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Editorials

Trump’s Slash and Burn

The administration has brazenly axed another long list of environmental protections — when it should have been healing a nation wounded by the pandemic and racist violence.
June 9, 2020
by
John R. Platt
The administration has brazenly axed another long list of environmental protections — when it should have been healing a nation wounded by the pandemic and racist violence.
George Floyd mural
Editorials

Don’t Look Away

The ongoing crisis of racially motivated police violence — and the government’s violent response to demonstrations against those actions — reminds us that change requires justice.
June 4, 2020
by
John R. Platt and Tara Lohan
The ongoing crisis of racially motivated police violence — and the government’s violent response to demonstrations against those actions — reminds us that change requires justice.
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Commentaries

COVID-19 Reveals a Crisis of Public Spaces

The problem of overcrowded public lands and insufficient urban green space predates the pandemic. Are we finally willing to fund the solutions?
May 13, 2020
by
Stephen Lezak
The problem of overcrowded public lands and insufficient urban green space predates the pandemic. Are we finally willing to fund the solutions?
Trump Energy Execs
Commentaries

No Sacrifices of the Public Interest in Times of Emergency

The Trump administration continues to strip away environmental protections in the face of the pandemic. History shows that the people can fight back — and win.
May 6, 2020
by
Adam M. Sowards
The Trump administration continues to strip away environmental protections in the face of the pandemic. History shows that the people can fight back — and win.
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Public Lands & Protected Spaces

The Final Frontiers? A Call to Protect the Biodiversity on the Borders

President Trump’s notorious border wall is just one transboundary threat to the world’s wildlife.
April 30, 2020
by
John R. Platt
President Trump’s notorious border wall is just one transboundary threat to the world’s wildlife.
Exxon protest
Investigations

Trump Administration Seeks to Muzzle Activist Shareholders

The SEC has proposed rules that could reduce shareholder proposals for environmental, social and sustainable governance issues, while providing cover for corporations like Exxon Mobil.
April 27, 2020
by
Christine MacDonald
The SEC has proposed rules that could reduce shareholder proposals for environmental, social and sustainable governance issues, while providing cover for corporations like Exxon Mobil.
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Oceans & Clean Water

10 Things We’ve Learned a Decade After the Deepwater Horizon Disaster

We know a lot more now about the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico and the risks of deep-water drilling, but that doesn’t mean we’re any safer.
April 17, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
We know a lot more now about the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico and the risks of deep-water drilling, but that doesn’t mean we’re any safer.
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Editorials

In This Time of Crisis, We Need to Keep Our Eyes Open

Even as thousands of people get sick and die, the Trump administration continues to strip away our environmental protections. And that’s just the start.
March 31, 2020
by
John R. Platt
Even as thousands of people get sick and die, the Trump administration continues to strip away our environmental protections. And that’s just the start.
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Editorials

Spending Time in Nature During the Pandemic? You’re Not Alone — and That’s a Problem.

Encouraged by the federal government, lots of people are trying to get outside. But it’s a risky decision for rural communities.
March 25, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
Encouraged by the federal government, lots of people are trying to get outside. But it’s a risky decision for rural communities.
crude spilled from pipeline
Environmental Books

When the War on Science Really Began

A new book, The War on the EPA, tracks the history and importance of the government agency — and how efforts to undermine it began decades before Trump.
March 10, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
A new book, The War on the EPA, tracks the history and importance of the government agency — and how efforts to undermine it began decades before Trump.

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