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The planet is our beat.

A Silent Victory

A federal judge stands up to the noisy navy for the sake of marine mammals.

Dining Displeasure

​How do you know your illegal scaly anteater meat is fresh? In Vietnam, restaurants kill the critically endangered critter at the table.

Offshore-Drilling Safety Gets an F

Congress has failed to implement rules that could prevent another disaster.

The Dog Ate My Emissions Target

The United States and Mexico meet the deadline for their carbon pollution goals. Will others follow?

Different Route, Same Crap

The tar sands industry is trying to get its oil out of western Canada in all kinds of ways (all bad).

Econundrum

Does the global threat of climate change make us ambivalent to more local environmental problems?