The Unimaginable Cost of the Impending Mass Extinction

Courtney Bourgoin / OtherWords Jan 28, 2020 As climate change decimates our fauna, we must remember that the loss of our fellow species will harm us directly, too. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Endangered Species

Steve Sack / The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN Aug 18, 2019 Dig deeper

Trump Administration Overhauls Endangered Species Protections

ELLEN KNICKMEYER / The Associated Press Aug 12, 2019 The move puts an economic cost on saving a species and includes changes critics contend could speed extinction for some plants and animals. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Endangered Species Academy (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Jul 26, 2018 The Donald J. Trump “regime” is on track to gut the Endangered Species Act, a law that has been keeping plants and animals from going extinct for 45 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trump Administration Takes ‘Wrecking Ball’ to Endangered Species Act

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Jul 19, 2018 If the Interior Department's proposals are approved, they will open the door for corporate attacks on vulnerable wildlife. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Does a Bear Vote in the Woods?

Deanne Stillman / Truthdig Oct 28, 2010 Why Sarah Palin is no grizzly and how she and her sister travelers will wipe out the real thing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Obama Leaves Polar Bears Out in the Cold

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2009 Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that the Obama administration will leave in place an unpopular Bush rule on the protection of polar bears. The decision comes despite an outcry from Democrats, environmental activists and scientists alike, who promised to push to overturn the rule in court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Politicizing the Polar Bear

By Richard Ellis Jul 1, 2008 More than any other mammal (except of course Mr. Homo sapiens), Ursus maritimus, which translates as maritime bear, has been in the forefront of the news lately, the subject of television specials, lawsuits, congressional debates, and New York Times editorials. Why? Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )