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Fossil Fuels

Investigations

Russia’s Ukraine Invasion Causes a Deadly Oil Spill on the Black Sea

Russia’s “shadow fleet” of aging oil tankers helps fund the ongoing war but puts the region at risk of more environmental disasters.
March 17, 2025
by
Ruchi Kumar
Russia’s “shadow fleet” of aging oil tankers helps fund the ongoing war but puts the region at risk of more environmental disasters.
Wildlife

War Threatens Ukraine’s Unique Red Seaweed Fields. Here’s How Scientists Monitor Them From Afar

These beautiful ecosystems recently began to recover from overexploitation. Will Russia’s invasion once again push them over the brink?
October 23, 2024
by
Elyse Hauser
These beautiful ecosystems recently began to recover from overexploitation. Will Russia’s invasion once again push them over the brink?
On the left, a small brown bird looks into the camera. On the right, a cactus flowers against a black background.
News

Sparrow Spared, Cactus Extinct, and More Links From the Brink

This month’s best and worst environmental stories also include a rebounding lynx, a climate lawsuit boom, and a spa for frogs.
July 26, 2024
by
John R. Platt
This month’s best and worst environmental stories also include a rebounding lynx, a climate lawsuit boom, and a spa for frogs.
Sprawling industrial complex along river
Columns

Protect This Place: Fracking Threatens the Allegheny Plateau and Its Biodiversity

A region historically plagued by industrial pollution is overwhelmed with unconventional oil and gas development.
March 27, 2023
by
Lisa C. Lieb
A region historically plagued by industrial pollution is overwhelmed with unconventional oil and gas development.
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News

Elephant Poop, Tasmanian Snails and Other Links From the Brink

We’ve got the latest on species rediscoveries, light pollution, right-wing posturing and more.
January 27, 2023
by
John R. Platt
We’ve got the latest on species rediscoveries, light pollution, right-wing posturing and more.
Black bear standing among vegetation
News

Good News for Bears, Birds, Whales and People

This month, Links From the Brink looks at several conservation success stories and shines a light on new tools to fight pollution.
December 9, 2022
by
John R. Platt
This month, Links From the Brink looks at several conservation success stories and shines a light on new tools to fight pollution.
Green wave dominates a blue ocean
Climate Change

Midterms 2022: A Green Wave on the Horizon?

While control of Congress remains unsettled, other races around the country reveal a growing — if precarious — tilt toward climate as a priority.
November 10, 2022
by
John R. Platt and Tara Lohan
While control of Congress remains unsettled, other races around the country reveal a growing — if precarious — tilt toward climate as a priority.
Hurricane Ian makes landfall.
Climate Change

A Hurricane of Plastics and Other Links From the Brink

We also have good news and bad news about dams and coal, plus how science and renewable energy can support Ukraine.
October 28, 2022
by
John R. Platt
We also have good news and bad news about dams and coal, plus how science and renewable energy can support Ukraine.
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Commentaries

Latinos Face Challenges Accessing the Outdoors — and Climate Change Is Adding to Those Barriers

But there are steps we can take to bring nature to our communities and empower them to protect it.
August 5, 2022
by
Shanna Edberg
But there are steps we can take to bring nature to our communities and empower them to protect it.
Power Plant
Commentaries

Polluters: Pick Up the Pace Cleaning Up Your Toxic Waste

The Biden administration’s new “polluter pays” tax offers a welcome boost for Superfund cleanup efforts, but it leaves out one key industry.
July 22, 2022
by
Emily Rogers
The Biden administration’s new “polluter pays” tax offers a welcome boost for Superfund cleanup efforts, but it leaves out one key industry.

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