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Orcas in Peril, Part I: An Ocean Empty of Food

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalPerrin Ireland
Southern Resident killer whales of the Salish Sea face many challenges, but the threat of death from starvation is especially dire. Thankfully, there's a solution—and we need to help make it happen.

Can We Talk About Toilet Paper?

Expert BlogUnited StatesAnthony Swift

We’re destroying forest ecosystems—and ancient, sacred First Nations communities—to satisfy the market for this everyday consumer product. We can and must do better.

Wheeler’s Record on Protecting Public Health Is Abysmal

Press ReleaseUnited States
The Senate today is moving to confirm former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, replacing Scott Pruitt who resigned last year under a cloud of ethics breaches.

Create Parks & Affordable Homes, Avoid Green Gentrification

Expert BlogRamya Sivasubramanian
Residents of low-income neighborhoods in Los Angeles face a dire lack of parks and access to open space, and these inequities frequently fall along racial lines. Yet as public and private investment in parks in low-income neighborhoods increase, so does…

Missing the Forest for the Toilet Paper

Expert BlogShelley Vinyard
The loss of the world’s remaining intact forests is devastating our efforts to avoid cataclysmic climate change. Yet Procter & Gamble (P&G), whose tissue products take an outsized toll on these intact forests, is ignoring this dynamic.

Costa Rica Leads on Climate (Again) with Decarbonization

Expert BlogAmanda Maxwell
President Carlos Alvarado Quesada launched Costa Rica’s national Decarbonization Plan on February 24, 2019, once again establishing the Central American country as a global leader in ambitious policies to combat climate change. Building on the country’s previous goal of being…

Four Environmental Justice Champions You Should Know

DispatchUnited StatesRyann Holmes
Whether they are delivering food or climate justice or standing up for clean air or access to nature, these activists are uplifting communities across the country.