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Environmental News & Commentary. Published by @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social. Edited by @johnrplatt.bsky.social
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Saving America’s National Parks and Forests Means Shaking Off the Rust of Inaction (one of our favorite environmental commentaries of 2025) https://therevelator.org/saving-national-parks/
Saving America’s National Parks and Forests Means Shaking Off the Rust of Inaction • The Revelator
Getting started can feel like an insurmountable challenge. But the more you act, the better you’ll get — and the more of a difference you’ll make.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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These expert opinions address opportunities to make a difference — and point out a few of our failures. https://therevelator.org/environmental-commentaries-2025/
12 Environmental Commentaries That Defined Our Year in 2025 • The Revelator
These expert opinions address opportunities to make a difference — and point out a few of our failures.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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The Last Breath of the Himalayas: Can We Stop the Collapse? (one of our favorite environmental commentaries of 2025) https://therevelator.org/himalayas-climate-change/
The Last Breath of the Himalayas: Can We Stop the Collapse? • The Revelator
Unchecked development is rapidly dismantling the life-support system for the entire North Indian subcontinent.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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12 Environmental Commentaries That Defined Our Year in 2025 -- by @jyunker.bsky.social @oceanhoptimism.org @authorhenderson.bsky.social @federicoholm.bsky.social & many others:
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12 Environmental Commentaries That Defined Our Year in 2025 • The Revelator
These expert opinions address opportunities to make a difference — and point out a few of our failures.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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War as a vector for invasive species: https://therevelator.org/locusts-landmines-ukraine/
Locusts and Landmines Threaten Ukraine’s Farmland • The Revelator
Ecosystems have also come under threat from toxic plants whose spread has been difficult to control during the Russian invasion.
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December 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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As we dive into the holiday season, here's a comprehensive list of environmental holidays, species awareness days, and other dates to remember all year long: https://therevelator.org/environmental-holidays/
Environmental Holidays, Awareness Days and Anniversaries • The Revelator
A calendar of environmental holidays and awareness days, along with several key eco-anniversaries (both good and bad).
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December 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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"The road to hell is paved with … more roads."

Read more: https://therevelator.org/this-year-in-conservation-science-2025/
This Year in Conservation Science: Whales, Birds, and Killer Roads • The Revelator
We asked conservation researchers around the world to send us their favorite papers of 2025. They address the planet’s most pressing problems — and important solutions.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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December 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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“What would the plover want us to do? The plover would want us to fight like hell. That’s what we have to do right now.” Read more: https://therevelator.org/piping-plovers-inspire/
Piping Plovers Inspire Volunteer Conservationists Despite New Threats From the Trump Administration • The Revelator
Proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act and park staffing cuts are putting the endangered coastal bird in danger.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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This Year in Conservation Science: Whales, Birds, and Killer Roads

(My last major article for 2025, and the last piece at @therevelator.org before our winter break. I enjoyed pulling this together.)
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This Year in Conservation Science: Whales, Birds, and Killer Roads • The Revelator
We asked conservation researchers around the world to send us their favorite papers of 2025. They address the planet’s most pressing problems — and important solutions.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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While the species remains federally endangered (they’re designated as “threatened” in the Atlantic Coast and Great Plains), the piping plovers’ population have been rebounding in some areas due to the stewardship of wildlife agencies, as well as various volunteer groups.
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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The Revelator's 2025 Conservation Science In Review quotes me

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This Year in Conservation Science: Whales, Birds, and Killer Roads • The Revelator
We asked conservation researchers around the world to send us their favorite papers of 2025. They address the planet’s most pressing problems — and important solutions.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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This Year in Conservation Science: Whales, Birds, and Killer Roads https://therevelator.org/this-year-in-conservation-science-2025/
This Year in Conservation Science: Whales, Birds, and Killer Roads • The Revelator
We asked conservation researchers around the world to send us their favorite papers of 2025. They address the planet’s most pressing problems — and important solutions.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Our last environmental book column of the year, featuring @jonathanslaght.com @susannahfisher.bsky.social @hillaryrosner.bsky.social @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social @mikegrunwald.bsky.social & many others.
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A Few More Environmental Books From 2025 We Couldn’t Let You Miss • The Revelator
Before ending the year, we wanted to highlight this eclectic assortment of reading gems we couldn’t fit into our earlier book reviews.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Our final environmental book column of the year includes some great titles we couldn't let you miss: https://therevelator.org/environmental-books-dec2025/
A Few More Environmental Books From 2025 We Couldn’t Let You Miss • The Revelator
Before ending the year, we wanted to highlight this eclectic assortment of reading gems we couldn’t fit into our earlier book reviews.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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One of my favorite stories I reported this year. Proposed changes to the #EndangeredSpeciesAct and park staffing cuts are putting the endangered coastal bird in danger:
December 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Piping Plovers Inspire Volunteer Conservationists Despite New Threats From the Trump Administration https://therevelator.org/piping-plovers-inspire/
Piping Plovers Inspire Volunteer Conservationists Despite New Threats From the Trump Administration • The Revelator
Proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act and park staffing cuts are putting the endangered coastal bird in danger.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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2025 From A to Z --- most of this editorial from last January (sadly) came true: https://therevelator.org/2025-from-a-to-z/
2025 From A to Z • The Revelator
An alphabetical look at the environmental threats, priorities, and opportunities of the year ahead.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Sea turtles, pollinators, bison, and more -- great new wildlife books for kids and nature-loving families: https://therevelator.org/new-wildlife-books-kids/
New Wildlife Books for Children and Teens (That Adults May Find Interesting Too) • The Revelator
These books for young readers will delight and encourage interest in mammals, insects, octopuses, and other creatures in our shared environment.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Species to Watch in 2026?

I'm planning an editorial similar to this one we ran in 2023.

What would YOU include on this year's list? therevelator.org/species-to-w...
Species to Watch in 2023 • The Revelator
This will be a critical year for several endangered and threatened species, as well as a time of opportunity for others.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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There Is No Such Thing as a Fail-Safe Nuclear Power Plant https://therevelator.org/nuclear-power/
There Is No Such Thing as a Fail-Safe Nuclear Power Plant • The Revelator
Yet Trump and megacorporations are gambling with new nuclear reactors to supercharge artificial intelligence (and profits).
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December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Shade Equity: To Understand the Problem — and the Solutions — Look to Tucson https://therevelator.org/shade-equity-solutions/
Shade Equity: To Understand the Problem — and the Solutions — Look to Tucson • The Revelator
Heat deaths here have soared 650% in the past decade. Addressing inequality will save lives.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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My "Bison: Community Builders & Grassland Caretakers" is in great company on this list.
Thanks to @therevelator.org for highlighting these new books that all aim to get young people involved with activities that support and protect wildlife and our environment.
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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“Spandrels” in conservation aren’t flaws, they’re openings. Spaces where new voices, cultures, and ways of knowing can reshape how we protect the ocean.

Our new piece in The Revelator explores why representation and inclusion aren’t extra — they’re evolution.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Spandrels of the Sea: Unintended consequences can become indispensable — in architecture and in efforts to preserve life on Earth. https://therevelator.org/spandrels-ocean-conservation/
Spandrels of the Sea: From Evolution’s Byproducts to Blueprints for Equity and Representation in Ocean Conservation • The Revelator
Unintended consequences can become indispensable — in architecture and in efforts to preserve life on Earth.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM