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In two powerful new graphic novels, Peter Kuper tackles climate change, disappearing insects, and other tough environmental ...

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Dr. David Shiffman is a Washington, DC-based marine conservation scientist who focuses on the ecology of endangered species and how to protect them. He received his Ph.D. in environmental science and ...

The captive predator industry threatens the welfare of thousands of big cats kept for entertainment, hunting, and commercial trade of live animals and their body parts.

As funding drops and institutions change, the study of plants appears to be withering on the vine. That’s letting critical skills go extinct.

Earthjustice and NRDC recently issued a press release pointing out the “ anti-backsliding ” provision in the Safe Drinking Water Act, which should have prevented the EPA from weakening existing ...