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This is good news for horseshoe crabs and the people of Maryland, who have a right to know. Once we finally get these biological records, we can better understand why this ancient species is still rapidly declining. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Maryland Court Orders Release of Hidden Horseshoe Crab Mortality Data
ANNAPOLIS, Md.— A judge in Maryland today sided with the Center for Biological Diversity in a lawsuit arguing that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources must release its data on horseshoe crab ...
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We just filed a lawsuit to prevent Trump from replacing a beautiful picture of #GlacierNationalPark with a closeup of his own face on the #AmericaTheBeautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass.

Read on ➡️ bit.ly/4rOJIv5
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Breaking

The University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center (WCC) has tonight confirmed a brand-new jaguar in the United States, Jaguar #5, never before identified, just days after the Trump administration’s new double border wall construction waivers (see below).
December 3, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) (read the Kyoto Protocol #CarbonMarket) was never a good idea. But like a vampire, it never seems to die. At #COP30, it's time to put it to rest forever & not allow these credits to put people & the climate at risk. #NoOffsets
climatenetwork.org/resource/eco...
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Bisbee, Arizona neighborhood art... prepared for Dia de los Muertos!
Photograph by Jeanne Marie Mudd, 2025
October 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Out of the chaos of Trump's trade policy might emerge a new multilateral consensus on national security that doesn't include orange bibles, cologne, and bitcoin.
October 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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I am proud of the work of my dear colleague, Prof. Tom Antkowiak and his students in and partners to our Human Rights Clinic, for their important work, referenced in this Seattle Times piece.

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Inside WA’s ICE detention center, where you could be kept for days or years
Conditions inside Tacoma's Northwest ICE Processing Center have been a mystery for many. In new interviews, people formerly held there reveal what life is like.
www.seattletimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Out of the chaos of Trump's trade policy might emerge a new multilateral consensus on national security that doesn't include orange bibles, cologne, and bitcoin.
October 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Inspired by Nature: 10 Powerful New Memoirs and Biographies https://therevelator.org/nature-memoirs-biographies/
September 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Sometimes my sanity demands that I get into a large crowd at the stadium and yell and cuss and dance and celebrate! Go Mariners! 💙⚾️💫 Now release the Epstein Files!
September 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Check out the latest edition of my newsletter, Sage and Sand. Today, I confront myths about the Endangered Species Act. Do fish getting listed mean that farmers use water? The answers will surprise you.
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Sage and Sand: Fish Tales
Debunking myths about the Endangered Species Act, fish, and water in Nevada
open.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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More of this, please!

Generates clean power, prevents water evaporation.

www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
California's first solar-covered canal is now fully online
The 1.6-MW pilot system is among a growing number of initiatives to put solar over waterways. The approach could generate gigawatts of power nationwide.
www.canarymedia.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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“The Trump administration has taken an anti-science, scorched-earth approach to environmental and public land protections, ... denying climate change, and declaring endangered species persona non grata. That’s just a horrifying prospect for conservation in America.” sourcenm.com/2025/09/08/c...
Conservation groups appeal lesser prairie chicken’s loss of protection • Source New Mexico
Conservation groups want a Texas court to overturn gutting of federal protections for lesser prairie chicken, which lives in New Mexico
sourcenm.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Release the #EpsteinFiles

Bipartisan support but many House Republicans scared of Trump retribution. Why might Trump be so angry about all this? Hmmm...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEIh...
RAW: Rep. Thomas Massie calls Trump White House 'disgusting' for trying to block Epstein files
YouTube video by WAAY 31 News
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September 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Good morning to you 🌞 from the Southern Coast on the
September 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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GOP Rep. Thomas Massie has filed a discharge petition to force the disclosure of Justice Department investigative files related to the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Massie files Epstein discharge petition
Live updates and analysis from POLITICO’s Congress team.
www.politico.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Check out this @therevelator.org story from our archives: Frogs love elephant feet, well, their footprints to be exact.

Research found that frogs are laying their eggs in the rain-filled footprints of Asian elephants, which then provide a safe home for growing tadpoles.

Learn more about it. 🐸🐘 ⬇️
Another Reason to Protect Elephants: Frogs Love Their Feet • The Revelator
Well, more specifically their footprints. New research finds that elephants create foot-shaped habitats for breeding frogs as they travel through the forest in Myanmar.
therevelator.org
August 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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"No matter the number of requests and complaints that are made, the persistent humming and roaring continue 24/7.
Such is the life of having a data center as a neighbor," writes Center staffers Meredith Stevenson and Camden Weber in and #OpEd for @sfchronicle.com

Check it out. ⬇️
There goes the neighborhood: AI data centers are moving in
OPINION: “Big Tech companies are forcing us to live with new technologies… but these innovations mean nothing if we let the digital world destroy the natural world.”
www.sfchronicle.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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For me, the joy of being a songwriter has often come from hearing performances of a song by different singers. Tony Orlando just sent me Ben E. King’s soulful recording of this song that Gerry Goffin and I wrote that Tony made famous. (cont'd in comments)

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Ben E. King - Halfway To Paradise
YouTube video by manforspace
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August 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM