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Hundreds of orange and black monarch butterflies fly upwards against a clear light blue sky. A dark green tree branch with some orange-colored leaves extends from the upper right corner, with many butterflies near and around it.
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The Grower’s Side of the Monarch Crisis: What 35 Years of Growing Milkweed Taught Me About Why It’s Disappearing

I have grown milkweed at commercial scale for 35 years. My family has been in the nursery business since 1959, and our farm in Tennessee sits in the middle of the eastern monarch migration corridor. I have watched this crisis unfold from the field, not from a research station or a policy desk, but from the rows where the plants come out of the ground.
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October 8, 2026 No Comments
A group of juvenile and adult red knot forage along the shoreline's edge.
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What Does Permitting Reform Have to Do with Endangered Species Recovery?

Have you heard of permitting reform?
It’s one of the hottest topics in the United States Congress, and four influential Senators recently unveiled a new permitting reform bill aimed at speeding up industrial energy projects of all types, from oil and gas pipelines to wind and solar facilities. Permitting reform changes the rules and timelines that govern how large projects receive government approval.
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October 2, 2026 No Comments

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