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Giraffes have been undergoing silent extinction for the past several decades.

The Endangered Species Act: Revisited

December 5, 2024 by Lexi Amos Endangered Species Forests

After seven years of petitioning, giraffes will likely receive endangered species protections under the ESA. But is this approach adequate to save the thousands of species in peril?

High-voltage transmission lines carry electricity across the landscape.

To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Repoliticize Public Service Commissions

November 26, 2024 by Rachel Garwin Climate change State and Local

The window to achieve a livable, sustainable climate for all is rapidly closing.[1] The good news is that we have the tools to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to avert the worst climate scenarios.[2] As recognized by the Paris Agreement…

Two farm workers stooped in the field while two others carry stacked crates of strawberries on their shoulders.

When Right Is Wrong and Always Has Been: Kansas v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor and 400 Years of Farm Worker Exploitation

November 7, 2024 by Bill Shultz Agriculture Litigation

In a case pending before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, seventeen states, a farm owner, and a growers association challenged a final rule recently promulgated by the Department of Labor granting concerted action rights to migrant farmworkers. This challenge is just the latest move in industrial agriculture's 400-year history of farm worker exploitation.