Olivia Richter
@oliviarichter.bsky.social
Brooklyn-based
✏️ Writer
📚 Higher education professional at NYU
🌎 Naturalist
🧪 Budding science communicator
✏️ Writer
📚 Higher education professional at NYU
🌎 Naturalist
🧪 Budding science communicator
"At the same time, the refuge is home to the Southern Beaufort Sea’s remaining polar bears, with pregnant females creating dens in the snow to give birth to and raise their cubs. This denning habitat has become even more important as climate change has caused Arctic sea ice to melt and disappear."
Trump Opens Pristine Alaska Wilderness to Drilling in Long-Running Feud
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"At the same time, the refuge is home to the Southern Beaufort Sea’s remaining polar bears, with pregnant females creating dens in the snow to give birth to and raise their cubs. This denning habitat has become even more important as climate change has caused Arctic sea ice to melt and disappear."
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15 years after BP’s Deepwater Horizon--the most destructive oil spill in US history--the same company is asking the U.S. government to approve a new, larger, deeper, and riskier offshore drilling operation in the Gulf. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is considering BP’s proposal now.
October 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
15 years after BP’s Deepwater Horizon--the most destructive oil spill in US history--the same company is asking the U.S. government to approve a new, larger, deeper, and riskier offshore drilling operation in the Gulf. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is considering BP’s proposal now.
The historically toxic Gowanus Canal in #Brooklyn could soon be reclassified as swimmable, according to a plan from the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation. But can we expect to take a dip in the canal anytime soon…? Read my piece for The Click: theclick.news/gowanus-cana... 🌎
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Proposed Reclassification Supports Swimmable Conditions in the Gowanus Canal, Despite Toxic History The Click
The Gowanus Canal could soon be reclassified as swimmable, according to a plan from the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation.
theclick.news
October 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The historically toxic Gowanus Canal in #Brooklyn could soon be reclassified as swimmable, according to a plan from the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation. But can we expect to take a dip in the canal anytime soon…? Read my piece for The Click: theclick.news/gowanus-cana... 🌎
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“The largest ever marine protected area was also launched by French Polynesia in its own waters, and 900,000 sq km of that will ban extractive fishing and mining - four times the size of the UK. With this commitment and others made during the conference, 10% of the oceans are now in protection.” 🌍
UN Ocean conference gives 'glimmer of hope' for marine life
Environmental groups have praised government's progress made on marine protection at the UN meeting
www.bbc.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“The largest ever marine protected area was also launched by French Polynesia in its own waters, and 900,000 sq km of that will ban extractive fishing and mining - four times the size of the UK. With this commitment and others made during the conference, 10% of the oceans are now in protection.” 🌍
Great and sobering read
How Capitalism Nearly Wiped Out America’s Wildlife
It may just again, writes Dan Flores.
time.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Great and sobering read
"The shock of this revelation led to a swift global effort and the creation of one of history’s most successful environmental treaties, the Montreal Protocol. Policymakers and researchers should revisit how that success was achieved in a world that was, as it is today, sharply divided." 🌍🌿
Do look up: how science and international cooperation closed the ozone hole
Forty years ago this month, scientists reported that human activities had punctured Earth’s protective ozone layer. What happened next offers a masterclass in international science-diplomacy.
www.nature.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"The shock of this revelation led to a swift global effort and the creation of one of history’s most successful environmental treaties, the Montreal Protocol. Policymakers and researchers should revisit how that success was achieved in a world that was, as it is today, sharply divided." 🌍🌿
In my first piece for Marine Conservation Institute, discover some of the ocean's most extraordinary places, where marine life flourishes. These areas are glowing examples of what's possible with effective marine protection strategies. 🦑🌎🌿
@savingoceans.bsky.social @missionblue.bsky.social
@savingoceans.bsky.social @missionblue.bsky.social
These Eastern Tropical Pacific Hope Spots Meet the Blue Park Standard, Achieving the Highest Caliber of Marine Conservation » Marine Conservation Institute
ShareLikeTweetLinkedInPin Article photo: David Garcia By Olivia Richter | May 6, 2025 Some of the planet’s most diverse marine life thrives within the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Recently, countries in ...
