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Inhumanity at the Border — and Beyond

If the Trump administration can show such disregard for society’s most vulnerable people, what does that mean for clean water, endangered species and other environmental issues?
June 22, 2018
by
John R. Platt
If the Trump administration can show such disregard for society’s most vulnerable people, what does that mean for clean water, endangered species and other environmental issues?
Yosemite Falls
The Ask

It’s No Mystery Why These Crime Novels Are Set in National Parks

We have five questions about environmental justice for Scott Graham, author of the National Park Mystery series.
June 20, 2018
by
John R. Platt
We have five questions about environmental justice for Scott Graham, author of the National Park Mystery series.
Scott Pruitt
Voices

Industry Is Taking Over the EPA

A new study finds the EPA is now on the verge of “regulatory capture,” making it a servant of the companies it is supposed to regulate.
June 7, 2018
by
The Conversation
A new study finds the EPA is now on the verge of “regulatory capture,” making it a servant of the companies it is supposed to regulate.
Rohingya refugees in Bangaldesh
Climate Change

The Surprising Link Between Climate Change and Human Trafficking

As extreme weather conditions arrive, vulnerable people in migrating populations could find themselves at risk from sexual exploitation or forced labor.
May 7, 2018
by
Wudan Yan
As extreme weather conditions arrive, vulnerable people in migrating populations could find themselves at risk from sexual exploitation or forced labor.
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Sustainability

Climate Change, Entangled Whales and the Bundy Militia: 15 New Environmental Books for May

Eco-books coming out this month cover some of the most important topics on the planet — and give you some tools to help.
May 2, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Eco-books coming out this month cover some of the most important topics on the planet — and give you some tools to help.
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News

From Australia to El Salvador to Vietnam, the Environment Is Finally Getting Its Day In Court

Specialized environmental courts are now operating on every continent except Antarctica. What’s behind the boom?
April 26, 2018
by
Anna-Catherine Brigida, Ensia
Specialized environmental courts are now operating on every continent except Antarctica. What’s behind the boom?
Mexico flooding
Oceans & Clean Water

While Mexico Plays Politics With Its Water, Some Cities Flood and Others Go Dry

In many Mexican cities, water is treated as a political bargaining chip – a favor that public officials can trade for votes, bribes or power.
April 24, 2018
by
The Conversation
In many Mexican cities, water is treated as a political bargaining chip – a favor that public officials can trade for votes, bribes or power.
Tonto National Forest
Commentaries

Oak Flat: Government Complicity in Indigenous Sacred Site Desecration

Settler colonialism in Arizona is ongoing. It continues to harm both the planet and indigenous peoples.
April 10, 2018
by
Joel Helfrich
Settler colonialism in Arizona is ongoing. It continues to harm both the planet and indigenous peoples.
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Sustainability

14 New Books About Lions, Climate Change, Green Living and Indigenous Rights

Eco-books coming out this April look at the life and death of Cecil the lion, the history of oppressive oil development, and living a zero-waste lifestyle.
April 2, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Eco-books coming out this April look at the life and death of Cecil the lion, the history of oppressive oil development, and living a zero-waste lifestyle.
Rio Grande sewage
Investigations

U.S.-Mexico Commission Fails to Stop Sewage Plaguing Border

The Trump administration is backing away from treaty mandate to “give preferential attention to the solution of all border sanitation problems.”
March 29, 2018
by
John Dougherty
The Trump administration is backing away from treaty mandate to “give preferential attention to the solution of all border sanitation problems.”

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