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The planet is our beat.
Week 63: Scott Pruitt Even Sleeps Unethically
While Pruitt’s ethical lapses threaten to destroy the EPA, he rolls back clean car standards and panders to oil refiners.
Public Outcry May Have Saved National Parks from Zinke’s Dramatic Fee Hikes
Americans remind the Interior secretary that this land is our land (and we should be able to afford visiting it).
Iran’s Brown Bears Are Closer to the Edge Than People Have Realized or, Perhaps, Cared
By miscounting population numbers, wildlife managers may unwittingly count out a future for species on the brink.
A Village in Ecuador’s Amazon Fights for Life as Oil Wells Move In
Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park is home to indigenous people who live in near-total isolation from the rest of the world—and wish to remain that way
Are We Wasting the Opportunity to Waste Less Energy?
As global emissions rise, we should be redoubling our energy efficiency efforts. Instead, the Trump administration is working overtime to sabotage them.
Week 62: Ryan Zinke Thinks You Can’t Enjoy the Outdoors Without an Internal Combustion Engine
Zinke’s council of ATV manufacturers, EPA’s giveaway to carbon black producers, and money for something that sounds an awful lot like climate change.