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The Ask

Why Every City Needs a Climate Storyteller

The Climate Narrative Project, started by author Jeff Biggers, is training a new generation of storytellers to help us meet the challenges of climate change.
April 12, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
The Climate Narrative Project, started by author Jeff Biggers, is training a new generation of storytellers to help us meet the challenges of climate change.
Ocean plastic pollution
Investigations

Plastic Pollution: Could We Have Solved the Problem Nearly 50 Years Ago?

What if we’d listened to the researchers who first warned us about plastic pollution in the 1970s?
March 26, 2019
by
Erica Cirino
What if we’d listened to the researchers who first warned us about plastic pollution in the 1970s?
Amah Mutsun land
Sustainability

Can Native American Tribes Protect Their Land If They’re Not Recognized by the Federal Government?

State laws and policies in California have made some progress possible, but many tribes still lack legal recognition and struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and the environment.
March 12, 2019
by
Debra Utacia Krol
State laws and policies in California have made some progress possible, but many tribes still lack legal recognition and struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and the environment.
Poland coal mine
Voices

The Toxic Legacy of Environmental Neoliberalism

A look at Poland’s growing ecological disaster — and its polluted past — shows how green ideals can wither on the vine.
February 1, 2019
by
Bill Janus
A look at Poland’s growing ecological disaster — and its polluted past — shows how green ideals can wither on the vine.
sea otter
Reviews

Otters, Polar Bears and Abraham Lincoln: The Best New Environmental Books of December

Books coming out this month also look at the ethics of conservation, the history of water and the exploitation of the Congo.
December 3, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Books coming out this month also look at the ethics of conservation, the history of water and the exploitation of the Congo.
wake island rail
Extinction Countdown

Memorializing the Wake Island Rail: An Extinction Caused by War

This small, flightless bird, native to an atoll in the Pacific, went extinct as a direct result of World War II.
May 25, 2018
by
John R. Platt
This small, flightless bird, native to an atoll in the Pacific, went extinct as a direct result of World War II.
reading books
Sustainability

18 Great New Books About Climate Change, Sustainability and Pioneering Women Environmentalists

Eco-books coming out this March include volumes about Rachel Carson, environmental destruction, plant-based diets and radical resistance.
March 2, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Eco-books coming out this March include volumes about Rachel Carson, environmental destruction, plant-based diets and radical resistance.
eco-books
Sustainability

February’s Best New Eco-books — All 17 of Them

This month’s new books look at America’s disappearing bees, how religion can fight climate change, a pioneering woman scientist and a lot more.
February 2, 2018
by
John R. Platt
This month’s new books look at America’s disappearing bees, how religion can fight climate change, a pioneering woman scientist and a lot more.
bears ears national monument valley of the gods
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Trump’s Dismemberment of Bears Ears National Monument: Perspective From Indigenous Scholars

How racism, grave robbery, disrespect of tribal sovereignty and Mormon belief in divine rights is driving Utah’s attack on public lands.
December 5, 2017
by
John Dougherty
How racism, grave robbery, disrespect of tribal sovereignty and Mormon belief in divine rights is driving Utah’s attack on public lands.
extinct icons
Arts

Extinct Icons: Art to Memorialize Vanished Species

A powerful new art exhibit is just one event for this year’s Remembrance Day for Lost Species.
November 29, 2017
by
John R. Platt
A powerful new art exhibit is just one event for this year’s Remembrance Day for Lost Species.

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