PESTICIDES REDUCTION The country has learned a lot since Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring alerted us to the hazards of poisonous chemicals. But pesticide use still poses major threats to ...

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HALTING THE EXTINCTION CRISIS Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the ...

NATURAL HISTORY JAGUAR (in Spanish, el tigre) } Panthera onca FAMILY: Felidae The word jaguar comes from the South American Tupi and Guarani languages. A likely origin is the word yaguareté, meaning ...

Appetite for Change: A Policy Guide to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of U.S. Diets by 2030 Executive Summary Americans consume more meat than almost any other country, and our beef consumption is ...

AMERICA'S FRIGHTENING PHOSPHATE PROBLEM Phosphate Mining's Significant Threats to America's Water and Wildlife Synthetic phosphate fertilizer poses a serious threat to our environment. Phosphate rock ...

ARCTIC OIL DEVELOPMENT Alaska’s northern frontier and Arctic Ocean waters are teeming with species found in few other places, and many of them are now under threat from the oil industry and its ...

NO BORDER WALL Walls built along the U.S.-Mexico border over the past several decades are a blight on the landscapes and cultures of the borderlands. Hundreds of miles of wall have been built across ...

THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT The United States has one of the world's most powerful legal tools for protecting species at risk of extinction: the Endangered Species Act. Since it was passed by Congress ...

NATURAL HISTORY GIRAFFE } Giraffa camelopardalis Family: Giraffidae Description: The tallest land mammal, with a neck as long as 6 feet, the giraffe is also well known for the unique brown and white ...

12 Ways to Live More Sustainably Every day we make choices in our lives that affect the environment, the climate and other species. From what we eat to how many children we decide to have, there’s a ...

Native Bees The United States has an amazing and diverse array of native bees. Across the country live about 4,000 native bee species — most of which are solitary and nest in the ground — coming in ...