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2025 Spring
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Radioactive Shadow Workers
The treatment of oil and gas field waste is a dirty industry’s dirtiest secret
March 24, 2025
Alaskan Tribes and Activists Are Ready to Resist Ambler Road, Again
The proposed route would slash through pristine Indigenous land
March 25, 2025
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
Colorado River Run
A photographer embarks on a journey to rediscover the river that helped make the West
March 30, 2025
Feature Stories
The Burn Scars of Altadena
As one chapter of Los Angeles ends, another has yet to be written
February 7, 2025
Oil Giants and the Incoming Trump Administration Hope to Spark a Drilling Boom on Alaska's North Slope
The controversial Willow Project may be just the start if Trump gets his way
December 9, 2024
The Hog Industry's Great Biogas Boondoggle
CAFOs are jumping on the renewable energy bandwagon
June 11, 2024
America's Disappearing Grasslands—and Grassland Birds
For prairie birds, flyover country is an increasingly hostile place
June 17, 2024
Trump Watch
Can This Former Game Warden Save America’s Endangered Species?
Wildlife takes a backseat during Brian Nesvik's first hearing to lead the US Fish and Wildlife Service
March 27, 2025
What’s Happening at the Bureau of Land Management?
A new Sagebrush Rebellion threatens to transform the agency’s mandate from conservation to energy production
March 23, 2025
Under Trump, the EPA Takes First Step to Torpedo “Endangerment Finding” on Greenhouse Gases
Administrator Lee Zeldin derides “climate change religion” as reason to abandon clean air and water regulations
March 13, 2025
Farmers Feeling the Pain After Conservation Funding Frozen
The Trump administration, with DOGE, is pulling the rug from under growers and producers across the country
March 12, 2025
Climate & Energy
Wildlife Management Gets Trickier as Climate Change Reconfigures Snowfall
Snow is becoming more unpredictable across North America, complicating research for scientists
March 31, 2025
The Greening of the Antarctic Peninsula
A new study reveals that the green-up is expanding with rising global temperatures
February 26, 2025
California Unveils Bill to Force Polluters to Pay for Climate-Driven Disasters
The state joins a wave of similar efforts across the country to hold fossil fuel companies accountable
February 21, 2025
Making Oil Companies Pay
Local climate Superfund laws could help fill a void as federal climate action withers
February 17, 2025
Environment, Explained
How to Create a Garden for Pollinators
A step-by-step guide to transforming your yard into a thriving habitat for bees and butterflies
April 1, 2025
What Does "Plastic Neutral" Really Mean?
Companies are aiming to reduce their plastic footprint with offsets. Environmentalists are skeptical.
March 19, 2025
Should I Be Worried About Bird Flu?
H5N1 is making headlines in 2025 even though it’s been around for a surprisingly long time
March 10, 2025
Your Pet’s Health Is Tied to Climate Change, Just Like Yours
Here’s what to keep an eye on, and how to be prepared
February 3, 2025
Culture & the Arts
What's the Best Way to Feed Backyard Birds?
Turn your yard into an all-inclusive bird resort
April 3, 2025
Between Earth & Sky: What Grows Back After a Disturbance
A new film explores the resilience and hope Nalini Nadkarni found in her work studying tree canopies
March 2, 2025
"The Serviceberry" Is an Ode to Gift Economies
Robin Wall Kimmerer's follow-up to the much-lauded "Braiding Sweetgrass" offers a tonic in a world of consumption
January 27, 2025
The Art of Making Do With Less (and Being Happier For It)
Instead of buying something new, why not regift, borrow, or stick to what you already have?
November 29, 2024
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
Burrowing Owls Are Increasingly in Conflict With Humans Over Housing
