When you think about the climate crisis, Rhode Island in the United States is probably not the first place that springs to mind. But surprisingly, despite its mild climate, the state is one of the places where sea levels are rising at the fastest rates in the world.
For this week’s newsletter, I’d like to transport you to a serene ribbon of salt marsh there, to join the fight to save a species on the brink of extinction: the saltmarsh sparrow. Who is leading the fight? Septuagenarian and self-proclaimed “60s person”, Deirdre.
