Recent News
- FEMA is Making an Example of This Florida Boomtown. Locals Call it ‘revenge politics.’
- Plastics Production on the Gulf Coast is Exploding. Here’s How to Respond
- DOJ Thinks Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline is Trespassing on Tribal Lands
Octopuses Are Highly Intelligent. Should They Be Farmed for Food?
A Spanish company is aiming to factory farm octopuses for their meat, contending that it would help conserve the creatures in the wild.
Silence And Wonder: Rachel Carson And The Power Of Words
“Nothing in science has any value to society if it is not communicated.” – Anne Roe, 1952
Black History is More Than a Month
I wrote this photo essay in 2019 about the growing danger of the disappearance of Black history, of environmental justice, and of the wonderful wildlife in the rivers and estuaries of historic Eastern Shore, Maryland, because of climate change, sea-level rise, and the need for more Americans to take action.
US Approves Orsted’s Sunrise Wind Offshore Wind Farm to Power New York Homes
The announcement was the latest positive development for the project.
The Downballot Races That Could Transform Energy Policy in Arizona and Nebraska
The energy future of fossil-fuel dependent Phoenix could be reshaped by some clean-energy advocates.
Rachel Carson’s Legacy in West Virginia
Mackenzie Kirschbaum, M.S., the Rachel Carson Council’s Associate Director of Campus and Civic Engagement, was a featured speaker at West Virginia University (WVU).