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Species Snapshot: The El Rincon Stream Frog Is in Hot Water

Species Snapshot: The El Rincon Stream Frog Is in Hot Water

By Federico Kacoliris The El Rincon stream frog only lives in hot springs at the headwaters of a small Patagonian stream. With just a handful of decimated populations remaining, the critically endangered frog is struggling to survive. Species name: El Rincon stream frog, also known as the Somuncura or Valcheta frog (Pleurodema somuncurense) Description: This […]

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    Chicago, a ‘Sweet Home’ for an Endangered Bee?

    Chicago, a ‘Sweet Home’ for an Endangered Bee?

    By Daniel Raichel While many know Chicago as the “Second City,” the old stomping grounds of Michael Jordan or Al Capone, or perhaps even still as “Hog Butcher to the World,” I doubt many think of it as a home for endangered wildlife. However, as a recent Chicago Tribune article shows, that’s exactly what it […]

    Reclaiming Abandoned Mines: Turning Coal Country’s Toxic Legacy Into Assets

    Reclaiming Abandoned Mines: Turning Coal Country’s Toxic Legacy Into Assets

    By Tara Lohan Mined lands reclaimed for biking trails, office parks — even a winery. Efforts like these are already underway in Appalachia to reclaim the region’s toxic history, restore blighted lands, and create economic opportunities in areas where decades-old mines haven’t been properly cleaned up. The projects are sorely needed. And so are many […]

    How to Improve Public Health, the Environment and Racial Equity Through Housing

    How to Improve Public Health, the Environment and Racial Equity Through Housing

    By Jonathan Levy During a presidential election debate on Oct. 22, 2020, former President Donald Trump railed against Democratic proposals to retrofit homes. “They want to take buildings down because they want to make bigger windows into smaller windows,” he said. “As far as they’re concerned, if you had no window, it would be a […]

    De Beers: Destruction Is Forever

    De Beers: Destruction Is Forever

    By Matthew Gavin Frank In early 2021, De Beers — the world’s biggest diamond company — achieved something of a public relations coup when it announced two new prestige jewelry lines intended to position the notoriously polluting corporation as environmentally friendly and responsible. The first, the high-end “Reflections of Nature” jewelry line, supposedly celebrates the […]

    3 Research Questions Could Hold the Key to Sustainable Eating

    3 Research Questions Could Hold the Key to Sustainable Eating

    By Sarah Reinhardt When it comes to healthy eating, there’s a lot we already know. Just take a look at the scientific report issued by the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, the group of scientific experts behind the newly released 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. At 835 pages, the report spans a rigorous review of […]

    Line 3: Stopping the Next Big Climate Threat Crossing the U.S.-Canada Border

    Line 3: Stopping the Next Big Climate Threat Crossing the U.S.-Canada Border

    By Tara Lohan One of President Joe Biden’s first acts in office put an end to a decade-long fight over the Keystone XL — a pipeline that would have carried climate-polluting tar sands from Alberta, Canada into the United States. Biden’s Executive Order said the Keystone XL’s approval “would undermine U.S. climate leadership” and that […]