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  • Countries all over the world are banning atrazine. The US just keeps spraying.

    Countries all over the world are banning atrazine. The US just keep...

    Independent scientists have long understood the unacceptable health risks of the pesticide atrazine
    Go to the profile of Nathan Donley
    Nathan Donley
    Aug 2
    Dr. Seuss’s Truffula Trees are real(ish), and they’re in danger of extinction.

    Dr. Seuss’s Truffula Trees are real(ish), and they’re in danger of ...

    If you grew up reading Dr. Seuss, you likely remember the tall, spindly “Truffula” trees from The Lorax, with striped trunks and colorful…
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    Anna Sofia
    Jun 7
    There’s a Global Treaty on Biodiversity. It Needs to Halt Extinctions Now.

    There’s a Global Treaty on Biodiversity. It Needs to Halt Extinctio...

    By Tanya Sanerib and Zak Smith
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    tanya sanerib
    Mar 2
    Is Bamboo Sustainable?

    Is Bamboo Sustainable?

    #EcoAdvice from our expert
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    Nathan Donley
    Jan 20
    IUCN Misses the Mark on Diseases From Wildlife Trade

    IUCN Misses the Mark on Diseases From Wildlife Trade

    By Paul Todd, Senior Attorney Nature Program at NRDC & Tanya Sanerib, International Legal Director at the Center for Biological Diversity
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    tanya sanerib
    Feb 16
    How We Save Whales From Deadly Fishing Gear

    How We Save Whales From Deadly Fishing Gear

    I remember the first time I saw a North Atlantic right whale. I was on a boat off Provincetown, Massachusetts, and I turned my head just in…
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    Kristen Monsell
    Dec 17, 2021
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    On Covid’s U.S. Two-Year Anniversary, It’s Time for Real Pandemic Prevention

    On Covid’s U.S. Two-Year Anniversary, It’s Time for Real Pandemic Prevention

    Welcome to the era of pandemics. Scientists have been warning us for years that new pathogens passed from wild animals will emerge more…
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    tanya sanerib
    Jan 19
    Remembering OR-7, the Wolf Who Journeyed Back to California

    Remembering OR-7, the Wolf Who Journeyed Back to California

    What is one wolf worth to the world? Ten years ago, a wolf called OR-7 showed us all.
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    Amaroq Weiss
    Dec 23, 2021
    Elegies for the Lost 23

    Elegies for the Lost 23

    Here are the stories of nearly two dozen species recently declared extinct.
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    Alex Bonk
    Oct 15, 2021
    Trending
    Grizzly End for Endangered Bears in Montana

    Grizzly End for Endangered Bears in Montana

    Even legal black bear and coyote hunts can kill protected species
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    Jennifer Molidor, Ph.D.
    Jun 15, 2017
    Is Cheap Wine Bad for the Environment?

    Is Cheap Wine Bad for the Environment?

    #EcoAdvice from our expert
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    Nathan Donley
    Jan 10, 2019
    Kids, Cows, and Critters

    Kids, Cows, and Critters

    A long-overdue burial for the population vs. consumption question
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    Stephanie Feldstein
    Dec 29, 2015
    Exxon, Be Gone

    Exxon, Be Gone

    Why Deadly Oil Tanker Truck Crashes Aren’t Even the Biggest Reason to Oppose Restarting Offshore Drilling in Santa Barbara
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    Kristen Monsell
    Aug 18, 2021
    Uh…Welcome Back?

    Uh…Welcome Back?

    The return of wolves to California is endangered by new plan
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    Amaroq Weiss
    Aug 2, 2016
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