Highlights
The Boston Globe | Gold mining in California is often romanticized as a brief and technologically simple story. But it left a devastating environmental legacy that the state is still trying to clean up.
Undark | The state’s wolf population is determined by political volleying, with each side of the debate seeking easy answers.
Earth Island Journal | Tens of thousands of such sites litter the state, posing a safety threat to hikers, thriller seekers, and wildlife.
Earth Island Journal | Kabir Peay uses genetic sequencing tools to map the ‘grossly understudied’ world of fungal interactions.
Grist | New Orleans is in the midst of a green infrastructure revolution, and in smaller neighborhoods, residents are leading the way, block by block.
Inside Climate News | A new study on flood-borne illnesses shows the growing health risks and disproportionate burdens of climate change.
Stories
The Toxic Legacy of the Gold Rush for Earther
Climate change brings new urgency to threats posted by abandoned California gold mines for The New Lede
Finding Meaning in Wastelands: Review of Natura Urbana for Earth Island Journal
Beauty of Power: Review of Power in the Wild for Earth Island Journal
Climate Change Poses a Huge Threat to Railroads. Environmental Engineers Have Ideas for How to Combat Them for Inside Climate News
California's Strict New Law Preventing Cruelty to Farm Animals Triggers Protests From Big U.S. Meat Producers for Inside Climate News
Podcast – Noise Pollution and Protect Areas on SoundCloud
No Relief from Rain: Climate Change Fuels Compound Disasters for Eos
Hydrogen concentrations soared during the 20th century. Industrial leakage may be to blame on Scope
Resilient engineering in a post-Harvey Houston: The SSPEED Annual Conference for Carolina Angles
Equity and adaptation in a changing climate: The UNC Climate Change Resilience Symposium for Carolina Angles
DCRP students work on interdisciplinary research at the nexus of climate change and health for Carolina Angles
That's not how climate works! Extreme weather and climate misinformation for Carolina Angles
Climate Change is reshaping U.S. national parks for Carolina Angles