2018 November/December

2018 November/December

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Caribou run across plains in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Feature

The Last Stand of the Last Great Wilderness

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is in jeopardy as never before

By Brooke Jarvis

November 1, 2018

Departments

Kandi Mossett stands near the center of North Dakota’s oil fields.

Do-Gooder

Indigenous Activist and Cancer Survivor Works for a Just Transition

Kandi Mossett helps tribes transition to a sustainable future

By Shannon Brescher Shea

November 6, 2018

Thawing sea ice has formed meltwater pools off of Kaktovik, Alaska, in July. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Editor’s Desk

Wilderness Deserves to Be Left Alone

Humans should keep their hands off the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

By Jason Mark

November 1, 2018

The president's proposed border wall is an environmental and human rights nightmare

From the Top

Mr. Trump, Tear Down This Wall!

President's proposed border wall is an environmental, human rights nightmare

By Michael Brune

October 29, 2018

Ride-hailing companies promised to revolutionize transportation, but it's just getting worse

Notes from Here & There

Uber and Lyft Could Free Us From Cars—Or Kill Public Transit

Ride-hailing companies promised to revolutionize transportation, but it's just getting worse

By Dashka Slater

November 5, 2018

Kristin Graf says more women in the field is key

Faces of Clean Energy

WRISE Opens New Doors for Women in Solar and Wind

Kristen Graf says more women in the field is key

November 6, 2018

I learned Alutiiq, my native tongue; now I am a whole person

Eyewitness

Learning How to Speak with My Ancestors

I learned Alutiiq, my native tongue; now I am a whole person

By Alisha Drabek

November 9, 2018

Bulletin

The Aloha State Paves the Way for a Clean Energy Future

Hawai'i is riding a clean energy wave

By Wendy Becktold

November 6, 2018

In the off-season, adventurers share Yellowstone's backcountry with bison, moose, and grizzlies.

Field Trip

A Backcountry Skier Shares Trails With Grizzly Bears in Yellowstone

The country's first national park shows us what coexistence looks like

By Aaron Teasdale

November 3, 2018

Douglas Coupland wades among marine debris, part of his Vortex exhibition at the Vancouver Aquarium.

Critic’s Notebook

Generation X Author Douglas Coupland Turns Ocean Trash Into Art

The artist reimagines the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and sends it on tour

By Barb Sligl

November 4, 2018

Up to Speed

All the Environmental News In Case You Missed It

Tarantula tacos, shrinking penguins, too hot for sex, and more

By Paul Rauber

November 1, 2018

Material World

Too Cold for Adventure? Not With This Wintry Equipment.

Six items that'll make you put down your toddy and get out

By Aaron Teasdale

November 3, 2018

A diver in Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico, gets close to a large school of bigeye trevallies

Photo

Fish Populations in the Sea of Cortez Are Rebounding Thanks to a Marine-Protected Area

Check out this amazing photo of a giant school of fish in Cabo Pulmo

November 3, 2018

Books

Inside the Dark World of the Animal-Parts Market

Rachel Love Nuwer's "Poached" investigates the extinction business

By Paul Rauber

November 7, 2018

Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World

Books

Rocks Hold the Key to the History, and Future, of the Planet

A geologist digs for the story of Earth's evolution

By Heather Smith

November 7, 2018

Ask Mr. Green

How Do Dogs Affect the Environment?

Mr. Green digs around for the answer

By Bob Schildgen

November 6, 2018

Trump Watch

Trump's Attacks on the Environment Keep Losing in Court

Yes, the EPA really does want to bring back asbestos

By Paul Rauber

November 4, 2018