marine-conservation.org
May 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In my first piece for Marine Conservation Institute, discover some of the ocean's most extraordinary places, where marine life flourishes. These areas are glowing examples of what's possible with effective marine protection strategies. 🦑🌎🌿
@savingoceans.bsky.social @missionblue.bsky.social
@savingoceans.bsky.social @missionblue.bsky.social
Proud to work at NYU! They just announced the launch of the Wildlife Inclusive Local Development (WILD) Lab, which will aim to improve the welfare of wild animals in urban environments through scientific research, policy development, and public engagement. 🌿🌍
NYU Launches the Wildlife Inclusive Local Development (WILD) Lab
New lab will advance research and policy to support wild animals in urban environments
www.nyu.edu
May 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Proud to work at NYU! They just announced the launch of the Wildlife Inclusive Local Development (WILD) Lab, which will aim to improve the welfare of wild animals in urban environments through scientific research, policy development, and public engagement. 🌿🌍
I feel like it's rare to see a piece of positive conservation news these days, so I'm happy to share this one. Sea turtle populations are coming back from the brink due to #conservation measures! 🌊🌍🐢🌿
Endangered sea turtle populations show signs of recovery in more than half the world, survey finds
A new global survey finds that endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide.
nature.us17.list-manage.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I feel like it's rare to see a piece of positive conservation news these days, so I'm happy to share this one. Sea turtle populations are coming back from the brink due to #conservation measures! 🌊🌍🐢🌿
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Great op-ed from @phillevin.bsky.social in today's NY Times about work on the National Nature Assessment.
#conservation #ecology #science 🌎
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
#conservation #ecology #science 🌎
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
Opinion | We Found a Work Around to Trump Defunding Science (Gift Article)
When knowledge is threatened, don’t just mourn it. Build around it.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Great op-ed from @phillevin.bsky.social in today's NY Times about work on the National Nature Assessment.
#conservation #ecology #science 🌎
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
#conservation #ecology #science 🌎
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/o...
Some interesting, exciting news: Brazil is now the first country in the world recognized by UNESCO to commit to include #OceanLiteracy in its national curriculum! 🌊🌍
Brazil becomes the first country in the world to commit to a national school curriculum on Ocean Literacy - Ocean Decade
Brazil becomes the first country in the world recognized by UNESCO to commit to including Ocean Literacy in its national curriculum.
oceandecade.org
April 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Some interesting, exciting news: Brazil is now the first country in the world recognized by UNESCO to commit to include #OceanLiteracy in its national curriculum! 🌊🌍
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"Under natural circumstances, species go extinct at a rate of about one to five species per year," Ben Jealous writes in his latest column. "Right now, we are at 1,000 to 10,000 times that rate. It is a wide range, to be sure. But even the low end of that range is terrifying." 🌎
The New “Great Dying” Deserves Our Attention and Action
What the monarchs have to teach us
www.sierraclub.org
April 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"Under natural circumstances, species go extinct at a rate of about one to five species per year," Ben Jealous writes in his latest column. "Right now, we are at 1,000 to 10,000 times that rate. It is a wide range, to be sure. But even the low end of that range is terrifying." 🌎
AMAZING news! No whales will be hunted in Iceland this year.
Iceland’s largest whaling company has just announced the cancellation of its 2025 fin whale hunt. Fin whales are one of the largest and most threatened species on Earth. Whales play an indispensable role in sustaining life on Earth.
Iceland’s largest whaling company has just announced the cancellation of its 2025 fin whale hunt. Fin whales are one of the largest and most threatened species on Earth. Whales play an indispensable role in sustaining life on Earth.
Whaling season cancelled for second consecutive year in Iceland
The controversial practice of ‘whaling’, hunting and killing whales to extract and sell their meat is currently only permitted in Iceland, Norway and Japan. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
AMAZING news! No whales will be hunted in Iceland this year.
Iceland’s largest whaling company has just announced the cancellation of its 2025 fin whale hunt. Fin whales are one of the largest and most threatened species on Earth. Whales play an indispensable role in sustaining life on Earth.
Iceland’s largest whaling company has just announced the cancellation of its 2025 fin whale hunt. Fin whales are one of the largest and most threatened species on Earth. Whales play an indispensable role in sustaining life on Earth.
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Check out this timelapse of 24 years (2001-2024) of decling water levels in the #Caspian Sea built from #NASA WorldView imagery. Recession in the northeast is >56km against the datum coastline! This article explains the consequences for people and #biodiversity www.nature.com/articles/s43... 🧪🌏
April 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Check out this timelapse of 24 years (2001-2024) of decling water levels in the #Caspian Sea built from #NASA WorldView imagery. Recession in the northeast is >56km against the datum coastline! This article explains the consequences for people and #biodiversity www.nature.com/articles/s43... 🧪🌏
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Yesterday, DHS waived dozens of enviro protection laws to rush construction of a border wall through rugged terrain in California.
