Diverse Range of Experts Team Up On Wind Turbine Issue

August 5, 2009–Concerns continue to mount over the potential impact of wind-turbine blades on airborne wildlife. Hence, a consortium of experts has agreed on priorities for investigation, including turbine placement, design, and operation; aerodynamics of turbines, birds, and bats; and habitat, topography, and weather conditions.

Fungus Potentially Threatens Millions of Bats

April 29, 2009–White-nose syndrome, an increasing cause of bat mortality, is spreading. Bats play an important role in controlling insect populations and pollinating plants.

Volunteers Pitch in To Identify Invasive Plants and Animals

April 15, 2009–Covering volunteer ID efforts provides both a way to bring the issue to the attention of your audience, and to personalize how the general public can help address the problem.

Commerce Seeks Wildlife Leakers

March 11, 2009–A Bush-appointed holdover inspector general has teamed up with an ultraconservative Senator in a "plumber" operation aimed at punishing agency employees who revealed attempts to gut the Endangered Species Act via "midnight regulations."

262 Groups Urge Congress To Protect Whistleblowers

February 11, 2009–A coalition of 262 citizen groups from many walks of life urge the new Congress to pass legislation ending the widespread practice of government retaliation against federal employees who reveal government waste, fraud, and abuse.

Top 10 Endangered Southern Areas

January 21, 2009–The Southern Environmental Law Center's top 10 places in America's South that face "immediate, potentially irreparable threats in 2009" represent a cross-section of the major environmental issues facing these states.

Review: No Way Home: The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations

January 15, 2009–Written by David S. Wilcove; reviewed by Tom Henry.

EPA Hides Data on Pesticide Link to Bee Die-Off

September 10, 2008–The Environmental Protection Agency looks determined to keep the public from knowing whether a pesticide on which it has waived safety rules may be a factor in the worldwide bee die-off known as "colony collapse disorder."

Species Discoveries Are Part of the Biodiversity Story

June 11, 2008–Scientists beat the bushes looking for species not yet recognized. The tally for 2007? It's 16,969.

Wildlife Disease Resource Is Upgraded

May 14, 2008–A Wisconsin-based Web site offers a wealth of info on wildlife disease.