nature
This week in history: Grand Canyon National Park turns 100
February 25, 2019"The Grand Canyon fills me with awe. It is beyond comparison—beyond description; absolutely unparalleled throughout the wide world."
Read moreTrump plan to ramp up fracking, mining in National Forests threatens climate
October 18, 2018"Pushing new fossil-fuel development in our national forests ignores the alarm bells that world climate scientists rang loudly."
Read moreWhy is Cuba having the healthiest bees?
October 9, 2018Are we going to be smart enough to learn from the Cuban example and do our best to shift our agricultural practices?
Read moreAs Trump endangers animals, others defend them on World Animal Day
October 4, 2018On this international day of action, participants aim to "raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe."
Read morePuerto Rico planting 750,000 trees to defend land from natural disasters
October 3, 2018"We lost over 31 million trees during both hurricanes. One of the things that we realized early on is that the ecological recovery was a kind of an inspiration for human recovery."
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