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Hurricane Ian
Climate Change

How to Vote If You’ve Been Displaced by Hurricanes

There’s still time to find out how to cast your ballot, even if you’re dealing with other recovery efforts.
October 21, 2022
by
John R. Platt
There’s still time to find out how to cast your ballot, even if you’re dealing with other recovery efforts.
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Climate Change

30 Ways Environmentalists Can Participate in Democracy

Voting on election day is job one, but the planet needs your civic commitment every other day of the year, too.
October 12, 2022
by
John R. Platt
Voting on election day is job one, but the planet needs your civic commitment every other day of the year, too.
"I Voted" stickers
Op-Eds

Reform Our Elections to Secure a Sustainable Future

Both approval and ranked choice voting put fire under the feet of elected officials to do the right thing for the environment — or risk being voted out.
October 5, 2022
by
Kaleb Nyquist
Both approval and ranked choice voting put fire under the feet of elected officials to do the right thing for the environment — or risk being voted out.
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Climate Change

Back the Frack Off, ‘We Can’t Advertise the Meats’ and Other Links From the Brink

Don’t miss these environmental news stories about innovative laws, rising renewables and a “climate king.”
September 21, 2022
by
John R. Platt
Don’t miss these environmental news stories about innovative laws, rising renewables and a “climate king.”
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Editorials

Let’s Put More Effort Into Investigating and Prosecuting Environmental Crimes

Uncovering environmental harms and crimes, and holding those responsible accountable, has never received enough priority. We need to correct that problem.
May 9, 2022
by
John R. Platt
Uncovering environmental harms and crimes, and holding those responsible accountable, has never received enough priority. We need to correct that problem.
livestock public lands
Op-Eds

Reform the Bureau of Land Management: Biden Must Succeed Where Obama Failed

An agency insider looks at a history of failure and sees long-delayed opportunities for change and progress.
January 19, 2021
by
Richard Spotts
An agency insider looks at a history of failure and sees long-delayed opportunities for change and progress.
Connecticut River
Op-Eds

Endgame Looms for New England’s Great River

After a half-century of failures, the recovery of the Connecticut River ecosystem hangs in the balance. Will authorities finally act to save it?
August 26, 2020
by
Karl Meyer
After a half-century of failures, the recovery of the Connecticut River ecosystem hangs in the balance. Will authorities finally act to save it?
African lion
Op-Eds

New EU Biodiversity Strategy Can Reduce Risk of Future Pandemics — If It Fully Addresses Wildlife Trade

The strategy represents hope for people and wildlife, and can be a model for governments, but it still lacks critical funding to carry out its goals.
June 10, 2020
by
Arnaud Goessens
The strategy represents hope for people and wildlife, and can be a model for governments, but it still lacks critical funding to carry out its goals.
Trump
Op-Eds

Overshoot: Trump’s Deregulatory Zeal Goes Beyond Even Where Industry Asks Him to Go

Automakers, utilities and appliance makers actually oppose some of the planned deregulation. But antiregulation hardliners are winning out.
September 10, 2019
by
Amy Sinden
Automakers, utilities and appliance makers actually oppose some of the planned deregulation. But antiregulation hardliners are winning out.
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Wildlife

The Federal Government’s Cruel War Against Wildlife

USDA’s Wildlife Services often uses “cyanide bombs” to kill animals, but that’s just one of the inhumane weapons in their arsenal.
August 26, 2019
by
John R. Platt
USDA’s Wildlife Services often uses “cyanide bombs” to kill animals, but that’s just one of the inhumane weapons in their arsenal.

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