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📚 A new chapter begins! Island Press will be joining @princetonupress.bsky.social in 2026 — uniting two mission-driven publishers dedicated to shaping a better planet.
Learn more about this historic collaboration: islandpress.org/PUP
Learn more about this historic collaboration: islandpress.org/PUP
As Island Press transitions into an imprint of Princeton University Press in 2026, we’re highlighting select essays and other writings from @princetonupress.bsky.social authors.
Here's our first, by Following Nature's Lead author M.D. Usher: islandpress.medium.com/fire-sermons...
Here's our first, by Following Nature's Lead author M.D. Usher: islandpress.medium.com/fire-sermons...
Fire sermons: Seneca and Thoreau on climate trauma
As Island Press transitions into an imprint of Princeton University Press in 2026, we’re highlighting select essays and other writings from…
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December 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
As Island Press transitions into an imprint of Princeton University Press in 2026, we’re highlighting select essays and other writings from @princetonupress.bsky.social authors.
Here's our first, by Following Nature's Lead author M.D. Usher: islandpress.medium.com/fire-sermons...
Here's our first, by Following Nature's Lead author M.D. Usher: islandpress.medium.com/fire-sermons...
Data Centers Threaten Black Communities — Here’s How to Fight Back islandpress.medium.com/data-centers...
Data Centers Threaten Black Communities — Here’s How to Fight Back
By Justin Pearson and Sacoby Wilson
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December 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Data Centers Threaten Black Communities — Here’s How to Fight Back islandpress.medium.com/data-centers...
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Inspiring interview of @modacitylife.com in the NYTimes. By the way, you can get Melissa's two earlier e-books half off from @islandpress.bsky.social right now (islandpress.org).
Oh my gosh, so cool to see Melissa Bruntlett of @modacitylife.com profiled in this NYT piece!! Well-deserved, Melissa! Hope to cycle in the NL with you again some day. 😊
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She’s on a Mission to Make the World More Bike-Friendly
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December 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Inspiring interview of @modacitylife.com in the NYTimes. By the way, you can get Melissa's two earlier e-books half off from @islandpress.bsky.social right now (islandpress.org).
As communities face a housing crisis, a history of excluding the disadvantaged from opportunities, and ongoing climate impacts, zoning needs to change.
AN EVEN BETTER WAY TO ZONE offers practical solutions for sustainable and fair community development. islandpress.org/bett...
AN EVEN BETTER WAY TO ZONE offers practical solutions for sustainable and fair community development. islandpress.org/bett...
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
As communities face a housing crisis, a history of excluding the disadvantaged from opportunities, and ongoing climate impacts, zoning needs to change.
AN EVEN BETTER WAY TO ZONE offers practical solutions for sustainable and fair community development. islandpress.org/bett...
AN EVEN BETTER WAY TO ZONE offers practical solutions for sustainable and fair community development. islandpress.org/bett...
Arbitrary Lines by @mnolangray.bsky.social is an engaging and controversial argument against zoning laws.
The Divided City by Alan Mallach offers new insights on racial and economic inequalities in industrial cities.
Get BOTH for just $40 (shipping included!) islandpress.org/2for40
The Divided City by Alan Mallach offers new insights on racial and economic inequalities in industrial cities.
Get BOTH for just $40 (shipping included!) islandpress.org/2for40
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Arbitrary Lines by @mnolangray.bsky.social is an engaging and controversial argument against zoning laws.
The Divided City by Alan Mallach offers new insights on racial and economic inequalities in industrial cities.
Get BOTH for just $40 (shipping included!) islandpress.org/2for40
The Divided City by Alan Mallach offers new insights on racial and economic inequalities in industrial cities.
Get BOTH for just $40 (shipping included!) islandpress.org/2for40
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What happens when we remove #dams? I chatted about some of the surprising benefits of dam removal on KPCW's This Green Earth. Have a listen! #undammed @islandpress.bsky.social www.kpcw.org/podcast/this...
The affect dams have on the environment, and what would happen if they were removed
Environmental journalist, Tara Lohan has just released a new book titled, “Undammed: Freeing Rivers and Bringing Communities to Life,” The book details the benefits of dam removal from river restorati...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What happens when we remove #dams? I chatted about some of the surprising benefits of dam removal on KPCW's This Green Earth. Have a listen! #undammed @islandpress.bsky.social www.kpcw.org/podcast/this...
Our 50% off print sale is over BUT...
If you are still looking to get these books (or any other Island Press titles) be sure to take advantage of our $6.99 ebook sale happening NOW! islandpress.org
If you are still looking to get these books (or any other Island Press titles) be sure to take advantage of our $6.99 ebook sale happening NOW! islandpress.org
New book day is a good day. Three new books from @wesmars.bsky.social @humantransit.bsky.social @holz-bau.bsky.social courtesy of @islandpress.bsky.social sale
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Our 50% off print sale is over BUT...
