Cemeteries: How the Dead Protect the Wild • The Revelator
From wildly popular to nearly forgotten, some of our cemeteries play an unexpected role in fostering biodiversity — and may provide climate solutions, too.| The Revelator
Plastic pollution is poisoning the planet. Some experts suggest making plastics from more “natural” materials, but research shows those still have risks. The post Biodegradable Plastics: Help or Hype? appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
Humans love to watch birds in nature. So why do we ignore the lives of the birds destined for our plates? The post Birding’s Tragic Blind Spot appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
These beautifully produced new books — covering art and photography, cooking, crafts, and more — celebrate our wildlife, health, and sustainable ways to care for our environment. The post 14 Incredible New Books to Inspire Your Friends and Family in the Year Ahead appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
Many people are unaware of what life was like before major environmental laws. That makes it easier for corporate interests to push for harmful deregulation. The post Why We Need Environmental Regulations appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
Scientists have typically pointed to habitat loss as the key factor behind the worldwide drop in bird populations worldwide, but climate change poses a second, closely linked threat. The post Studies: Extreme Weather Fueled by Climate Change Is Adding to Bird Declines appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
As the island faces continuous urbanization, this rare shrub has gone unnoticed and ignored for decades, shrinking into near-forgotten obscurity. The post Save This Species: The ‘Little Three-Horned Devil,’ One of Puerto Rico’s Rarest Plants appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent. The post The Last Breath of the Himalayas: Can We Stop the Collapse? appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
From wildly popular to nearly forgotten, some of our cemeteries play an unexpected role in fostering biodiversity — and may provide climate solutions, too.| The Revelator
As we prepare to look for life in other solar systems, we should also look inward at what we’re doing to our home planet. The post How Habitable Will Earth Be When We Search for Life Beyond Our Planet? appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
A moment of reflection after The Stop Shopping Choir opened for Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts on this summer's 18-city Love Earth Tour, presided over by Daryl Hannah. The post After the Show, Where Do the Earth Songs Go? appeared first on The Revelator.| The Revelator
As we’ve seen with tigers and other threatened species, captive lion breeding may stimulate consumer demand and put additional pressure on wild populations across African home ranges.| The Revelator
Invasive predators have cornered these endangered Patagonian frogs in the last remnant of their habitat.| The Revelator
Agriculture drained this ecosystem. Now, under the specter of drought, the same systems have started to bring back both water and wildlife.| The Revelator
A major restoration effort by a coalition of Tribes and government agencies could help imperiled fish and other animals on the Trinity River.| The Revelator
A network of advocates is doing everything they can to mitigate the dangers and unravel mysteries about monarch movements and behavior.| The Revelator
As the fish swim back to places they haven’t reached for more than a century, scientists will watch for signs of the watershed’s recovery.| The Revelator
With salmon migration blocked by Shasta Dam, a Tribe and agency scientists collaborate to bring them home.| The Revelator
This summer a Tribal ceremony celebrated the return of sacred winter-run Chinook salmon, lost for generations.| The Revelator
Volunteers turned out in force to welcome beavers back to degraded mountain meadows.| The Revelator
Public Lands & Protected Spaces| The Revelator
Citizen scientists are helping restore the ecosystem engineers to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Oregon.| The Revelator
From poisonings to collisions with power lines, these birds face many threats. But as they decline, so does their ability to control the spread of deadly diseases.| The Revelator
Even as scientists rush to identify the migratory paths of some endangered shark species to help better protect them, climate change and other threats shift this behavior, adding urgency to the research.| The Revelator
By suppressing dissent and stalling environmental protections, President Chaves is emulating Trump.| The Revelator
Plant repositories provide crucial links between plants, botanists, and the rest of us. But their already-shrinking budgets face new threats from the Trump administration.| The Revelator
New research into the turtle-meat trade reveals that assumptions and unsubstantiated claims could hurt conservation efforts.| The Revelator
Are you ready to organize your first event on behalf of the planet? Here are some great ideas and tips on how to make it successful.| The Revelator
Emily Donovan wants to “make the polluters pay” for what they’ve done to her North Carolina community, and others around the country.| The Revelator
A two-year effort reveals the latest shark conservation statistics, while providing insight into the process to protect large groups of species.| The Revelator
Our continuing newcomer’s guide to protesting looks at the foundational movements that shape our current and future efforts.| The Revelator
Conservationists in Argentina’s Patagonia region have helped save the country’s most threatened amphibian, the El Rincon stream frog.| The Revelator
Removing two aging Eel River dams known as the Potter Valley Project would benefit salmon, lamprey and people, but what happens next remains unclear.| The Revelator
Juliet Grable is a freelance writer based in southern Oregon.| The Revelator
Science has helped improve management and restoration, but advocates say there still isn’t enough water to go around.| The Revelator
From pocket parks to large-scale projects, cities around the world are working to reverse a troubling trend.| The Revelator
As the dams come down, crews prepare for miles of new vegetation to rise up. That starts with thousands of tiny acorns.| The Revelator