Legal filings state that this section "presents some of the greatest topographic, geotechnical, and drainage challenges of any barrier project CBP has ever undertaken."
Legal filings state that this section "presents some of the greatest topographic, geotechnical, and drainage challenges of any barrier project CBP has ever undertaken."
April 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Yesterday, DHS waived dozens of enviro protection laws to rush construction of a border wall through rugged terrain in California.
Legal filings state that this section "presents some of the greatest topographic, geotechnical, and drainage challenges of any barrier project CBP has ever undertaken."
Legal filings state that this section "presents some of the greatest topographic, geotechnical, and drainage challenges of any barrier project CBP has ever undertaken."
"Those who believe in the importance of science for the public good should build power by boosting movements and coalitions and advocating for science and justice in the public arena." -Social scientist Fernando Tormos-Aponte 🌍🌿
‘Now is not the time for despair’ — how scientists can take a stand against political interference
Lessons from environmental and other social movements can help researchers to protect scientific integrity from attack.
www.nature.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"Those who believe in the importance of science for the public good should build power by boosting movements and coalitions and advocating for science and justice in the public arena." -Social scientist Fernando Tormos-Aponte 🌍🌿
Beautiful blue jay out my window in Park Slope this morning 🐦🌱🌿
April 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Beautiful blue jay out my window in Park Slope this morning 🐦🌱🌿
This company was also responsible for genetically engineering that #woolymouse that I kept seeing last month. While totally fascinating and honestly kind of miraculous, I can't help but wonder what kind of consequences could come about from this kind of work. Any scientists have thoughts? 🌍
The Return of the Dire Wolf
Colossal Biosciences has genetically engineered the first dire wolf to live in over 10,000 years. Here's what that means for other extinct species.
time.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This company was also responsible for genetically engineering that #woolymouse that I kept seeing last month. While totally fascinating and honestly kind of miraculous, I can't help but wonder what kind of consequences could come about from this kind of work. Any scientists have thoughts? 🌍
Happy birthday to the incredible #JaneGoodall, the woman who first got me interested in conservation as a little girl. Jane has inspired and educated so many thousands of people across the world about the importance of appreciating and respecting nature. She is a true hero of mine!
April 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Happy birthday to the incredible #JaneGoodall, the woman who first got me interested in conservation as a little girl. Jane has inspired and educated so many thousands of people across the world about the importance of appreciating and respecting nature. She is a true hero of mine!
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Fish, turtles, rays ...
Recently, Baited Remote Underwater Video systems (BRUVs) deployed in Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve along the Kenyan coast recorded a thriving marine ecosystem.
This highlights the crucial role of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in conserving fisheries. 🌍
Recently, Baited Remote Underwater Video systems (BRUVs) deployed in Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve along the Kenyan coast recorded a thriving marine ecosystem.
This highlights the crucial role of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in conserving fisheries. 🌍
April 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Fish, turtles, rays ...
Recently, Baited Remote Underwater Video systems (BRUVs) deployed in Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve along the Kenyan coast recorded a thriving marine ecosystem.
This highlights the crucial role of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in conserving fisheries. 🌍
Recently, Baited Remote Underwater Video systems (BRUVs) deployed in Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve along the Kenyan coast recorded a thriving marine ecosystem.
This highlights the crucial role of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in conserving fisheries. 🌍
Having been born and raised in the seacoast of New Hampshire, it's nothing short of incredibly cool to realize this kind of marine life was right in my backyard.
Some images from a dive at Peirce Island in Portsmouth, New Hampshire back in February. This site is absolutely jam-packed with life this time of year, but the sculpin eggs were a real treat!
#NewEngland #coldWater #nudibranchs #fish #eggs #scubaDiving #underwaterPhotography #photography 🦑 📷
#NewEngland #coldWater #nudibranchs #fish #eggs #scubaDiving #underwaterPhotography #photography 🦑 📷
March 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Having been born and raised in the seacoast of New Hampshire, it's nothing short of incredibly cool to realize this kind of marine life was right in my backyard.
Spring is making its entrance at Sasaki Garden in Washington Square 🌱
March 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Spring is making its entrance at Sasaki Garden in Washington Square 🌱
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