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From Potato Salad to English Peas: Honoring Farmworkers This Independence Day
This 4th of July we are thankful for the farmworkers who have worked to provide us with the food we eat at our picnics and parades.
Read MoreWe’re Now Entering the Earth’s Sixth Great Extinction
According to multiple studies, Earth has entered its sixth large-scale extinction. The last time extinction rates were this high was when dinosaurs were wiped out more than 65 million years ago.
Read MoreInternational Community Seriously Concerned About Coal Endangering the Great Barrier Reef
A recent decision made by the World Heritage Committee raises significant global concern about the Great Barrier Reef’s health and what Australia is risking in exchange for profits from exported coal.
Read MoreProtecting Florida’s Apalachicola River from Coal Ash Pollution
Piles of coal ash in unlined pits threaten one of the south’s premier rivers. Under our legal settlement, Gulf Power Corp. pledges to take steps to protect the Apalachicola River from coal ash pollution.
Read MoreSoot, Solidarity and Survival: A Conversation with Jonathan Mingle
Author Jonathan Mingle discusses his new book, Fire & Ice, the powerful particle, black carbon, and climate change around the world.
Read MoreNorway Offers Bees Safe Passage on the World’s First "Bee Highway"
Bee colonies are collapsing under the weight of habitat destruction, pesticides and monoculture farming, but Oslo has found a creative solution in a network of bee-friendly urban hubs.
Read MoreLegal Action Armors Puget Sound Against Habitat Loss
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is shirking its duty to make sure changes to coastal habitats—including Puget Sound—won’t destroy valuable public resources.
Read MoreTelling Wolves to “Shoo!” An Interview with Real ‘Wild’ Woman Meredith Taylor
Wildlife biologist and wolf advocate Meredith Taylor talks about seeing wolves return to Yellowstone, her most memorable encounters with predators, and the wisdom she’s gained from a life spent studying the ways and workings of the natural world.
Read MoreDon’t Panic: The Supreme Court’s Decision on Mercury and Air Toxics
The fate of the Mercury and Air Toxics safeguards is still to be determined after the Supreme Court's decision grants a challenge to the EPA’s long overdue limits on toxic pollution.
Read MoreBroken Laws and Public Trust in Seattle
Shell and its Arctic drilling rig, the Polar Pioneer, have already run roughshod over Washington state and Seattle laws—and they plan to come back this November for round two.
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