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Public Lands & Protected Spaces

The William Perry Pendley Rehabilitation Tour

The ethically challenged acting director of the Bureau of Land Management made a tense appearance at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference last week to discuss his radical record.
October 15, 2019
by
John R. Platt
The ethically challenged acting director of the Bureau of Land Management made a tense appearance at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference last week to discuss his radical record.
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Commentaries

Trump’s Decision to Hamstring California’s Climate Authority Is Illogical and Uninformed

Revoking California’s ability to set stricter air-pollution standards also misses three important benefits to California and the nation.
October 4, 2019
by
Alejandro E. Camacho and Robert L. Glicksman
Revoking California’s ability to set stricter air-pollution standards also misses three important benefits to California and the nation.
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Wildlife

Drought and Border Wall Endanger Arizona’s Wildlife

The public has long supported a state program to provide water for wildlife, but now human threats, including border-wall construction and climate change, are making a bad situation worse.
September 30, 2019
by
Erica Cirino
The public has long supported a state program to provide water for wildlife, but now human threats, including border-wall construction and climate change, are making a bad situation worse.
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Commentaries

Trump’s Border Wall: Epitaph for an Endangered, Night-blooming Cactus?

The decline of a rare cactus in a national park epitomizes the Trump administration’s failure to protect endangered species along the border.
September 26, 2019
by
Gary Paul Nabhan
The decline of a rare cactus in a national park epitomizes the Trump administration’s failure to protect endangered species along the border.
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Wildlife

Grizzly Reintroduction Into the North Cascades: A Question of Political Climate

Will the Trump administration’s recent changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act complicate the delicate strategy of grizzly restoration in this remote Washington wilderness?
September 13, 2019
by
Tom Molanphy
Will the Trump administration’s recent changes to the implementation of the Endangered Species Act complicate the delicate strategy of grizzly restoration in this remote Washington wilderness?
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Commentaries

Overshoot: Trump’s Deregulatory Zeal Goes Beyond Even Where Industry Asks Him to Go

Automakers, utilities and appliance makers actually oppose some of the planned deregulation. But antiregulation hardliners are winning out.
September 10, 2019
by
Amy Sinden
Automakers, utilities and appliance makers actually oppose some of the planned deregulation. But antiregulation hardliners are winning out.
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Wildlife

Trump Administration Slashes Endangered Species Act, Worsening Extinction Crisis

Changes to regulations about critical habitat and consideration for economic interests threaten to upend more than 45 years of conservation success. But the worst may still be to come.
August 12, 2019
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John R. Platt
Changes to regulations about critical habitat and consideration for economic interests threaten to upend more than 45 years of conservation success. But the worst may still be to come.
earth fire
Editorials

Earth’s Hottest Month Lights a Fire for Progress

While the Trump administration continued its anti-environmental policies, the planet experienced its hottest month in recorded history. But are the winds starting to shift?
August 7, 2019
by
John R. Platt
While the Trump administration continued its anti-environmental policies, the planet experienced its hottest month in recorded history. But are the winds starting to shift?
Timber sale
Environmental Books

This Land: New Book Exposes the Biggest Threats to the Wild West

Journalist Christopher Ketcham explains why we’re running out of time to save the West’s public lands and wildlife.
July 16, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
Journalist Christopher Ketcham explains why we’re running out of time to save the West’s public lands and wildlife.
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Climate Change

Question of the Century: Do We Have a Right to a Livable Climate?

The Youth v. Gov lawsuit moves forward this week, and it could help determine if U.S. citizens have a constitutional right to a safe environment.
June 3, 2019
by
Valerie Brown
The Youth v. Gov lawsuit moves forward this week, and it could help determine if U.S. citizens have a constitutional right to a safe environment.

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