ICYMI: Plastic “Recycling,” Picking on E-bikes, Death Valley Gets a Lake & Scientists Discover a Bigger Snake By Paul Rauber February 24, 2024 Environmental news of the week for busy people In this story: climate change, Roundup, current events
Conservation Groups Seek to Block Logging Projects in Giant Sequoia National Monument By Carmen Kohlruss February 23, 2024 Sierra Club and others file lawsuit against US Forest Service over postfire logging In this story: forests, public lands
This Texas Company Wants to Bring Species Back From the Dead By Darren Incorvaia February 22, 2024 Proponents of the de-extinction movement press on with little research and lots of fanfare In this story: wildlife, saving wild places, ecosystems, climate change
Wildlife Crossings Can Mend a Landscape By Anne Pinto-Rodrigues February 21, 2024 Badgers and hedgehogs need protection from traffic as much as lions and bears In this story: wildlife
Private Landowners Are the Missing Link for Prescribed Burns By Ashira Morris February 20, 2024 Community organizations teach individuals to manage their land with fire in states like Georgia, where 93 percent of the land is privately owned In this story: wildfire, forests, hunting, land use and planning
Who Were the Most Conservation-Minded US Presidents? By Alison Harford February 19, 2024 For Presidents’ Day, here’s a roundup of who did the most to protect public lands In this story: public lands
These Tribes are Working to Return Salmon, and Tradition, to Their Communities By Rico Moore February 18, 2024 The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation align the principles of conservation with tradition In this story: wildlife, saving wild places
A Tribal Roadmap for How to Restore, Protect, and Sustain the Lynx By Rico Moore February 18, 2024 The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation align the principles of conservation with tradition In this story: indigenous communities, wildlife
For these Tribes, the Return of the Bighorn Brings Back a Way of Life By Rico Moore February 17, 2024 The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation align the principles of conservation with tradition In this story: wildlife, saving wild places
Big Polluters Vs. Our Kids By Ben Jealous February 17, 2024 The EPA’s new standard to prevent dangerous soot is welcomed and long overdue In this story: air, EPA, dirty fuels
ICYMI: Marxist Cyclists, Michael Mann Vindicated, 1.7 Billion Animals on Factory Farms & London Takes It Slow By Paul Rauber February 16, 2024 Environmental news of the week for busy people In this story: climate change, Roundup, current events
Sea Otters Are the Unlikely Heroes Helping to Restore a Marine Ecosystem By Lydia Larsen February 15, 2024 Researchers find these top predators play a key role in stabilizing the salt marshes of Monterey Bay In this story: marine ecosystems, wildlife, saving wild places
Celebrating the End of the LNG Boom, Louisiana style By Delaney Nolan February 14, 2024 BBQ oysters and beer to wash away the carbon bomb on the Gulf Coast In this story: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), dirty fuels
How to Have a Plastic-Free and Sustainably Floral Valentine's Day By Jessian Choy February 13, 2024 And how to support worker-owned farms while you’re at it In this story: holidays, sustainability, diy, buyers' guide
The Heavy Price of Next-Day Delivery By Ian Morse February 12, 2024 Tacoma approves a giant new “fulfillment center” complex despite impacts on water, climate, and community In this story: urban planning, sustainability
Indigenous Languages Open Up a Window Onto the Natural World By Katarina Zimmer February 11, 2024 A nature-centric worldview is often reflected in tribal vocabulary In this story: indigenous communities
Setting the Record Straight on an Important Piece of Black History By Ben Jealous February 10, 2024 Leadership often runs in the family In this story: racial justice
ICYMI: Valentine From Mercury, Why Blueberries Are Blue, Turning Hurricanes Up to 6 & Time for the Space Umbrella? By Paul Rauber February 9, 2024 Environmental news of the week for busy people In this story: climate change, Roundup, current events
Is a Big Patch of Protected Land Better Than Many Small Patches? By Sofia Quaglia February 8, 2024 Landscape experts have been entrenched in this debate for decades. Now some of them are joining forces to find an answer. In this story: saving wild places, habitat restoration, ecosystems, wildlife
What’s the Greenest Way to Keep Things Cool? By Jessian Choy February 7, 2024 Less-toxic alternatives to gel packs, dry ice, and Styrofoam coolers In this story: buyers' guide, Ms. Green, waste reduction, zero waste