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Chris Clarke

Chris Clarke

Chris Clarke was KCET's Environment Editor until July 2017. He is a veteran environmental journalist and natural history writer. He lives in Joshua Tree.

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Applying pesticides to a corn field in Utah | Photo: Aqua Mechanical, some rights reserved
While Monsanto's weed killer gets all the attention, atrazine is quietly harming wildlife and human health.
Enjoying a giant sequoia grove | Photo: Linc Spaulding, some rights reserved
California's big trees wouldn't be what they are without an important contribution from East Asia.
Townsend's big eared bat, one of the species found with the white nose fungus in Texas | Photo: Ann Froschauer, USFWS
The bat-killing fungus has now been confirmed in 33 states.
Rural coral farming project in the Solomon Islands | Photo: Wade Fairley, 2012.
Arden O'Connor grew up visiting coral reefs in the Caribbean. She had no idea that one animal there would save her life.
Echinacea purpurea, a component of Veseys' seed mix, which incidentally is perfectly fine to plant | Photo: Daniel Schwen, some rights reserved
Has Cheerios' campaign dealt a devastating blow to native wildflowers and the pollinators that depend on them? In a word, no.
Clownfish on the Great Barrier Reef | Photo: GreensMPs
Choices you make from which fish goes on your plate to where you go on vacation can harm coral reefs. Or help them.
Desert Lilies
Carpets of desert flowers are currently filling Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, and so are crowds of flower-seeking visitors. But the bloom won't end with Anza-Borrego.
Spraying glyphosate on a stubble field | Photo: Chafer Machinery, some rights reserved
The state gets legal clearance to declare that its most commonly used weed killer causes cancer.
Aplodontia rufa, the mountain beaver | Photo: Jacob Kirkland, some rights reserved
Some California wildlife is abundant and easy to see. And then there are these critters.
Rooftop solar panels, like these atop Google HQ, don't count toward the state's RPS goals. |  Photo: Jason Morrison, some rights reserved
On several occasions so far this year, more than half the state's power has come from climate-friendly sources.
Wildlife rescuer holds terminally poisoned bald eagle | Image: Dwickish
One of the Obama administration's last acts was a ban on using lead ammo in wildlife refuges. Ryan Zinke couldn't have that.
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