Arlie W. Schardt, was a correspondent at TIME magazine, where in the 1960s he covered the civil rights movement in the south. He left TIME in the 1970s when he became involved with the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and helped to lead the campaign to impeach President Richard Nixon. He then served as executive director for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). In addition to this, Schardt also worked for Al Gore's 1988 and 2000 presidential campaigns, spent some time at Sports Illustrated where he worked as the Chief of the News Service, and was a reporter for United Press International. In the early 1990s with David Fenton he helped found Environmental Media Services, which provided public relations for environmental issues until 2005 when it merged with the Science Communication Network. Schardt was also involved with other environmental groups including serving on the Board of Directors for Friends of the Earth.
Arlie Schardt died May 25 or 26, 2020 at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 87 years old.
