We are living in the #Anthropocene: the age of humans - some 7.9 billion of us - and our control over #nature. Will the era be a short-lived? And will #Earth survive?

The Trump administration's proposed rollbacks open the door for more drilling, mining, and logging. |

A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying #Oregon’s nitrate #pollution crisis.

A global monitoring system for #water flowing from our toilets is the first step in stopping the development of the next #pandemic. The second is investing in sewage systems and treatment plants worldwide.

Expect the #Massachusetts House to come out with another bill in 2026, hopefully with a much different approach. The State Senate has an equal role in this, and while we anticipate they will do the right thing, we should not take anything for granted.

I recently completed a @NWF project by adopting an #ecological approach that prioritizes native plants, provides food & water for #insects & #wildlife, includes shelter from weather/predators, #habitat for rearing young, and uses #sustainable yard maintenance practices.

Otters are so important to the #ecosystem because they eat sea urchins and crabs that would otherwise decimate the #kelp forests and seagrass areas near the shore.

Development may benefit humans, but various studies have concluded that more than 75% of Earth’s ice-free land area can no longer be considered wild #habitat for non-human #animals.

"A proposal that would dramatically roll back #Massachusetts #climate goals are on ice, at least for the next few months." https://t.co/56joanyWjW

"Even if you don’t consider yourself a writer, you have a lot of power to help nonhuman #animals through the written word by drawing on your own insight, emotion, and personal experience. One important way to do this is through op-eds."

"One interesting takeaway is that this confirms how resource-intensive #meat is, not only when it comes to land, water, and feed—but in terms of human time and energy, too."

Excited to share that I have completed a yearlong horticulture program and earned my certificate in Native Plant Studies from the Native Plant Trust.

Neonicotinoids are the most common class of insecticides, widely used in agriculture. Four years after the European Union banned neonicotinoid use in fields, researchers observed that France’s population of insect-eating #birds had increased by 2-3%.

“I hope this work can help folks who want to plant #trees in #cities to manage them and increase their survival rate."

Abandoning the 2030 #emissions goal in #Massachusetts would be defeatist concession to Trump and the fossil fuel industry.   

The growth in global #emissions has slowed significantly over the last decade compared to previous ones. This year, total emissions (including land use change) might have stagnated. But not by much, and fossil emissions still increased.

Trees once marked for felling continue to stand tall, their leaves dancing with sunlight, their roots holding the soil firm against erosion. The #forest remains a cradle for countless creatures.

#Massachusetts is helping to transform cranberry bogs into #habitats that broaden #conservation and #climate change resilience.

Humans love to watch #birds in #nature. So why do we ignore the lives of the birds destined for our plates?

Mass. Wildlife is working with Environmental Police to find a safe home for this #alligator at a permitted #animal facility. This incident serves as a reminder that it is not legal to keep alligators or crocodilian as #pets in #Massachusetts.

I just wrote a letter to my legislators at the #Massachusetts State House: Don't Cave on #Climate. Write one here: