats.
February 12, 2018
by
John R. Platt
A new study finds that the often-feared big cats actually help keep crops and domesticated animals safe from other threats.
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Sustainability

February’s Best New Eco-books — All 17 of Them

This month’s new books look at America’s disappearing bees, how religion can fight climate change, a pioneering woman scientist and a lot more.
February 2, 2018
by
John R. Platt
This month’s new books look at America’s disappearing bees, how religion can fight climate change, a pioneering woman scientist and a lot more.
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Commentaries

Trump Wants More Offshore Drilling. That Ignores the Deadly Lessons of Deepwater Horizon

BP’s mistakes, rooted in regulator failures, revealed “such systematic failures in risk management that they place in doubt the safety culture of the entire industry.”
January 12, 2018
by
Donald Boesch
BP’s mistakes, rooted in regulator failures, revealed “such systematic failures in risk management that they place in doubt the safety culture of the entire industry.”
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Climate Change

As the Arctic Melts, Nations Race to Own What’s Left Behind

Drawing clear borders around the Arctic Ocean matters for the future of the people who live there — and for the planet as a whole.
January 4, 2018
by
Francis Flisiuk
Drawing clear borders around the Arctic Ocean matters for the future of the people who live there — and for the planet as a whole.
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News

17 Ways the Trump Administration Assaulted the Environment Over the Holidays

New rules could affect everything from clean power to migratory birds, and they’re just a hint of what’s yet to come.
January 2, 2018
by
John R. Platt
New rules could affect everything from clean power to migratory birds, and they’re just a hint of what’s yet to come.
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Editorials

Reflecting on The Revelator’s First Year

The year of Trump brought challenges, but it also inspired us to seek the truth and find solutions.
December 18, 2017
by
John R. Platt
The year of Trump brought challenges, but it also inspired us to seek the truth and find solutions.
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Editorials

Careers in Environmental Science: Vitally Important Jobs, Crappy Pay

Yet the right-wing talking point that climate scientists are only in it for the money persists.
December 11, 2017
by
John R. Platt
Yet the right-wing talking point that climate scientists are only in it for the money persists.
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Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Trump vs. Bears Ears: Outraged Native Groups Respond

The proclamation to remove more than a million acres from protection has been called everything from illegal to racist.
December 4, 2017
by
John R. Platt
The proclamation to remove more than a million acres from protection has been called everything from illegal to racist.

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