Recent News
• The Louisiana Wind Industry’s Plan For Survival: Outlast Trump
• Trump is Gutting the Endangered Species Act. These 10 Species Whow What’s At Stake.
• The Northeast’s Reliance on Heating Oil is Turning Into a Crisis
• The Future of Commuter Rail Could Be Taking Shape in Boston
Importance of Canada’s Boreal Forest
The boreal forest is the world’s largest intact forest, covering around 33% of total forested area in the world. Learn more with RCC’s Fact Sheets “Bamboo Toilet Paper and the Boreal Forest”, “Understanding Logging in Canada’s Boreal Forest” and “The Boreal Forest at Risk: Why Protection Matters.”
Florida, Rachel Carson and the Birds
The long, frigid winter and the political climate in Washington has driven me to flee south to Florida, not to Mar-a-Lago, but to visit my wife’s sister, a birder and nature lover, who lives in Clearwater Beach along the Gulf Coast.
Return to the University of Virginia
The relationship between the University of Virginia and the Rachel Carson Council was deepened this autumn when RCC President Dr. Robert K. Musil returned to the historic grounds at the invitation of Spencer Phillips, Associate Professor in the university’s noted environmental program in Global Sustainability that includes foreign policy and related issues.
Three Iowa Corn and Soy Farmers Challenge the Industry That Raised Them
The Lobe Rangers are calling out what Big Ag’s dated practices are doing to profit margins, water quality, and their families’ health.
Catalyzing Climate Action in Claremont
When Diego Tovar arrived in Claremont, California, in late September, the calendar said fall, but Southern California had other plans. Under a blazing sun and temperatures that felt more like July than the beginning of autumn, the campuses of Pomona and Pitzer Colleges offered a fitting backdrop for three days of conversations.