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The Latest by Caeleigh MacNeil

Editorial Assistant

From 2015–2017, Caeleigh MacNeil was part of the Editorial team at Headquarters in San Francisco. She is a graduate of Duke University, where she studied English, journalism and environmental science.

A wolf standing in a river next its prey in Yellowstone National Park.
October 26, 2016

How Wolves Saved the Foxes, Mice and Rivers of Yellowstone National Park

By Caeleigh MacNeil

Yellowstone National Park was plagued by defoliation, erosion, and an unbalanced ecosystem, but everything changed when wolves were reintroduced to the park in 1995.

The history of lead in paint and products is rife with deception – and communities still face the burden of lead lurking in their homes decades later.
October 25, 2016

The Toxic Legacy of Lead

By Caeleigh MacNeil  /  Headquarters Office

The history of lead in paint and products is rife with deception – and communities still face the burden of lead lurking in their homes decades later.

October 19, 2016

Ocho Datos Sobresalientes Sobre el Raro y Elusivo Lobo

By Caeleigh MacNeil  /  Headquarters Office

Estos cánidos se merecen una segunda oportunidad — y una segunda mirada.

pumpjacks extract oil from an oilfield in Kern County, Calif.
October 19, 2016

Oil and Gas Threat Map Shows At-Risk Populations

By Caeleigh MacNeil  /  California Office

A government bureau wants to open up one million acres of central California land to more fracking, but an Earthjustice lawsuit shows that the bureau needs to think before it acts.

Lobo
October 19, 2016

Eight Wild Facts About the Rare and Elusive Lobo

By Caeleigh MacNeil  /  Headquarters Office

The rare but iconic lobo, revealed.

A little-known federal agency recently reassured communities that they can say no to oil shipping terminals.
October 13, 2016

Communities Turn the Tide in the Fight to Stop Explosive Oil Trains

By Caeleigh MacNeil  /  California Office

A little-known federal agency recently reassured communities that they can say no to oil shipping terminals.

Olga Santos returns to the strawberry field where, as a young girl, she was sprayed with toxic pesticides while eating lunch with her family.
October 7, 2016

Protecting Farmworkers from a Poisonous Legacy

By Caeleigh MacNeil  /  Headquarters Office

A petition to ban chlorpyrifos, a toxic pesticide, paves the way for even greater farmworker protections.

Otters are more than just furry faces—they also help keep coastal ecosystems alive.
September 21, 2016

Otter this World: Five Fantastic Otter Facts for Sea Otter Awareness Week

By Caeleigh MacNeil  /  California Office

Otters are more than just furry faces—they also help keep coastal ecosystems alive.

An oil fracking rig outside of Williston, North Dakota.
November 17, 2015

In North Dakota, Fracking Could Become Even More Dangerous

By Caeleigh MacNeil  /  Headquarters Office

Every boom must bust, and as oil prices fall, hydraulic fracturing operations in North Dakota cut costs and put workers at risk.

A coal train traveling through Appalachia.
July 31, 2015

‘Blood on the Mountain’ Paints a Damning Portrait of West Virginia Coal

By Caeleigh MacNeil  /  Headquarters Office

In this visceral documentary, filmmakers trace the dirty history of coal mining and mountaintop removal that has devastated Appalachia.