Q&A with Urban Planner Lisa Nisenson
By Erica Sánchez Vázquez / On October 19th, 2019
Urban planner Lisa Nisenson answers questions from the final webinar of our Saving Our Suburbs series with the authors of Suburban Remix.
#ForewordFriday: The Basics of Wildlife Law
By Erica Sánchez Vázquez / On October 18th, 2019
Wildlife is an important and cherished element of our natural heritage in the United States. But state and federal laws governing the ways we interact with wildlife can be complex to interpret and apply. Navigating this legal terrain is trickier than ever as habitat for wildlife shrinks, technology gives us new ways to seek out wildlife, and unwanted human-wildlife interactions occur more frequently, sometimes with alarming and tragic outcomes.
#ForewordFriday: Unleash the Bus
By Erica Sánchez Vázquez / On October 11th, 2019
Why fight for a better bus system? Steven Higashide explores this question in this chapter excerpt from Better Buses, Better Cities.
Forgotten First Responders: Caregivers for Sick and Elderly
By Denise Fairchild, Monica Russo / On October 7th, 2019
Caregivers are underappreciated and underutilized partners in disaster response. But with proper recognition and support, they could become a linchpin of successful disaster response.
Repealing the Clean Water Rule is Not About Protecting Farmers
By Mark Ryan, Betsy Southerland / On October 4th, 2019
All Americans —farmers included— will suffer the consequences of degraded water quality and damaging floods that will come with the repeal of the Clean Water Rule.
#ForewordFriday: Food Town, USA
By Erica Sánchez Vázquez / On October 4th, 2019
Explore the food movement in Sitka, Alaska in this excerpt from Food Town, USA: Seven Unlikely Cities that are Changing the Way We Eat.
#ForewordFriday: Evolutionary Treasures
By Erica Sánchez Vázquez / On September 27th, 2019
Read this excerpt from Rainforest: Dispatches from Earth’s Most Vital Frontlines to find out what makes rainforests so valuable for our planet.
4 Reads on Driving Environmental Change
By Erica Sánchez Vázquez, Jason Leppig / On September 27th, 2019
Excerpts from four Island Press books highlight activists, organizations, and strategies from environmental movements in the past.
How Terrorists Leverage Climate Change
By Scott Somers / On September 26th, 2019
As climate and weather patterns shift, the resulting environmental crisis is being leveraged as a tool for terror and political violence.
Could Opportunity Zones Promote Equitable Green Development?
By ThienVinh Nguyen / On September 25th, 2019
Opportunity Zone funding could jumpstart clean energy and green infrastructure projects in DC that benefit both the planet and the people living in these communities.