2019 September/October

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Feature

The Fashion Executives Who Saved a Patagonian Paradise

Tompkins Conservation donations are the largest act of wildlands philanthropy in history

By Jason Mark

September 4, 2019

Departments

Coolness, In Graph Form

Our Cool Schools infographic shows where top-performing schools are located, and where they ranked across six major categories.

August 31, 2019

Angelika Soriano and other youth activists have worked to halt a proposed coal terminal.

Do-Gooder

It's Zombies Versus Coal in East Oakland

For Angelika Soriano, a prospective coal terminal sounded horrifying

By Leanna First-Arai

September 10, 2019

Opening Remarks

One-Percenters for the Planet?

A sustainable future will require those blessed by privilege to do more than ever

By Jason Mark

September 4, 2019

Illustration of figure in hourglass and eagle with key

From the Top

We Need to Protect 30 Percent of Earth by 2030

Addressing the extinction emergency requires an ambitous new vision for global conservation

By Michael Brune

September 6, 2019

Faces of Clean Energy

In Search of the Electric Lowrider

As a kid in East L.A., Alvaro Sanchez learned the importance of shade

September 9, 2019

Eyewitness

Finding a Giant's Heart Atop Colorado's Horsetooth Mountain

A nontraditional hiker climbs a mountain out of spite

By Bridget Callahan

September 14, 2019

Recent climate legislation puts the Empire State ahead of the pack

Bulletin

New York Goes for Green

Recent climate legislation puts the Empire State ahead of the pack

By Mukta Patil

September 12, 2019

Field Trip

Yosemite's Accidental Wilderness

Hetchy Hetchy Valley is a stain on the map of American environmentalism—and an oasis of solitude

By Jeremy Miller

September 11, 2019

Adrenaline saves yet another clueless backpacker

Survive

Not Advised: Close-Up Moose Photography

Adrenaline saves yet another clueless backpacker

By Robert Johnson

September 14, 2019

Material World

8 Pieces of Gear That Fold Up Like Origami

Gear closets everywhere are rejoicing

By Jen Rose Smith

August 31, 2019

Changemaker

Ananya Singh Wants You to #Listentothekids

This youth organizer is worried about climate chaos

By Mukta Patil

September 12, 2019

Taste Test

7 Sweet and Sustainable Maple-Powered Foodstuffs

Move over, cane sugar and molasses

By Katie O'Reilly

September 8, 2019

Photo

Deep Into the Brgevceva Cave System

Photographer Peter Gedei captures a recently discovered cave system in Slovenia

September 11, 2019

Books

In Review: Ali Smith's Latest Novel

"Spring" stars climate change, migrants, and smart young people

By Kathleen Jones

September 13, 2019

Symphony in C: Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything

Books

In Review: Symphony in C

Robert M. Hazen's new book is a mash note to life's building block—carbon

By Heather Smith

September 13, 2019

The mosquito has bent the arc of history, felling armies and empires.

Books

What Makes a Mosquito Potentially Lethal Lurks Behind the Bite

Timothy C. Winegard's "The Mosquito" is abuzz with little-known history

By Jonathan Hahn

August 29, 2019

Ask Mr. Green

What Is a Nontoxic Solution for Dirty Carpets?

Mr. Green cleans up the confusion

By Bob Schildgen

September 7, 2019

Ask Mr. Green

What's the Environmental Impact of Termite Tenting?

Make sure the company you hire follows proper procedures

By Bob Schildgen

September 30, 2019

Protect

Brazil's New President Is Bulldozing the Amazon Rainforest and Indigenous Rights

Deforestation, fires in the Amazon skyrocketing under Jair Bolsonaro

By Michael Fox

August 22, 2019

Students hold Earth Day Pledge signs that say "Ride Bike to School," "Spend more time with nature," "Do more bottle runs," and "Walk to work every day."

Cool Schools 2019

The Top 20 Coolest Schools 2019

Here's how the greenest colleges of the year earned an A+

By Katie O'Reilly

September 3, 2019