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Pioneering Salmon Are Exploring Upper Klamath Basin
With four dams removed, the fish are making a comeback
November 26, 2025
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From the Magazine
Public Lands Are on the Line
Trump and his allies are targeting our shared, wild spaces for extraction
September 8, 2025
This Land Is Your Land
A mother and daughter pedal across Wyoming as public lands hang in the balance
September 9, 2025
The Resistance Rangers Want Your Help in Protecting National Parks
A movement of off-duty and former officials has mobilized to save embattled parks
September 12, 2025
This Is How Climate Change Transformed a Maryland Neighborhood
Extreme conditions are impacting Takoma Park's trees
September 10, 2025
Feature Stories
Animals Are Our Neighbors in Cities and Suburbs, Not Pests
With a little knowledge, we can learn to coexist with the coyote in the backyard or the turkey walking down the street
March 14, 2024
Has Geothermal’s Moment Finally Arrived?
A new generation of innovators is gambling on its future
March 11, 2024
To Save the Tiniest Turtle in North America, Scientists Are Rebuilding Bogs From Scratch
The work is part of a growing movement of scientists starting with habitat conservation
March 26, 2025
The Northeast Has Unexpected Old-Growth Forests That Survived Colonial Axes
Expanding the remaining patches may hold the key to ecological resilience in the centuries to come
June 10, 2024
Trump Watch
Conservation Leaders Unite to Oppose Steve Pearce BLM Nomination
The Trump pick to lead the land management agency has ties to anti-government extremists
November 19, 2025
This Ecologist Lost Her Grant for Studying Diversity—of Insects
The federal trawling of grants for misaligned priorities has brought in bycatch
October 28, 2025
The Fight Over Data Centers
They’re unsightly and power hungry. The White House wants to build a whole lot more.
September 14, 2025
The Trump Administration’s Campaign Against Renewable Wind Reaches a New Phase
Environmental advocates say that stop work orders will raise consumer prices and risk energy shortages
August 31, 2025
Climate & Energy
Indigenous Voices Rose at COP30 While Forest Protection Fell Short
The annual UN climate summit ends with much to be resolved
November 23, 2025
Artificial Islands Are Turning Industrial Wastelands Into Thriving Ecosystems
Groups across North America are turning to the power of Mother Nature to revive waterways
November 20, 2025
With US Absent, China Asserts Itself at World’s Biggest Climate Summit
China’s COP30 leadership goes beyond pledges with its product showcase
November 17, 2025
In Rural Louisiana, Meta’s New Data Center Promises Growth—But at What Cost?
The Hyperion data center could have a major impact on a largely agricultural community
October 30, 2025
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Environment, Explained
What’s the Greenest and Safest Way to Dry Clean My Clothes?
Here’s the dirt on “green” cleaners, wet cleaning, and reusing bags and hangers
October 1, 2025
What Happens to the Clothes You Return Online?
Too often, they don’t get recycled or reused but instead fill up our landfills, lands, and oceans
September 2, 2025
What Is the Least-Toxic Flooring for My House?
Almost all building surfaces have toxic chemicals. Give the floor to these greener options.
August 10, 2025
Breaking Down Compostable Bags
What you should know about these increasingly popular products
June 29, 2025
Culture & the Arts
Art That Heals and Reveals
Indigenous artwork is helping tribal members protect themselves from harmful environmental exposures
November 6, 2025
This Brooklyn Artist Records Thawing Permafrost
Scientists are listening to discover new ways of understanding climate change
September 24, 2025
Every Watershed Deserves a Rock Opera
How an Oregon sewer inspired a live multimedia performance
September 16, 2025
Multimedia
The Past, Present, and Contested Future of LNG Terminals Along the Gulf Coast
Gas export terminals have hollowed out communities in Texas and Louisiana—but some residents are fighting back
December 14, 2024
Free Shipping Isn’t Free for Everyone
Online retailing delivers a public health problem
September 12, 2022
A Battle for the Future of the Great Lakes
A pipeline carrying Canadian tar sands crude has already leaked a million gallons. These are the resisters dedicated to shutting down Enbridge Line 5.
March 16, 2023
We All Need a Home of Our Own. The Burrowing Owl Is No Different.
