The Revelator

The Revelator is a digital platform created by the Center for Biological Diversity, dedicated to delivering independent news, insights, and stories that connect politics, conservation, art, culture, endangered species, climate change, economics, and the future of our planet's wildlife and natural spaces. Our goals include: - Holding politicians and corporations accountable through sharp reporting on environmental matters. - Offering thorough and on-the-ground perspectives on current conservation news. - Encouraging a national dialogue involving the public, lawmakers, environmental organizations, scientists, and scholars about critical environmental issues. - Advocating for transparency and encouraging community involvement. - Uncovering misconduct, highlighting positive initiatives, shedding light on neglected issues, inspiring action, and exploring innovative solutions to protect wildlife, communities, and the Earth. We uphold the highest standards in journalism and intellectual discourse, driven by a deep passion for nature.

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An Early ‘Independents’ Day?

1 week ago | therevelator.org | John R. Platt

A few weeks ago, Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska made a rather startling admission: The new Trump administration had left her feeling “anxious” and “afraid” of retaliation. “I’ll tell you, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And that’s not right,” she said at a leadership summit, as reported by the Anchorage Daily News. The senator isn’t alone on that front.
Jaws at 50: Was the Terrifying Movie Really to Blame for Worldwide Shark Declines?

2 weeks ago | therevelator.org | David Shiffman

Steven Spielberg’s iconic film Jaws first hit theaters on June 20, 1975 — 50 years ago this month. Based on the bestselling novel by Peter Benchley about a great white shark mauling and killing summer tourists at a Massachusetts beach community, the movie terrified viewers, many of whom blame it for a subsequent lifelong fear of sharks.
What’s Being Done to Public Lands Is a Crime

3 weeks ago | therevelator.org | John R. Platt

These are dark times for public lands in the United States, and few people know that better than the hosts of the true-crime podcast “National Park After Dark.”Over the past four years, hosts Cassie Yahnian and Danielle LaRock have recorded hundreds of episodes about the occasionally dark histories of public lands across the United States and around the world.
From the Archives: An Okapi Tragedy, a New Beginning

1 month ago | therevelator.org | John R. Platt

Thirteen years after a bloody tragedy, an okapi has come to live in Epulu. The village in the Democratic Republic of Congo is also the headquarters of a nonprofit called the Okapi Conservation Project, which was established to preserve its namesake species. The organization once cared for more than a dozen okapis there, who served as “ambassadors” to showcase how important it was to protect these rarely seen, zebra-like animals.
Why The Revelator Banned AI Articles and Art

1 month ago | therevelator.org | John R. Platt

The Earth has a new threat: massive computer data centers. A recent study predicted that these data centers — which already consume about 1.5% of global electricity — will double their energy usage in the next five years, to about 945 terawatt hours a year. To put that in perspective, a single terawatt hour could power all of California for a week and half. The culprit in this massive increase in energy consumption? Generative artificial intelligence (AI).
A Helping Hand for Mangroves

1 month ago | therevelator.org | Melissa Gaskill

Hurricane Charley made landfall on the Florida Gulf Coast near Fort Myers on Aug. 13, 2004, driving a six-plus-foot storm surge that destroyed vegetation in 95% of mangrove forests on four-square-mile North Captiva Island. In 2022 Hurricane Ian’s storm surge topped 10 feet on 10.5-square-mile Sanibel Island, just south of Captiva, killing most of its mangrove trees.
Trump Removes Protections From Marine Protected Areas — A Problem for Fish, Whales, Corals and Other Ocean Life • The Revelator

1 month ago | therevelator.org | David Shiffman

The single greatest threat to the diversity of life in our oceans over the past 50 years, more than climate change or plastic pollution, has been unsustainable fishing practices. In much of the ocean, there is little to no regulation or oversight of commercial fishing or other human activities. That’s part of the reason about a tenth of marine plant and animal species are considered threatened or at risk. It’s also why countries around the world have been creating marine protected areas.
Sí, tus amigos y vecinos quieren hablar contigo sobre el cambio climático

1 month ago | therevelator.org | John Platt

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in English and has been translated into Spanish by Climática. En estos tiempos de tanta división, parece que todo el mundo está listo para iniciar una discusión a la mínima provocación, especialmente sobre temas que se han vuelto tan políticamente polarizantes como el cambio climático. ¿Pero es esto cierto? ¿Realmente están condenadas desde el inicio las conversaciones sobre el cambio climático?
This Is What Community-Powered Restoration Looks Like

1 month ago | therevelator.org | Juliet Grable

Late last February I joined a group of volunteers to deliver a family of beavers to a creek in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southern Oregon. Snow blanketed the ground, glittering in the winter sun as we strapped on snowshoes. Jakob Shockey, founder of the nonprofit Project Beaver, called out, “Who wants to carry a beaver?” Five of them — mom, dad, and three offspring — rested beside him, each safely ensconced in a canvas bag for their protection.
The Polluting Paper Mill That Helped Inspire the First Earth Day

2 months ago | therevelator.org | John R. Platt

Every day drivers head north on Route 205 out of Portland, Oregon, cross the mighty Columbia River and the state line, and arrive in Washington. Many of them will immediately head east, where on a clear day they’ll soon see snow-capped Mt. Hood looming over Highway 14. Also known as the Lewis & Clark Highway, this busy road will take them toward the suburban cities of Camas and Washougal.