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Articles by Judith A. Ross
Wildfires are Breathing Down on My Home
A Portland mom shares her story of wildfires and climate change: “All of the windows and doors in my house are closed because the air outside is filled with dangerous amounts of particulate matter brought by the smoke from wildfires blazing through forests…
Do Eco-Products Help Save the Planet, Or Do They Just Get Us To Buy More Stuff?
Can purchasing environmentally responsible products help to halt climate change? Or do they just get us to buy more wasteful stuff?
Protect Our Families with a Healthy Yard
Learn about The Great Healthy Yard Project, an effort to eliminate use of chemicals on lawns and gardens to protect our water supply.
Protect Our Precious Pollinators!
Read about the Xerces Society, and the work they (and you can) do helping protect pollinators and other insects that form the basis of our food chain.
Scientists Combat Climate Change with Plants
Learn about “the ideal plant”, a multi-million dollar effort at the Salk Institute to develop and popularize a plant that improves climate change and famine conditions.
Nebraska Farmers Resist Pipeline With Solar Panels
Read about creative Nebraskan resistance in response to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline – installing clean energy solar and wind projects in its pathway.
Kids’ Climate Change Lawsuits Say No to a Future of “Damages, Death, and Destruction”
Read about children in states around the country who are suing federal and state authorities for not protecting the environment and taking climate action.
Kids Sue the US Government for the Right to a Stable Climate
Learn about a group of kids, represented by lawyers from Our Children’s Trust, who have sued the federal government for the right to a stable climate.
This City Just Committed to 100% Renewable Energy by 2050
Read about Portland, Oregon’s commitment to meet all of its city and county energy needs with 100% renewable energy by the year 2050.
Dear Mr. President, Please Don’t Extinguish my Energy Star
Read about Donald Trump’s proposed elimination of the Energy Star Program, even though it saves money, reduces pollution, and is favored by manufacturers.
Regardless of Politics, Everyone Has a Favorite Bird
Read about the findings from Audubon’s 116th annual Christmas Bird Count, which documents what’s happening to the birds as a result of climate change.