Marine Mammals

2018 was the second-deadliest year on record for the threatened species — and humans are responsible.

Books coming out this month look at saving snow leopards and killer whales, Buddhist and Muslim solutions to climate change, and new ways to grow food.

Books coming out this month also look at the ethics of conservation, the history of water and the exploitation of the Congo.

Scientists looking to communicate the truth about climate should explore the power of narrative and images.

A recent meeting by the Orca Recovery Task Force shows the massive political and economic lobbies that stand in the way of success.

To restore Southern Resident killer whales and salmon, we need to look at our dams — and ourselves.

Eco-books coming out this month also look at the Flint water crisis, the effects of sea-level rise and the history of radical environmentalism.

Chemicals collect in microplastics, which then get eaten by fish, birds and seals — and by humans.

We mapped out where the drilling could take place — and how it overlaps with the critical habitats of the most sensitive species at risk.

BP’s mistakes, rooted in regulator failures, revealed “such systematic failures in risk management that they place in doubt the safety culture of the entire industry.”