Articles by Matthew Russell
Alaska's Wild Salmon Could Pay the Price for Industrial Fish Farms
The federal government is moving to designate industrial fish farming zones in Alaska's waters. Scientists say the environmental review doesn't go nearly far enough to protect a critically stressed marine...
Alaska's Wild Salmon Could Pay the Price for Industrial Fish Farms
The federal government is moving to designate industrial fish farming zones in Alaska's waters. Scientists say the environmental review doesn't go nearly far enough to protect a critically stressed marine...
El Niño Is Swallowing America's Coastlines and Millions of Families Are Running Out of Time to Escape
Beaches from Malibu to San Diego are vanishing faster than communities can respond, as an El Niño gathering historic strength drives seas to levels not seen in living memory. Scientists...
El Niño Is Swallowing America's Coastlines and Millions of Families Are Running Out of Time to Escape
Beaches from Malibu to San Diego are vanishing faster than communities can respond, as an El Niño gathering historic strength drives seas to levels not seen in living memory. Scientists...
EPA Repeals the Rules That Kept Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Pollution in Check
The EPA repealed federal greenhouse gas limits on fossil fuel power plants. The science warning of serious health risks has not changed.
EPA Repeals the Rules That Kept Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Pollution in Check
The EPA repealed federal greenhouse gas limits on fossil fuel power plants. The science warning of serious health risks has not changed.
Hundreds of Thousands Depend on Aquifer Threatened by Carbon Well Permits
Three proposed carbon injection wells in McLean County, Illinois sit close to the Mahomet Aquifer, which supplies drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people across central Illinois.
Hundreds of Thousands Depend on Aquifer Threatened by Carbon Well Permits
Three proposed carbon injection wells in McLean County, Illinois sit close to the Mahomet Aquifer, which supplies drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people across central Illinois.
A Single Directive Just Ended Federal Accountability for Killing Endangered Animals
A September 2026 directive from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service means unintentional killings of protected species may no longer trigger federal liability — eroding a legal framework built over...
A Single Directive Just Ended Federal Accountability for Killing Endangered Animals
A September 2026 directive from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service means unintentional killings of protected species may no longer trigger federal liability — eroding a legal framework built over...
Thousands of Dogs Trapped in Organized Fighting Rings as Federal Enforcement Finally Expands
Dogfighting is happening right now, across the country, on a scale that shocks investigators. Federal agencies have finally begun coordinated action. Whether it lasts depends on what comes next.
Thousands of Dogs Trapped in Organized Fighting Rings as Federal Enforcement Finally Expands
Dogfighting is happening right now, across the country, on a scale that shocks investigators. Federal agencies have finally begun coordinated action. Whether it lasts depends on what comes next.