Derrick Z. Jackson

Former Fellow

Puffing flying in mid-air with a sand lance in its mouth. Seal Island, Maine.

Derrick Z. Jackson

October 1, 2025

Protecting Puffins in Maine Is an Emotional Commitment

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

A great blue heron catches a white perch on the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.

Derrick Z. Jackson

July 7, 2025

Administration Cuts Would Leave No Refuge for the Wildlife Refuges

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

stacked photos of ICE officers planning arrests over an image of people protesting cuts at the CDC.

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May 7, 2025

A Cruel Tradeoff: Building the “Amazon of Deportation” While Tearing Down Health and Human Services

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contractor works to remove hazardous waste from a home destroyed in the Eaton Fire on February 11, 2025 in Altadena, California.

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March 24, 2025

EPA Staff Stand Firm As Administration Lobs Cuts, Baseless Accusations, and Cruelty

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

President Trump signs an executive order at the White House.

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March 6, 2025

President Trump’s Cabinet of Polluters, Frackers and Climate Crisis Deniers Rushes to Gut Protections

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

wind turbine towers under construction inside a plant

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December 16, 2024

The Real Scam: Rail Against Renewables, Run Away with Factories

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

A woman at a voting information booth.

Derrick Z. Jackson

November 1, 2024

Uneasy Election Enthusiasm in Philadelphia

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

A bald eagle stands in a wetlands wildlife refuge.

Derrick Z. Jackson

October 17, 2024

Wetland Protections Remain Bogged Down in Mystery

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Puffin bird on rock with fish in its mouth.

Derrick Z. Jackson

August 8, 2024

Care for Endangered Seabirds Continues Amid a 51-Year Legacy of Optimism

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

outside digital thermometer in California reading 123 degrees.

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July 15, 2024

Ripe for Disaster Declarations: Heat, Wildfire Smoke…and Death Data

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

parched desert--danger season

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June 10, 2024

Can the Realities of “Danger Season” Pierce Climate Denial?

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Solar panel

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May 27, 2024

In the Race for Clean Energy, the United States is Both a Leader and a Laggard—Here’s How

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

tapwater

April 29, 2024

After Decades of Disinformation, the US Finally Begins Regulating PFAS Chemicals

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Asbestos removal

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April 3, 2024

A Triumph and Disgrace: The Very Slow Road to Banning Asbestos

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

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March 12, 2024

The US Supreme Court is Operating Like a Rogue EPA

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

100 dollar bill over burning oil rig

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February 5, 2024

Banks Continue to Prop Up the Fossil Fuel Industry

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

black graduate with dollar sign on cap and gown

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December 4, 2023

For Black STEM PhDs, the “D” Also Means Debt

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

House Speaker Mike Johnson

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November 9, 2023

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Climate Change Playbook: Deny the Science, Take the Funding

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

election workers with voters

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October 18, 2023

2024 Election Workers Need Better Protection from Harassment

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Puffins nuzzling

Derrick Z. Jackson

August 22, 2023

In the Gulf of Maine, Scientists Race to Save Seabirds Threatened by Climate Change

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Wildfire smoke obscures an otherwise beautiful view from Yosemite's Half Dome

Derrick Z. Jackson/UCS

July 5, 2023

Smoke in Our Eyes: National Park Grandeur Degraded by Global Warming

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

The New York City skyline at sunrise or sunset, with the sun and clear view of buildings obscured by yellowish haze from Canadian wildfires in June, 2023

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June 22, 2023

Climate Reality vs. Public Perception: Will Toxic Haze and the 2023 Danger Season Make a Difference?

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

bird in wetland

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June 6, 2023

Bridge to Troubled Waters: US Supreme Court Guts Wetlands Protections

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow

Memphis at night

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February 27, 2023

Ethylene Oxide Adds to Toxic Burden for Memphis Residents

Derrick Z. Jackson
Former Fellow