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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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