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Oceans & Clean Water

Trump Admin’s Clean Water Rollback Will Hit Some States Hard

But the effects of removing this “environmental safety net” won’t be felt equally. States with fewer local protections and resources will suffer the most — as will their people and wildlife.
February 20, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
But the effects of removing this “environmental safety net” won’t be felt equally. States with fewer local protections and resources will suffer the most — as will their people and wildlife.
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News

Trump Budget Proposal Reveals Regressive Environmental Priorities

The White House’s 2021 federal budget proposal eliminates several important programs and slashes funding for others — like the Endangered Species Act.
February 11, 2020
by
John R. Platt
The White House’s 2021 federal budget proposal eliminates several important programs and slashes funding for others — like the Endangered Species Act.
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Wildlife

Australia’s Bushfires: An Extinction Crisis Decades in the Making

Hundreds of blazes could push threatened species closer to extinction. But the roots of Australia’s wildlife crisis are indicative of a much larger problem.
January 13, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
Hundreds of blazes could push threatened species closer to extinction. But the roots of Australia’s wildlife crisis are indicative of a much larger problem.
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News

Welcome to 2020: 8 Important Environmental Stories to Follow This Year

From the extinction crisis to plastic pollution and the 2020 election, these are some of the stories we expect to dominate headlines in the year ahead.
January 2, 2020
by
John R. Platt and Tara Lohan
From the extinction crisis to plastic pollution and the 2020 election, these are some of the stories we expect to dominate headlines in the year ahead.
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Environmental Books

Could the Pentagon Be a Climate Change Leader?

The new book All Hell Breaking Loose explains why top military officials have bucked the anti-climate trend of the Trump administration, but it ignores the elephant in the room. 
December 6, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
The new book All Hell Breaking Loose explains why top military officials have bucked the anti-climate trend of the Trump administration, but it ignores the elephant in the room. 
BLM truck
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Westward Heave-ho: How a Federal Agency’s Move to Colorado Threatens Public Lands, Science and the Climate

The Bureau of Land Management relocation to Grand Junction reflects a widespread pattern of destabilization under President Trump.
November 20, 2019
by
Casey O'Brien
The Bureau of Land Management relocation to Grand Junction reflects a widespread pattern of destabilization under President Trump.
corn
Sustainability

The Trouble With Biofuels

The Trump administration has promised to expand their use, which would make farmers happy. But are consumers aware of biofuels’ potential consequences?
November 15, 2019
by
Claire L. Jarvis
The Trump administration has promised to expand their use, which would make farmers happy. But are consumers aware of biofuels’ potential consequences?
people nature
Environmental Books

Strength in Numbers: November’s Best Environmental Books

This month’s new books dig deep into the need for diverse environmentalists, climate adaptation, wildlife coexistence and the Green New Deal.
November 4, 2019
by
John R. Platt
This month’s new books dig deep into the need for diverse environmentalists, climate adaptation, wildlife coexistence and the Green New Deal.
smoke stack pollution
Voices

EPA Disbanded a Clean Air Science Panel. We Met Anyway – And Here’s What We Found

The nongovernmental panel of experts found that particle pollution regulations aren’t protecting public health, but that's not the only worrying trend at EPA.
October 30, 2019
by
H. Christopher Frey
The nongovernmental panel of experts found that particle pollution regulations aren’t protecting public health, but that's not the only worrying trend at EPA.
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The Ask

Hotbed of Resistance: A Voice From Inside Trump’s EPA

Regulatory rollbacks are just one small part of the Trump administration’s efforts to limit the effectiveness of the Environmental Protection Agency, but there’s a whole lot more, says a career agency staffer.
October 16, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
Regulatory rollbacks are just one small part of the Trump administration’s efforts to limit the effectiveness of the Environmental Protection Agency, but there’s a whole lot more, says a career agency staffer.

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