Glenn Scherer

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Glenn is a journalist and editor whose writing about the environment has appeared on ScientificAmerican.com, Salon.com, Grist.org, DailyClimate.org, and in more than 150 U.S. newspapers. He has worked as a researcher and speechwriter for TV journalist Bill Moyers, and co-founded Blue Ridge Press in 2007, a nationally syndicated environmental commentary service published in 550 of the nation’s newspapers which has reached more than 90 million readers.

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Controversial US marine geoengineering test delayed until next year

Ever-smarter consumer electronics push world toward environmental brink

Arctic sea ice hits summer minimum; Antarctic hovers at new winter lows

Inaugural Planetary Health Check finds ocean acidification on the brink

Aluminum and steel vital to energy transition, but need circular solutions

Aluminum and steel take environment and health toll, even as demand grows

Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation at 60: A look back and forward

Will we be ready? Geoengineering policy lags far behind pace of climate change

Arctic melt ponds influence sea ice extent each summer — but how much?

As waterbodies lose oxygen, are we breaching a potential planetary boundary?

Cloud brightening over oceans may stave off climate change, but with risk

‘Polycrisis’ threatens planetary health; UN calls for innovative solutions

Animal apocalypse: Deadly bird flu infects hundreds of species pole-to-pole

Geoengineering gains momentum, but governance is lacking, critics say

Most ‘compostable’ bioplastics are anything but, says new report

Are the Amazon’s biggest trees dying? Forest coroners investigate

Don’t even study it: Geoengineering research hits societal roadblocks

Sun block: The promise and peril of solar geoengineering

A tale of two frogs: The tough uphill battle for rediscovered species

Elusive jaguarundi inspires biologists to share data across Latin America

Mysterious, at risk, understudied flat-headed cat lacks conservation focus

Polar warning: Warming temperatures mean more than melted ice

Green credentials of electric vehicles come under fire

Messengers of the gods: Nara’s ‘sacred’ deer at a conservation crossroads

Report ranks 60+ ideas, including geoengineering, to save the Arctic

Can the circular economy help the Caribbean win its war against waste?

Canada oil sands air pollution 20-64 times worse than industry says: Study

Ridiculously rare photo catches Asian caracal swimming a river in India

Saving Asia’s fishing cat means protecting threatened wetland habitat

Scientists explore nature’s promise in combating plastic waste

At its fourth summit, 170 nations strive toward a global plastics treaty by 2025

UK’s Drax targets California forests for two major wood pellet plants

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