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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

By Bethany Brookshire

March 14, 2024

Has Geothermal’s Moment Finally Arrived?

A new generation of innovators is gambling on its future

By Stephen Robert Miller

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

By Carrie Arnold

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

By Krista Langlois

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

By Ian Rose

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

By Hannah Richter

October 28, 2025

The Fight Over Data Centers

They’re unsightly and power hungry. The White House wants to build a whole lot more.

By Alexander Nazaryan

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

By Dana Drugmand

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

Text and photographs by Nour Ghantous

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

By Jennifer Cole

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

Text and photographs by Nour Ghantous

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

By Reese Anderson

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

By Jessian Choy

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

By Kelly Rota

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.

By Jessian Choy

August 10, 2025

Breaking Down Compostable Bags

What you should know about these increasingly popular products

By Cara Giaimo

June 29, 2025

Culture & the Arts

Art That Heals and Reveals

Indigenous artwork is helping tribal members protect themselves from harmful environmental exposures

By Wendee Nicole

November 6, 2025

How to Make Time Stand Still

Start with your local rose garden

By Gary Singh

September 30, 2025

This Brooklyn Artist Records Thawing Permafrost

Scientists are listening to discover new ways of understanding climate change

By Adam Popescu

September 24, 2025

Every Watershed Deserves a Rock Opera

How an Oregon sewer inspired a live multimedia performance

By Michelle Nijhuis

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

By Delaney Nolan

December 14, 2024

Free Shipping Isn’t Free for Everyone

Online retailing delivers a public health problem

By Judith Lewis Mernit

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.

By Donovan Hohn

March 16, 2023

Tour the San Joaquin River

An interactive map and tour of the San Joaquin

By Geoff McGhee

June 16, 2021