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Pollution

Dirty, broken plastic forks stick up between the boards of a picnic table
Op-Eds

Bioplastics Are Not the Solution

To solve plastic pollution, we need nontoxic, reusable materials — not more single-use disposable products.
April 10, 2024
by
Julia Cohen and Erica Cirino
To solve plastic pollution, we need nontoxic, reusable materials — not more single-use disposable products.
Three common cranes in flight against a blue sky
Extinction Countdown

Cranes in Ukraine: Birds of Joy in a War-Torn Land

As the Russian invasion rages on, two species of crane make their annual migration into ancestral habitats that have become a battlefield.
April 1, 2024
by
John R. Platt
As the Russian invasion rages on, two species of crane make their annual migration into ancestral habitats that have become a battlefield.
Wildlife

Is Our Food Waste Creating a Murder of Crows?

Ongoing research finds that trashcans can feed and boost crow populations, which comes with a potentially deadly cost for some other bird species.
February 7, 2024
by
Rebecca Heisman
Ongoing research finds that trashcans can feed and boost crow populations, which comes with a potentially deadly cost for some other bird species.
Nilgiri tahr looks out at forested hills.
Voices

Protect This Place: Saving India’s Shola Sky Islands

These unique ecosystems face threats from invasive species, development and pollution.
January 10, 2024
by
Nisha Bhakat
These unique ecosystems face threats from invasive species, development and pollution.
2 male hands hold a European eel above a yellow bucket.
Extinction Countdown

Eels, Cocaine and Climate Change

Forget ‘Cocaine Bear’ and ‘Cocaine Shark.’ To really understand the environmental threat of illicit drugs, look to eels.
August 16, 2023
by
John R. Platt
Forget ‘Cocaine Bear’ and ‘Cocaine Shark.’ To really understand the environmental threat of illicit drugs, look to eels.
Reviews

5 Hot New Environmental Books

…to read while it’s too hot to do anything else.
July 31, 2023
by
John R. Platt
…to read while it’s too hot to do anything else.
Two kayakers on a wide flat river with mountains in the background and trees along the bank.
Voices

Protect This Place: The Montana River Threatened By a Shuttered Pulp Mill

Industrial waste from a mill is leaching into the groundwater and polluting the Clark Fork River. A major flood could cause an even bigger catastrophe.
July 7, 2023
by
Sam Dwyer
Industrial waste from a mill is leaching into the groundwater and polluting the Clark Fork River. A major flood could cause an even bigger catastrophe.
A woman reads a book overlooking a rocky Canyon
Reviews

Our Summer Reading List: Birding, Climate, Animal Rights and Justice

This month’s best new environmental books provide a healthy dose of hope while also tackling tough topics like pollution, extinction and trauma.
June 20, 2023
by
John R. Platt
This month’s best new environmental books provide a healthy dose of hope while also tackling tough topics like pollution, extinction and trauma.
Boxes piled haphazardly inside a delivery truck.
Voices

Our Addiction to Online Shopping Is Poisoning These Neighborhoods

The warehouse boom — and its resulting air pollution — causes dangerous health risks in California’s Inland Empire.
May 24, 2023
by
Lina Savage
The warehouse boom — and its resulting air pollution — causes dangerous health risks in California’s Inland Empire.
Sprawling industrial complex along river
Voices

Protect This Place: Fracking Threatens the Allegheny Plateau and Its Biodiversity

A region historically plagued by industrial pollution is overwhelmed with unconventional oil and gas development.
March 27, 2023
by
Lisa C. Lieb
A region historically plagued by industrial pollution is overwhelmed with unconventional oil and gas development.

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