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Trump Administration

Extinction
Extinction Countdown

Rise of the Extinction Deniers

Just like climate deniers, they’re out to obfuscate and debase the scientists and conservationists trying to save the world — and maybe get rid of a few pesky species in the process.
May 30, 2019
by
John R. Platt
Just like climate deniers, they’re out to obfuscate and debase the scientists and conservationists trying to save the world — and maybe get rid of a few pesky species in the process.
cattle grazing
Public Lands & Protected Spaces

A Steal of a Deal: How Ranchers Take Advantage of Public Lands

Ranchers pay just $1.35 a month to graze cattle on public lands and national forests. You couldn’t feed a cat or dog for 10 times that amount.
May 22, 2019
by
Dipika Kadaba and John R. Platt
Ranchers pay just $1.35 a month to graze cattle on public lands and national forests. You couldn’t feed a cat or dog for 10 times that amount.
Hunter Power Plant
Pollution & Toxins

Utah’s Coal-ash Pollution: A Toxic Example of a National Problem

The majority of coal plants in the United States, like the Hunter Power Plant in Utah, are contaminating groundwater with toxic pollutants, a new report reveals.
April 15, 2019
by
Daria Bachmann
The majority of coal plants in the United States, like the Hunter Power Plant in Utah, are contaminating groundwater with toxic pollutants, a new report reveals.
border wall
Podcasts

‘This Is Not Like a Fence in a Backyard’ — Trump’s Border Wall vs. Wildlife

How will the border wall affect jaguars, bears, birds, bees and other wildlife? And what other solutions might work better without harming people or ecosystems?
April 11, 2019
by
John R. Platt
How will the border wall affect jaguars, bears, birds, bees and other wildlife? And what other solutions might work better without harming people or ecosystems?
black bear
Wildlife

To Survive in Texas, Black Bears Need an Open Border

Decades after being wiped out in the Lone Star State, black bears are slowly returning. Experts fear that a border wall between the United States and Mexico would end that recovery.
April 10, 2019
by
Meg Wilcox
Decades after being wiped out in the Lone Star State, black bears are slowly returning. Experts fear that a border wall between the United States and Mexico would end that recovery.
Climate march
Op-Eds

Declaring a Climate Change Emergency: Would It Be Legal? Would It Be Useful?

Environmental and constitutional law scholar Dan Farber explains what a climate change emergency declaration could achieve.
March 29, 2019
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Dan Farber
Environmental and constitutional law scholar Dan Farber explains what a climate change emergency declaration could achieve.
Earth burning
Climate Change

Environment Remains Under Siege Two Years Into the Trump Administration

President Trump promised massive deregulation — and although he’s lost some cases in court, his successes still threaten people’s health and the climate.
March 18, 2019
by
Emily Gertz
President Trump promised massive deregulation — and although he’s lost some cases in court, his successes still threaten people’s health and the climate.
wetland
The Ask

Clean Water at Risk as Trump Administration Ignores Science

Scientist Ellen Wohl explains why the administration’s decision to rewrite a key component of the Clean Water Act is scientifically unsound and dangerous.
March 14, 2019
by
Tara Lohan
Scientist Ellen Wohl explains why the administration’s decision to rewrite a key component of the Clean Water Act is scientifically unsound and dangerous.
gray wolf
Editorials

The Trump Administration Pushes to Delist Wolves — and History Repeats Itself

A look back at the circuitous, bloody history of attempts to remove wolves from the Endangered Species Act.
March 8, 2019
by
John R. Platt
A look back at the circuitous, bloody history of attempts to remove wolves from the Endangered Species Act.
Oil rig
Climate Change

‘Nero Drilling While Rome Burns’: U.S. Oil and Gas Production Soars in Trump’s Second Year

Experts warn that the rush for new oil and gas drilling in 2018 will have consequences for the climate, but there are ways to slow it down — or even stop it.
February 28, 2019
by
John R. Platt
Experts warn that the rush for new oil and gas drilling in 2018 will have consequences for the climate, but there are ways to slow it down — or even stop it.

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