
Michelle Nijhuis is a contributing editor of the environmental magazine
High Country News. Her writing about science and conservation has also appeared in
Smithsonian, National Geographic, The Atlantic, and the anthologies
Best American Science Writing and
Best American Science and Nature Writing.
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In an increasingly interconnected world, fungal diseases are spreading at an alarming rate and have led to deadly outbreaks in amphibian, bat, and bee populations. And in the last decade, researchers note, some of the most virulent strains have infected people.
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Marine conservationist Charles Saylan believes the U.S. educational system is failing to create responsible citizens who consider themselves stewards of the environment. To do that, he says in a Yale Environment 360 interview, educators need to go beyond rhetoric and make environmental values a central part of a public education.
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