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Wilderness

California Wildfires Destroy Homes and Lives. Why Do Regulators Encourage Building in Fire Zones?

A toxic mix of bad insurance regulations and bad housing regulations ensure Golden State residents will continue to return to fire ravaged areas.

Christian Britschgi | 11.14.2018 4:40 PM

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Extinction

Wild Animal Populations Down 60 Percent Since 1970

But economic growth will reverse this trend by sparing lots more land for nature during this century.

Ronald Bailey | 10.31.2018 4:15 PM

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California

Authorities Were Warned About the Suspected California Arsonist for 3 Years

"Why the hell didn't they respond? I reported this over and over again."

Zuri Davis | 8.10.2018 11:45 AM

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The End of Doom

The Coming Century of Environmental Renewal

A new article in BioScience vindicates The End of Doom.

Ronald Bailey | 4.23.2018 4:29 PM

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Alaska

Will Opening Up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Spark Another Alaska Oil Boom?

And would that mean driving a stake through its "biological heart"?

Ronald Bailey | 12.21.2017 2:30 PM

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Biodiversity

Predictions of the Death of Wilderness May Be a Bit Premature

Most people are moving to cities and peak farmland is in the offing

Ronald Bailey | 9.9.2016 4:10 PM

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