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Costa Rica’s Green Reputation Doesn’t Apply to Its Turquoise Waters

By suppressing dissent and stalling environmental protections, President Chaves is emulating Trump.
September 24, 2025
by
Todd Steiner
By suppressing dissent and stalling environmental protections, President Chaves is emulating Trump.
Commentaries

Nature Is ‘Not for Sale’

Aggressive habitat fragmentation will follow the Trump administration’s and Senator Mike Lee’s frenzied and persistent attempts to sell millions of acres of public land.
July 8, 2025
by
Priyanka Kumar
Aggressive habitat fragmentation will follow the Trump administration’s and Senator Mike Lee’s frenzied and persistent attempts to sell millions of acres of public land.
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Commentaries

The Myth of the Cowboy and Its Enduring Influence on Public Policy

Livestock ranchers receive undue praise and tax dollars while they disregard damage to life on the planet, in a political climate that prioritizes profit.
June 11, 2025
by
Tess Wilkinson
Livestock ranchers receive undue praise and tax dollars while they disregard damage to life on the planet, in a political climate that prioritizes profit.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

What’s Being Done to Public Lands Is a Crime

The hosts of the true-crime podcast “National Park After Dark” discuss the dangers public lands face — and how people can stand up to protect them.
June 6, 2025
by
John R. Platt
The hosts of the true-crime podcast “National Park After Dark” discuss the dangers public lands face — and how people can stand up to protect them.
Environmental Books

This Land Is Our Land: New Books About Public Lands, the Threats They Face, and Their Ecological Importance

These new books cover challenges to our shared land, ranging from Indigenous appropriation to current corporate grabs.
April 16, 2025
by
John R. Platt and Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
These new books cover challenges to our shared land, ranging from Indigenous appropriation to current corporate grabs.
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Commentaries

Saving America’s National Parks and Forests Means Shaking Off the Rust of Inaction

Getting started can feel like an insurmountable challenge. But the more you act, the better you’ll get at it — and the more of a difference you’ll make.
April 9, 2025
by
Alice Henderson
Getting started can feel like an insurmountable challenge. But the more you act, the better you’ll get at it — and the more of a difference you’ll make.
Bears Ears National Monument
Commentaries

Trump’s Approach to Public Lands? Expanding the Extractive Economy and Declaring a War on Nature

The Trump team has launched a three-pronged attack on the environment. We need to understand it if we hope to stand up to it.
March 28, 2025
by
Federico Holm, Ph.D.
The Trump team has launched a three-pronged attack on the environment. We need to understand it if we hope to stand up to it.
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Wildlife

Donald Trump’s Second Term Will Be Bad News for Endangered Ocean and Coastal Animals

The waters around the United States are home to many threatened species who need science-based conservation policies to save them from extinction. They won’t get that for the next four years.
January 21, 2025
by
Dr. David Shiffman
The waters around the United States are home to many threatened species who need science-based conservation policies to save them from extinction. They won’t get that for the next four years.
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

A New Idea for National Parks: Leave Some of Them to the Animals

Evidence from the pandemic found that bighorn sheep populations soared when people weren’t around to disturb them.
January 13, 2025
by
Hilary Clark
Evidence from the pandemic found that bighorn sheep populations soared when people weren’t around to disturb them.
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Voices

Protect This Place: Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve

Park boundaries can’t protect against everything, and the trees that give the reserve its name remain threatened by climate change, fire, and an invasive fungus.
January 8, 2025
by
Christa Horn
Park boundaries can’t protect against everything, and the trees that give the reserve its name remain threatened by climate change, fire, and an invasive fungus.

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