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Climate Change

‘Instability, Uncertainty and Chaos’ — How Climate Change Threatens National Security

Anyone who disregards the threats of climate change “is stupid,” says retired Lieutenant General John G. Castellaw.
April 16, 2018
by
Francis Flisiuk
Anyone who disregards the threats of climate change “is stupid,” says retired Lieutenant General John G. Castellaw.
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Investigations

A Border Betrayed: Communities in U.S. and Mexico at Risk From Sewage, Pollution and Disease

President Trump and Congress ignore the nation’s poorest residents along the U.S.-Mexican border, where an environmental health crisis threatens millions of lives.
February 27, 2018
by
John Dougherty
President Trump and Congress ignore the nation’s poorest residents along the U.S.-Mexican border, where an environmental health crisis threatens millions of lives.
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Commentaries

Livestock Grazing on Public Lands: The Perils of “Multiple Use”

A new book offers insight into how our public lands were created — and what that means as we fight to protect them today and in the future.
February 15, 2018
by
Joel Helfrich
A new book offers insight into how our public lands were created — and what that means as we fight to protect them today and in the future.
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Sustainability

14 Environmental Programs Eliminated in Trump’s Budget Proposal

Trump’s proposed budget wipes out funding for numerous programs devoted to climate change, public lands and sustainable energy.
February 13, 2018
by
John R. Platt
Trump’s proposed budget wipes out funding for numerous programs devoted to climate change, public lands and sustainable energy.
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Commentaries

Democracy Depends on Scientific Information

We need all the tools we can get to address the environmental and economic inequality felt by many across the globe.
January 25, 2018
by
Scott McKenzie
We need all the tools we can get to address the environmental and economic inequality felt by many across the globe.
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Commentaries

Sold Out: Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Drilling in the refuge was tucked into in last month’s Republican tax bill, defying decades of attempts to protect this pristine wildnerness.
January 5, 2018
by
Tim Lydon
Drilling in the refuge was tucked into in last month’s Republican tax bill, defying decades of attempts to protect this pristine wildnerness.
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Voices

Journalists Need to Do More to Cover Wildlife and Environmental Crime

A challenge from the reporter who blew the lid off of Thailand’s Tiger Temple and exposed illegal wildlife trafficking from a Buddhist monastery.
December 7, 2017
by
Sharon Guynup
A challenge from the reporter who blew the lid off of Thailand’s Tiger Temple and exposed illegal wildlife trafficking from a Buddhist monastery.
Mia Love
Climate Change

An Unlikely Partnership Yields Political Climate Progress

How an elementary-school science teacher helped a Utah Republican congresswoman start to take leadership on climate change.
November 30, 2017
by
Davia Rivka
How an elementary-school science teacher helped a Utah Republican congresswoman start to take leadership on climate change.
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Environmental Books

The Swinging Pendulum of Conservation Politics

A new book dives into the ever-changing history of conservation legislation — and gives us a hint of the future.
November 15, 2017
by
Scott Gilman
A new book dives into the ever-changing history of conservation legislation — and gives us a hint of the future.
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Pollution & Toxins

Can Plastic Ever Be Made Illegal?

Laws have banned plastic bags in some places, but taking the next steps requires overcoming some pretty major hurdles.
November 13, 2017
by
Danielle Corcione
Laws have banned plastic bags in some places, but taking the next steps requires overcoming some pretty major hurdles.

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