Matthew Russell

Matthew Russell

Matthew Russell is a West Michigan native and with a background in journalism, data analysis, cartography and design thinking. He likes to learn new things and solve old problems whenever possible, and enjoys bicycling, spending time with his daughters, and coffee.

Articles by Matthew Russell

Mining Machines Tore Through the Ocean Floor and Nothing Has Grown Back After 50 Years

Mining Machines Tore Through the Ocean Floor and Nothing Has Grown Back After 50 Years

In 1970, a machine dragged across the seafloor off the U.S. coast left a barren trench still visible today.

Mining Machines Tore Through the Ocean Floor and Nothing Has Grown Back After 50 Years

In 1970, a machine dragged across the seafloor off the U.S. coast left a barren trench still visible today.

Oil Industry Expansion Pushes Gulf Whales to the Edge of Extinction

Oil Industry Expansion Pushes Gulf Whales to the Edge of Extinction

Rice’s whales are one of the rarest whales on Earth, and they live only in the Gulf of Mexico. Every day, they face deadly threats from oil and gas drilling—ship...

Oil Industry Expansion Pushes Gulf Whales to the Edge of Extinction

Rice’s whales are one of the rarest whales on Earth, and they live only in the Gulf of Mexico. Every day, they face deadly threats from oil and gas drilling—ship...

Sabotaged Snacks Threaten the Safety of Dogs In Their Own Backyards

Sabotaged Snacks Threaten the Safety of Dogs In Their Own Backyards

Nails in hot dogs. Pills in peanut butter. Poisoned meatballs on city sidewalks. What looks like a treat could be a trap.

Sabotaged Snacks Threaten the Safety of Dogs In Their Own Backyards

Nails in hot dogs. Pills in peanut butter. Poisoned meatballs on city sidewalks. What looks like a treat could be a trap.

Rescuers Forced To Euthanize Dog Left in Cage With Shattered Bones

Rescuers Forced To Euthanize Dog Left in Cage With Shattered Bones

At 5 a.m., a construction crew found a small dog shivering in a cage, soaked from the rain, unable to move. What they did next was compassionate—but what came after...

Rescuers Forced To Euthanize Dog Left in Cage With Shattered Bones

At 5 a.m., a construction crew found a small dog shivering in a cage, soaked from the rain, unable to move. What they did next was compassionate—but what came after...

Authorities Forced to Euthanize Camel Found With Starving Lions and Dead Tiger at Oregon Safari Park

Authorities Forced to Euthanize Camel Found With Starving Lions and Dead Tiger at Oregon Safari Park

Lions so thin their bones showed. A camel too sick to survive the trip to safety. A dead tiger stored with food. This isn’t a horror story—it’s what investigators found...

Authorities Forced to Euthanize Camel Found With Starving Lions and Dead Tiger at Oregon Safari Park

Lions so thin their bones showed. A camel too sick to survive the trip to safety. A dead tiger stored with food. This isn’t a horror story—it’s what investigators found...

Thousands of Baby Chicks Found Dead After Being Left in USPS Truck

Thousands of Baby Chicks Found Dead After Being Left in USPS Truck

They were supposed to start life on farms across the country. Instead, over 12,000 baby chicks were abandoned in a sealed USPS truck—thousands died, and the rest now overwhelm a...

Thousands of Baby Chicks Found Dead After Being Left in USPS Truck

They were supposed to start life on farms across the country. Instead, over 12,000 baby chicks were abandoned in a sealed USPS truck—thousands died, and the rest now overwhelm a...

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