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Author Archives: Harry Katz
Endangerment Finding Revoked
On February 12, the Trump Administration revoked the 2009 “endangerment finding” that greenhouse gasses endanger human health and welfare. They claimed this was the “single greatest deregulatory action” in US history. I think it’s the greatest single payoff to the fossil fuel industry. No one should be surprised. Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Politics
Tagged clean air act, climate change, endangerment finding, EPA, greenhouse gas emissions, regulation
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Advancing the Rights of Nature
I’m pleased to share that a paper I wrote for a class on environmental law was published last month by the American Indian Law Journal. Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged environmental law, hydroelectric power, rights of nature, salmon, seattle, Skagit River
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Clearing the Air
Hannah Ritchie’s new book, Clearing the Air, answers 50 common questions about climate change. These questions often arise from contradictory claims and outright misinformation that roil public debate and sow doubt and confusion about what we should do. Ritchie provides clear, well-researched information to dispel myths and misinformation. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Energy, Environment
Tagged book review, climate change, energy transition, hannah ritchie, nonfiction, renewable energy, sustainability
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2025 Reading Wrap-Up
As we say goodbye to 2025, here’s a quick summary of the books I read last year. Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged book review, new year, reading, wrap up, year in books, year in review
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In the Spirit of Right and Respectful Relations
In 2023, a group of Pacific Northwest tribal leaders met on Orcas Island off the coast of Washington State for conversations about living in the spirit of right and respectful relations with creation, history and the law, identity, honor and nature. This book is the result. Continue reading
This Is an Uprising
This Is an Uprising examines the history, structure and organization of nonviolent protest. The authors make the case that both structure-based organizations and momentum-driven movements are essential to achieving lasting change. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Politics
Tagged book review, civil disobedience, civil rights, nonfiction, nonviolence, protest, revolution, social movements
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Nonfiction November 2025: New to My TBR
It’s time to wrap up Nonfiction November with one final post about all the books we’ve learned about this year that we hope to read next year. Continue reading
Nonfiction November 2025 Week 4: Diverse Perspectives
Week 4 of Nonfiction November is all about Diverse Perspectives, about seeing the world through someone else’s eyes. Or in my case, through the “eyes” of a river. Continue reading
Nonfiction November 2025 Week 3: Book Pairings
The topic for week 3 of Nonfiction November is Book Pairings: pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title that are linked together in some way.
This one’s a little tough for me because I don’t read much fiction. But let’s give it a go. Continue reading
Nonfiction November 2025 Week 2: Choosing Nonfiction
It’s Week 2 of Nonfiction November and the topic is Choosing Nonfiction. What topics do we read about, and what have we found reading outside our usual genres? Continue reading