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A Megadrought Is Reshaping Birdlife in the Southwest
A recent bad year for elegant trogons is only the latest in a string of changes
October 21, 2025
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2025 Fall
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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
From Drought to Deluge: What the LA Fires and Hurricane Helene Have in Common
It all comes down to physics
June 9, 2025
Alaskan Tribes and Activists Are Ready to Resist Ambler Road, Again
The proposed route would slash through pristine Indigenous land
March 25, 2025
The Hog Industry's Great Biogas Boondoggle
CAFOs are jumping on the renewable energy bandwagon
June 11, 2024
Radioactive Shadow Workers
The treatment of oil and gas field waste is a dirty industry’s dirtiest secret
March 24, 2025
Trump Watch
As Shutdown Drags On, Public Lands, Programs, and Jobs Hang in the Balance
The longer federal agencies are shuttered, the more the damage will spread
October 9, 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
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Faces Uncertain Future Amid Budget Cuts
The Trump administration is also looking to revive mining in the popular wilderness area
August 17, 2025
Climate & Energy
“Together We Can Change the World”: A Tribute to Jane Goodall
The beloved primatologist was a beacon of hope, compassion, and love
October 3, 2025
Will Washington’s Groundbreaking Climate Law Inspire Other States?
The Evergreen State is creating a road map for phasing out fossil fuels while boosting renewable energy
October 2, 2025
The Gap Between Climate Targets and Fossil Fuel Production Is Wider Than Ever
The world’s top greenhouse-gas-emitting countries are failing to take a path that avoids catastrophic warming
September 23, 2025
Snapshots of Recovery: Eaton Fire Survivors Nine Months Later
Revisiting three fire-struck families as they rebuild, reconnect, and reckon with ongoing uncertainty
September 25, 2025
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
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
