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Society of Environmental Journalists' Executive Director Meaghan Parker pays tribute to the late Thomas Lovejoy (pictured, left), famed conservation biologist known as the "Father of Biodiversity."

Loading the player... Michael Regan is wasting no time in the fight for environmental justice in his new role as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). On March 11, Regan became the first Black man and second person of color to lead the EPA, according to the agency. Prior to this role, he served as the secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, where he worked to address climate change and build a clean energy economy within the state. Excite...

Opinion Opinion Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the author/producer’s interpretation of facts and data. The Positive Climate Tipping Point We Don’t Talk About Photo by Alistair Berg/Getty Images Typically, we read about climate tipping points with dread. Melting ice. Rising seas. Burning forests. They are the planet’s darkest and most frightening headlines, shouting that we are witnessing abrupt and irreversible damage. But another tipping point could be a harbinger for...

(Planet Forward)  Tell an inspiring story to move the Planet Forward  — There is no story more gripping than that of our changing planet — and the solutions to sustain it. While problems from climate to the pandemic to plastic use to conservation abound, we’re looking for the stories surrounding the people, ideas, and innovations making the world greener now. The Planet Forward Storyfest Awards, in collaboration with One Tree Planted, recognize and reward the best and most compelling s...

Here, but the food is plenty and people are nice. >> many of the more recent arrivals in houston come from places where life is unbelievably hard and often dangerous. many come from agrarian backgrounds, arriving here without the skill set needed to compete for jobs in an urban situation. planet forward, a non-profit urban farming program, provides refugees like gertrude and albert lombo access to land where they can make a living from the ground. so, here we are, middle of houston, a lush, fert...

>> its my dream. my dream i need to be boss, i need to have my land. >> for sure, we like the weather, because we dont have snow here. in summer, i know its very hot here, but the food is plenty and people are nice. >> many of the more recent arrivals in houston come from places where life is unbelievably hard and often dangerous. many come from agrarian backgrounds, arriving here without the skill set needed to compete for jobs in an urban situation. planet forward, a non-profit urban farming p...

And chris jones and also senior fellow for environmental understanding at pace university. and full disclosure, i created and i host planet forward, a nonpartisan web to television project based at the george washington university where i work. planet forward solicits ideas. philippe, first to you. all of these questions when we see the typhoon here. scientists cannot say for sure but. you do this for a living on cnn international. what do you make of climate change that were seeing in media? >>...

Diligence and work to make sure the reporting is accurate. >> what would you have any news organization do theyre not doing now? >> i would focus on what matters which is energy innovation as we have both targeted in the past. you cant get there from here with our menu. when you look at the social science numbers, what people think and worry about and what people get resistant to, there are a lot of libertarians who are concerned about energy efficiency. they are on my blog all the time. and so ...