Sturgeon are disappearing from North American rivers where they thrived for millions of years. And the quest to save them is exposing the limits of the Endangered Species Act.
Tag: Conservation of Resources
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Skipped Showers, Paper Plates: An Arizona Suburb’s Water Is Cut Off
Hundreds of homes outside the boundaries of Scottsdale can no longer get water from the city, now their owners are living a worst-case scenario of drought in the West.
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A Saudi Arabian Dairy Giant in Siphoning Off Arizona’s Groundwater
Arizona lawmakers must reform the state’s groundwater laws before it’s too late.
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Using Fossils to Bring the LA River Back to Life
The field of conservation paleobiology is helping scientists to bring living things back to parts of the Los Angeles River.
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Those Adorable Endangered Creatures Are Not the Point
We treat conservation as an altruistic pursuit — a special interest championed by a passionate few — but it’s also a selfish cause.