Environmental News & Commentary

  • News
    • Extinction Countdown
    • Wildlife
    • Climate Change
    • Oceans & Clean Water
    • Pollution & Toxins
    • Public Lands & Protected Spaces
    • Sustainability
    • Investigations
  • Ideas
    • Editorials
    • Commentaries
    • The Ask
    • Podcasts
  • Culture
    • Book Reviews
    • Book Excerpts
    • The Arts
  • About

An initiative of the Center for Biological Diversity

An initiative of the Center for Biological Diversity

Environmental News & Commentary

Subscribe
  • News
    • Extinction Countdown
    • Wildlife
    • Climate Change
    • Oceans & Clean Water
    • Pollution & Toxins
    • Public Lands & Protected Spaces
    • Sustainability
    • Investigations
  • Ideas
    • Editorials
    • Commentaries
    • The Ask
    • Podcasts
  • Culture
    • Book Reviews
    • Book Excerpts
    • The Arts
  • About
  • News
    • Extinction Countdown
    • Wildlife
    • Climate Change
    • Oceans & Clean Water
    • Pollution & Toxins
    • Public Lands & Protected Spaces
    • Sustainability
    • Investigations
  • Ideas
    • Editorials
    • Commentaries
    • The Ask
    • Podcasts
  • Culture
    • Book Reviews
    • Book Excerpts
    • The Arts
  • About

Environmental Justice

Environmental Books

Summer Reads: 10 New Environmental Memoirs, Novels, and Other Energizing Books

Gather up some of these environmentally focused books for your vacation or staycation and enhance your summer break with restorative and refreshing new perspectives.
May 28, 2025
by
Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
Gather up some of these environmentally focused books for your vacation or staycation and enhance your summer break with restorative and refreshing new perspectives.
Editorials

Why The Revelator Banned AI Articles and Art

Artificial intelligence consumes too much energy and water and produces too much pollution for any ethical person or organization who cares about the planet to use it.
May 13, 2025
by
John R. Platt
Artificial intelligence consumes too much energy and water and produces too much pollution for any ethical person or organization who cares about the planet to use it.
Pollution & Toxins

The Polluting Paper Mill That Helped Inspire the First Earth Day

Earth Day coordinator Denis Hayes grew up in Camas, Washington, surrounded by natural beauty and unchecked pollution.
April 22, 2025
by
John R. Platt
Earth Day coordinator Denis Hayes grew up in Camas, Washington, surrounded by natural beauty and unchecked pollution.
Environmental Books

This Land Is Our Land: New Books About Public Lands, the Threats They Face, and Their Ecological Importance

These new books cover challenges to our shared land, ranging from Indigenous appropriation to current corporate grabs.
April 16, 2025
by
John R. Platt and Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
These new books cover challenges to our shared land, ranging from Indigenous appropriation to current corporate grabs.
Firefighters and fire, the image distorted by heat
Commentaries

Many Firefighting Foams Contain Dangerous PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Have We Learned Our Lesson?

Protecting civilian and military firefighters — and the communities they serve — requires a comprehensive strategy, including disclosure of the chemicals in new firefighting foams.
April 4, 2025
by
Jonathan Sharp
Protecting civilian and military firefighters — and the communities they serve — requires a comprehensive strategy, including disclosure of the chemicals in new firefighting foams.
The Toledo skyline above water tainted green by a spreading algae bloom
Pollution & Toxins

In Ohio, Facing a Future Without Clean Water

Toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie. As Toledo tries to clean up, restoring wetlands could help.
April 2, 2025
by
Kelci Crawford
Toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie. As Toledo tries to clean up, restoring wetlands could help.
A man sits on a rocky outcropping overlooking sun-tinged fog.
Voices

The Psychological Effects of Climate Change: The Scientific Explanations — and Solutions That Can Empower Your Mind

Our minds can flip the script on climate change. Here are ways to reframe our perceptions and make us more resilient and empowered.
March 31, 2025
by
Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
Our minds can flip the script on climate change. Here are ways to reframe our perceptions and make us more resilient and empowered.
EPA building and flag
Commentaries

From EPA Staff: An Open Letter to the American Public

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen,” write current and former EPA employees. “We need to hold this administration accountable.”
March 20, 2025
by
Environmental Health News
“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen,” write current and former EPA employees. “We need to hold this administration accountable.”
A toy truck and plastic debris scattered on mud along the Lake Uru Uru shore near Oruro, Bolivia, on April 8, 2021. In addition to a major drought in 2016 that dramatically decreased water levels, Lake Uru Uru has been devastated by plastic pollution and mining wasting.
Commentaries

Plastic Pollution: So Much Bigger Than Straws

The current administration continues to senselessly undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics. But plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons.
March 14, 2025
by
Jackie Nuñez
The current administration continues to senselessly undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics. But plastic never was and never will be disposable, and neither are the people it poisons.
Climate Change

As Heat Deaths Rise, Planting Trees Is Part of the Solution

But how do we ensure everyone has equal access to shade? Tucson, where heatwave mortality has soared, shows a path forward.
March 10, 2025
by
Karen Mockler
But how do we ensure everyone has equal access to shade? Tucson, where heatwave mortality has soared, shows a path forward.

Posts pagination

Previous page Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Page 21 Next page

Subscribe to The Revelator’s weekly newsletter.

Environmental News & Commentary

  • About The Revelator
  • Reprints
  • Privacy Policy

An initiative of the Center for Biological Diversity

Republish this story

Thank you for your interest in republishing this story. You are free to republish it so long as you do the following:

  • When reprinting our content, cite The Revelator as the source, and if republishing online include a link back to the original story. Our preferred language, ideally placed beneath the byline, reads: “This story was originally published by The Revelator.”
  • Include the author’s byline and bio.
  • Do not make any substantial edits or deletions to the story. Changes to headlines, time or location or for editorial style are permitted.
  • More substantial edits, including cuts or additions, are not permitted without prior consultation.
  • Reprinted materials may not be sold or otherwise syndicated or used to solicit donations of any kind. Please don’t put our content behind a paywall. Republication does not imply an endorsement of The Revelator or the Center for Biological Diversity.
  • We like to keep track of who is reprinting our work, so please drop us a line if you republish one of our stories or if you have any questions.
  • This reprint policy does not include photographs or other illustrations, which may be subject to other licenses and may not be republished. You may reprint photos and graphics attributed to The Revelator with proper attribution.