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Lauren Magliozzi: Urban wildfires disrupt streams and their tiny inhabitants − losing these insects is a warning of bigger water problems

When you think of urban wildfires, you might picture charred trees and houses. But beneath the surface of nearby streams, fires can also cause a silent upheaval.

August 27, 2024 · 5 Comments

Mary Jane White: Axe

Always the trapped smell of sunlight
& the oiled axe to split the last of the kindling
& the bank’s rippled edge & the heavy suckerfish

March 27, 2023 · 4 Comments

Lindsey Royce: God is the Fish in my Mouth

Do I walk away, heart tight as a walnut

June 1, 2022 · 1 Comment

Breanna Draxler: What if Legal Personhood Included Plants, Rivers, and the Planet?

The rights of nature movement and its potential to shift Western legal doctrine around environmental protection.

February 22, 2022 · 2 Comments

Derrick Z. Jackson: There’s No Compromising on Science When it Comes to Protecting the Nation’s Rivers and Streams

Unlike the previous administration, the Biden administration must prioritize science and water quality over the demands of big industry.

May 28, 2021 · 2 Comments

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