‘Pacific Standard,’ November/December 2016
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Trekking Humboldt’s Weed Farms With the Guy Who’s Trying to Keep Them Sustainable
With weed moving toward legal status, the state and county government are trying to discourage the more irresponsible…
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Climate Change
Debates about environmental damage aren’t new — in fact, the United States was founded partly for the purpose of changing…
Global Wildlife Populations Are on Pace for a Two-Thirds Decline in Just Four Years
If current trends persist, the population abundance of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish could decline an average…
Where Have All the Butterflies Gone?
Butterflies in the U.K. have been in decline for decades, and climate variability—a side effect of global warming—may…
Want to Win on Climate? Put Justice at the Center
Communities of color are strong leaders in the fight against climate change, but only if policies and the…
What Can Celebrities Do for Climate Change?
Quite a lot, according to the producer of Years of Living Dangerously, a show that sells hard science with the help of David Letterman, Cecily Strong, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Hunted to the Brink: Mammals in Crisis
A new study reveals that hundreds of land mammals face the threat of extinction due to hunting for…
Will Climate Change Sink the Mekong Delta?
No delta region in the world is more threatened by climate change. Will Vietnam act in time to…
NOAA Confirms Record-Level Rainstorms in North Carolina
Last week, we reported that Hurricane Matthew brought record-level rainstorms to some parts of North Carolina — storms so severe…