If you are still looking to get these books (or any other Island Press titles) be sure to take advantage of our $6.99 ebook sale happening NOW! islandpress.org
If you are still looking to get these books (or any other Island Press titles) be sure to take advantage of our $6.99 ebook sale happening NOW! islandpress.org
Every city has a zoning problem. Here’s the roadmap to real change. islandpress.org/better-zoning
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Every city has a zoning problem. Here’s the roadmap to real change. islandpress.org/better-zoning
We’ve been inspiring change & proposing environmental solutions for 40+ years. Take advantage of our knowledge with our ebook sale at participating retailers. ALL ebooks just $6.99 now until December 19! islandpress.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We’ve been inspiring change & proposing environmental solutions for 40+ years. Take advantage of our knowledge with our ebook sale at participating retailers. ALL ebooks just $6.99 now until December 19! islandpress.org
Read our latest op-ed in collaboration with the Northeast Ohio Community Resilience Centre on the regional network of community-based resilience hubs being created to keep Black, brown, and working-class communities safe from escalating climate threats. www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...
Building a fairer, more resilient Northeast Ohio: Yvonka Hall
Climate change isn’t fair. And here in Northeast Ohio, it is battering communities that have long borne more than their share of hardship. The Northeast Ohio Community Resilience Centre is proud to br...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Read our latest op-ed in collaboration with the Northeast Ohio Community Resilience Centre on the regional network of community-based resilience hubs being created to keep Black, brown, and working-class communities safe from escalating climate threats. www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...
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Happy Cyber Monday! If you're looking for some good end-of-year reading, the ebook version of Poisoning the Well is on sale!
Our book tells the true story of how toxic 'forever chemicals' have contaminated the U.S. (and the entire world).
#GreenSky #BookSky #CyberMonday
Our book tells the true story of how toxic 'forever chemicals' have contaminated the U.S. (and the entire world).
#GreenSky #BookSky #CyberMonday
We’ve been inspiring change & proposing environmental solutions for 40+ years. Take advantage of our knowledge with our ebook sale at participating retailers. ALL ebooks just $6.99 now until December 19! Islandpress.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Happy Cyber Monday! If you're looking for some good end-of-year reading, the ebook version of Poisoning the Well is on sale!
Our book tells the true story of how toxic 'forever chemicals' have contaminated the U.S. (and the entire world).
#GreenSky #BookSky #CyberMonday
Our book tells the true story of how toxic 'forever chemicals' have contaminated the U.S. (and the entire world).
#GreenSky #BookSky #CyberMonday
Huge congrats to Island Press author Anne Toomey! Her book SCIENCE WITH IMPACT has been named an Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association's Choice Reviews.
Outstanding Academic Titles 2025 - Choice 360
Read the latestOutstanding Academic Titles 2025 created for academic librarians by Choice Reviews and Choice Magazine.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Huge congrats to Island Press author Anne Toomey! Her book SCIENCE WITH IMPACT has been named an Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association's Choice Reviews.
We’ve been inspiring change & proposing environmental solutions for 40+ years. Take advantage of our knowledge with our ebook sale at participating retailers. ALL ebooks just $6.99 now until December 19! Islandpress.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We’ve been inspiring change & proposing environmental solutions for 40+ years. Take advantage of our knowledge with our ebook sale at participating retailers. ALL ebooks just $6.99 now until December 19! Islandpress.org
BET THE FARM is a personal account of the financial struggles facing family farmers in America.
NO FARMS, NO FOOD is the inside story of how a powerful coalition of environmentalists and farmers was built.
This month get both for $40 (+ free shipping!) http://islandpress.o...
NO FARMS, NO FOOD is the inside story of how a powerful coalition of environmentalists and farmers was built.
This month get both for $40 (+ free shipping!) http://islandpress.o...
November 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
BET THE FARM is a personal account of the financial struggles facing family farmers in America.
NO FARMS, NO FOOD is the inside story of how a powerful coalition of environmentalists and farmers was built.
This month get both for $40 (+ free shipping!) http://islandpress.o...
NO FARMS, NO FOOD is the inside story of how a powerful coalition of environmentalists and farmers was built.
This month get both for $40 (+ free shipping!) http://islandpress.o...
We are so grateful for donors like you, who help advocates, community members, and decision makers on the ground make a positive impact on the environment. Without you, we could not bring our authors’ ideas and solutions to the people making a difference.
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We are so grateful for donors like you, who help advocates, community members, and decision makers on the ground make a positive impact on the environment. Without you, we could not bring our authors’ ideas and solutions to the people making a difference.
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Well-deserved congrats to @kieranmulvaney.bsky.social on his book ARCTIC PASSAGES being named to @theeconomistnews.bsky.social Best Books of 2025! A great gift idea for historians and environmentalists. cc @islandpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social www.economist.com/culture/2025...
The best books of 2025
Gladiators and dictators, wolves and Beatles feature in our list this year
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November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Well-deserved congrats to @kieranmulvaney.bsky.social on his book ARCTIC PASSAGES being named to @theeconomistnews.bsky.social Best Books of 2025! A great gift idea for historians and environmentalists. cc @islandpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social www.economist.com/culture/2025...
