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Reclaiming the Udall Legacy: The Meaning of Conservation in Trump’s America

The environmental and legislative accomplishments of Stewart, Mo, and Tom Udall offer a roadmap for recovering from the damage of the Trump administration.
September 18, 2025
by
Glen Loveland
The environmental and legislative accomplishments of Stewart, Mo, and Tom Udall offer a roadmap for recovering from the damage of the Trump administration.
A wrench on a pile of other tools
Voices

Happy 50th Birthday, Monkey Wrench Gang

Half a century after the novel’s publication, the Glen Canyon Dam still stands, now home to the world’s largest mud puddle.
September 10, 2025
by
Ingrid Eisenstadter
Half a century after the novel’s publication, the Glen Canyon Dam still stands, now home to the world’s largest mud puddle.
Tiger art Ho Chi Minh City
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50 Years Later: The Vietnam War’s Enduring Effect on the Tiger Trade

The war created systems that enabled trafficking in tigers and other animals. We can finally address that legacy and help both people and wildlife.
July 29, 2025
by
Rob Pickles
The war created systems that enabled trafficking in tigers and other animals. We can finally address that legacy and help both people and wildlife.
Climate Change

Freedom of Voice: Learn From History’s Most Effective Protesters

Our continuing newcomer’s guide to protesting looks at the foundational movements that shape our current and future efforts.
July 23, 2025
by
Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
Our continuing newcomer’s guide to protesting looks at the foundational movements that shape our current and future efforts.
Voices

Antidote for Despair in the Shawnee National Forest

In the ruins of abandoned strip mines, a broad movement aims to create the nation’s first “Climate Preserve.”
July 9, 2025
by
Jeff Biggers
In the ruins of abandoned strip mines, a broad movement aims to create the nation’s first “Climate Preserve.”
Pollution & Toxins

Love Canal: The Black Mothers Behind One of the Biggest Environmental Fights of the 20th Century

When a toxic waste disaster unfolded in the 1970s, a White housewife became the face of the movement. Down the street, Black mothers worked twice as hard to be heard.
June 12, 2025
by
Jessica Kurtz
When a toxic waste disaster unfolded in the 1970s, a White housewife became the face of the movement. Down the street, Black mothers worked twice as hard to be heard.
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.
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

A New Idea for National Parks: Leave Some of Them to the Animals

Evidence from the pandemic found that bighorn sheep populations soared when people weren’t around to disturb them.
January 13, 2025
by
Hilary Clark
Evidence from the pandemic found that bighorn sheep populations soared when people weren’t around to disturb them.
Grain in the setting sun
Extinction Countdown

Six Lessons From the World’s Deadliest Environmental Disaster

China’s Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to “conquer nature” but resulted in as many as 75 million human deaths.
October 21, 2024
by
John R. Platt
China’s Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to “conquer nature” but resulted in as many as 75 million human deaths.
Wildfires over the crest of a hill
Climate Change

Portugal’s Deadly Wildfires Are Rooted in Its Authoritarian Past

More than 50 years after the fall of Portugal’s dictatorship, the authoritarian regime still casts a long shadow over this wildfire-prone country.
October 9, 2024
by
Eden Flaherty
More than 50 years after the fall of Portugal’s dictatorship, the authoritarian regime still casts a long shadow over this wildfire-prone country.

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