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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.
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The Ask

Salmon Farming’s Dirty Business

A new book looks at the “dark underbelly of our favorite fish” and urges regulators and businesses to better protect wild salmon, coastal ecosystems and consumers.
July 18, 2022
by
Tara Lohan
A new book looks at the “dark underbelly of our favorite fish” and urges regulators and businesses to better protect wild salmon, coastal ecosystems and consumers.
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Commentaries

WTO Agreement Boosts Efforts for a Sustainable Ocean

Fishing subsidies threaten ocean health and food security. The World Trade Organization has a plan to address that, but implementation must come quickly.
July 15, 2022
by
Steve Trent
Fishing subsidies threaten ocean health and food security. The World Trade Organization has a plan to address that, but implementation must come quickly.
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Wildlife

Armadillos Make Great Neighbors

Despite their reputation as destructive pests, new research reveals that armadillos support dozens of other species — including, possibly, humans.
July 11, 2022
by
John R. Platt
Despite their reputation as destructive pests, new research reveals that armadillos support dozens of other species — including, possibly, humans.
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Pollution & Toxins

Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plants Caught in the Crossfire of War With Russia

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered fears of another nuclear power disaster in the region, 36 years after the world’s largest nuclear accident. 
May 2, 2022
by
Jordan Gass-Poore’
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered fears of another nuclear power disaster in the region, 36 years after the world’s largest nuclear accident. 
Gas flare and fields of hay
Pollution & Toxins

Gas Flaring Can Harm People 60 Miles Away, Study Finds

Researchers found that people don't have to be right next to oil and gas fields to experience respiratory distress from flaring.
March 18, 2022
by
Hannah Grover
Researchers found that people don't have to be right next to oil and gas fields to experience respiratory distress from flaring.
plastic pollution
Commentaries

It’s Time for a Global Treaty on Plastics

The United Nations has an opportunity to address plastic pollution on an international level. Will it finally act?
February 25, 2022
by
Erica Cirino
The United Nations has an opportunity to address plastic pollution on an international level. Will it finally act?
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Commentaries

Why the Chemical Industry Is an Overlooked Climate Foe — and What to Do About It

It’s time to overhaul the chemical industry — for the sake of fenceline communities and the rest of the planet.
January 28, 2022
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Darya Minovi
It’s time to overhaul the chemical industry — for the sake of fenceline communities and the rest of the planet.
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Commentaries

It’s Time to Stop Rolling the Dice on Chemical Disasters

The Environmental Protection Agency can help protect millions of people who live near industrial facilities — but only if it works now to strengthen an important federal chemical policy.
January 18, 2022
by
Pam Nixon
The Environmental Protection Agency can help protect millions of people who live near industrial facilities — but only if it works now to strengthen an important federal chemical policy.
Incinerator next to houses
The Ask

Injustice Forever? Toxic PFAS Chemicals Have ‘Made a Mockery of Our Environmental Regulations’

With a lack of regulations addressing toxic “forever chemicals,” students and professors at a Vermont college have taken their research skills into communities to spur action.
December 17, 2021
by
Tara Lohan
With a lack of regulations addressing toxic “forever chemicals,” students and professors at a Vermont college have taken their research skills into communities to spur action.

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