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Lovely review for Ryan Dennis's book BARN GOTHIC: "tales that are joyful and awe-struck...heartfelt read" Thanks to Ludington Daily News. cc @islandpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social bit.ly/4pxajL7
BOOK REVIEW: 'Barn Gothic: Three Generations and the Death of the Family Dairy Farm' by Ryan Dennis
It’s hard to ignore a polka-dot hill on a sunny day.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Lovely review for Ryan Dennis's book BARN GOTHIC: "tales that are joyful and awe-struck...heartfelt read" Thanks to Ludington Daily News. cc @islandpress.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social bit.ly/4pxajL7
Data Centers Threaten Black Communities — Here’s How to Fight Back
Data Centers Threaten Black Communities. How to Fight Back
Rep. Justin Pearson and Dr. Sacoby Wilson on how to fight AI data centers.
wordinblack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Data Centers Threaten Black Communities — Here’s How to Fight Back
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Removing harmful and obsolete #dams helps can help communities better weather a changing climate and reduce GHG emissions. My latest for @commondreams.org #undammed #climatechange #cop30 @islandpress.bsky.social
The United States has been leading the global charge on dam removals. In just the last 25 years nearly 2,000 dams have been blasted and backhoed from our rivers and streams, writes @taralohan.bsky.social.
The US Isn’t Leading at COP30—But It Is Un-Damming Its Way to Climate Resilience
By removing obsolete dams, the US is reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilience.
www.commondreams.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Removing harmful and obsolete #dams helps can help communities better weather a changing climate and reduce GHG emissions. My latest for @commondreams.org #undammed #climatechange #cop30 @islandpress.bsky.social
Dam removals aren’t a climate cure-all, but the magnitude of the crisis will require all the tools we can muster.
By removing obsolete dams, the U.S. is reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilience, writes UNDAMMED author Tara Lohan.
By removing obsolete dams, the U.S. is reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilience, writes UNDAMMED author Tara Lohan.
The U.S. Isn’t Leading at COP30 — But It Is Un-damming Its Way to Climate Resilience
By removing obsolete dams, the U.S. is reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilience.
islandpress.medium.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Dam removals aren’t a climate cure-all, but the magnitude of the crisis will require all the tools we can muster.
By removing obsolete dams, the U.S. is reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilience, writes UNDAMMED author Tara Lohan.
By removing obsolete dams, the U.S. is reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilience, writes UNDAMMED author Tara Lohan.
Red states, blue states—all states can be environmental health champions.
Discover how local policies are saving lives right now in Susan Kaplan's A HEALTHY UNION. Available wherever books are sold! islandpress.org/union
Discover how local policies are saving lives right now in Susan Kaplan's A HEALTHY UNION. Available wherever books are sold! islandpress.org/union
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Red states, blue states—all states can be environmental health champions.
Discover how local policies are saving lives right now in Susan Kaplan's A HEALTHY UNION. Available wherever books are sold! islandpress.org/union
Discover how local policies are saving lives right now in Susan Kaplan's A HEALTHY UNION. Available wherever books are sold! islandpress.org/union
As corporations seek more computing power, the race to build data centers is on.
Read our op-ed by Rep. Justin Pearson and Dr. Sacoby Wilson on how data centers are fueling a new wave of environmental racism and how Black communities can fight back.
Read our op-ed by Rep. Justin Pearson and Dr. Sacoby Wilson on how data centers are fueling a new wave of environmental racism and how Black communities can fight back.
Data Centers Threaten Black Communities. How to Fight Back
Rep. Justin Pearson and Dr. Sacoby Wilson on how to fight AI data centers.
wordinblack.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
As corporations seek more computing power, the race to build data centers is on.
Read our op-ed by Rep. Justin Pearson and Dr. Sacoby Wilson on how data centers are fueling a new wave of environmental racism and how Black communities can fight back.
Read our op-ed by Rep. Justin Pearson and Dr. Sacoby Wilson on how data centers are fueling a new wave of environmental racism and how Black communities can fight back.
This Author Wrote the Book on How to Be a Better Transportation Advocate
This Author Wrote the Book on How to Be a Better Transportation Advocate — Streetsblog USA
Step one: read this book.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This Author Wrote the Book on How to Be a Better Transportation Advocate
Despite abdication on the federal level, local climate work continues in the U.S. One of the most overlooked accomplishments worth cheering: the removal of harmful and obsolete dams.
New from UNDAMMED author Tara Lohan⬇️
New from UNDAMMED author Tara Lohan⬇️
The U.S. Isn’t Leading at COP30 — But It Is Un-damming Its Way to Climate Resilience
By removing obsolete dams, the U.S. is reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilience.
islandpress.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Despite abdication on the federal level, local climate work continues in the U.S. One of the most overlooked accomplishments worth cheering: the removal of harmful and obsolete dams.
New from UNDAMMED author Tara Lohan⬇️
New from UNDAMMED author Tara Lohan⬇️
Can states make up for federal failures on environmental health? Discover how local policies are saving lives right now in A HEALTHY UNION, available wherever books are sold! islandpress.org/union
November 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Can states make up for federal failures on environmental health? Discover how local policies are saving lives right now in A HEALTHY UNION, available wherever books are sold! islandpress.org/union