Matthew Russell
Articles by Matthew Russell
Americas Oceans Are Growing More Acidic and Federal Monitoring Cannot Keep Up
Since the Industrial Revolution, ocean acidity has increased by roughly 26 percent — and scientists say we have already crossed one of Earth's defined stability thresholds. Shellfish hatcheries are losing...
Americas Oceans Are Growing More Acidic and Federal Monitoring Cannot Keep Up
Since the Industrial Revolution, ocean acidity has increased by roughly 26 percent — and scientists say we have already crossed one of Earth's defined stability thresholds. Shellfish hatcheries are losing...
A 2,000-Pound Sea Lion Named Chonkers Showed Up at San Francisco's Pier 39 and Broke the Internet
A one-ton Steller sea lion named Chonkers arrived at San Francisco's Pier 39 and refused to leave — drawing crowds, bending docks, and capturing hearts. His extended stay is rare...
A 2,000-Pound Sea Lion Named Chonkers Showed Up at San Francisco's Pier 39 and Broke the Internet
A one-ton Steller sea lion named Chonkers arrived at San Francisco's Pier 39 and refused to leave — drawing crowds, bending docks, and capturing hearts. His extended stay is rare...
Millions of Animals Are Shipped Every Year With No Temperature Rules to Protect Them
Every year, millions of companion animals are loaded into trucks and cargo holds with no federal minimum for temperature or ventilation. Livestock heat deaths during transport have rapidly increased. Pigs...
Millions of Animals Are Shipped Every Year With No Temperature Rules to Protect Them
Every year, millions of companion animals are loaded into trucks and cargo holds with no federal minimum for temperature or ventilation. Livestock heat deaths during transport have rapidly increased. Pigs...
Lions, Tigers And Bears Remain Trapped In A Cruel Life On The Road
Wild animals are still hauled between fairs, circuses, exhibitions, and public performances across New York. For lions, tigers, bears, and primates, life on the road can mean cramped trailers, temporary cages,...
Lions, Tigers And Bears Remain Trapped In A Cruel Life On The Road
Wild animals are still hauled between fairs, circuses, exhibitions, and public performances across New York. For lions, tigers, bears, and primates, life on the road can mean cramped trailers, temporary cages,...
The VA Penalized Veterans for Following Their Doctors Orders
A VA rule change left veterans facing a devastating choice: keep taking their medication and risk losing disability benefits, or stop treatment to look sick enough to qualify. The underlying...
The VA Penalized Veterans for Following Their Doctors Orders
A VA rule change left veterans facing a devastating choice: keep taking their medication and risk losing disability benefits, or stop treatment to look sick enough to qualify. The underlying...
The Ocean's Most Vital Forests Are Disappearing Before Our Eyes
Kelp forests once stretched for thousands of miles along America's Pacific coast, sheltering fish, sea otters, whales, and hundreds of other species. Between 2008 and 2019, Northern California lost more...
The Ocean's Most Vital Forests Are Disappearing Before Our Eyes
Kelp forests once stretched for thousands of miles along America's Pacific coast, sheltering fish, sea otters, whales, and hundreds of other species. Between 2008 and 2019, Northern California lost more...