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The Ecological Wisdom of Leaving Nature Alone
The best kind of ranching is likely no ranching at all.
Self-Driving Cars Won’t Fix Our Transit Woes
Real transportation futurism looks more like a fleet of self-driving buses.
Do You Know Where Your Seafood Comes From?
Consumers are increasingly getting to know their local fish—and fishermen—through companies that cut out the middleman.
Are Madagascar’s Efforts to Save Forests Working?
Community forest management gets put to the test, and it doesn't fare well.
Finding Nutrition in the Food Deserts of California
In a state with agricultural export revenue totaling more than $18 billion annually, the Central Valley’s approximately 700,000 farm workers don’t earn enough to feed themselves properly.
What Body Cameras May Mean for the Los Angeles Police Shooting
Last night's fatal altercation between a homeless man and the LAPD prompts many of the same questions regarding police surveillance.
The Environment of Social Justice
There’s a significantly higher concentration of environmental hazards and degradation in black communities, but no leaders to work toward solutions.
Is Climate Change to Blame for the Syrian Civil War?
Researchers say yes—human impacts on the climate made droughts leading up to the war two to three times more likely.
Protecting Biodiversity, One Pool of Water at a Time
Researchers in Mauritania propose protections for tiny mountain ponds as a way to re-think conservation. Their study, however, will likely attract some criticism.