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Feature Stories

The Burn Scars of Altadena

As one chapter of Los Angeles ends, another has yet to be written

By Lynell George

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

By Adam Federman

December 9, 2024

The Hog Industry's Great Biogas Boondoggle

CAFOs are jumping on the renewable energy bandwagon

By Barry Yeoman

June 11, 2024

America's Disappearing Grasslands—and Grassland Birds

For prairie birds, flyover country is an increasingly hostile place

By Michael Parks

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

By Lindsey Botts

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

By Alexander Nazaryan

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

By Dana Drugmand

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

By Juliet Grable

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

By Sophie Hartley

March 31, 2025

The Greening of the Antarctic Peninsula

A new study reveals that the green-up is expanding with rising global temperatures

By Brandon Withrow

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

By Dana Drugmand

February 21, 2025

Making Oil Companies Pay

Local climate Superfund laws could help fill a void as federal climate action withers

By Laura Stewart

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

Text and photographs by Anne Readel

April 1, 2025

What Does "Plastic Neutral" Really Mean?

Companies are aiming to reduce their plastic footprint with offsets. Environmentalists are skeptical.

By Laura Stewart

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

By Melody Schreiber

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

By Jill Langlois

February 3, 2025

Culture & the Arts

What's the Best Way to Feed Backyard Birds?

Turn your yard into an all-inclusive bird resort

By Jacqueline Kehoe

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

By Kitty Hu

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

By Rhoda Feng

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?

By Jacqueline Kehoe

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

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