Bay Area Communities Unite to Take On Sea Level Rise Sierra Club chapters and the Bay Alive Campaign helped shape policies to address an urgent crisis By Jeremy Miller September 11, 2026 In this story: oceans, climate change, activism, chapters, victory
Sharks Take the Temperature How marine animals are helping fill gaps in climate forecasting By Emma Smith August 18, 2026 In this story: fish, wildlife, conservation, climate change
What’s Behind Florida’s Push to Ban Shark Feeding? It’s more complicated than it seems By Marlowe Starling August 17, 2026 In this story: marine ecosystems, conservation, wildlife, animal rights, animals
Puma Patrol How cougars keep the roadways of Washington's Olympic Peninsula safe By Richard Pallardy August 12, 2026 In this story: mountain lion, wildlife, animals, conservation
Chinook Salmon Are Returning to This River After Nearly 50 Years Cowlitz Tribe helps reintroduce the largest Pacific salmon species to watershed inside Mount St. Helens monument By Emma Smith August 11, 2026 In this story: wildlife, salmon, conservation, indigenous communities, animals
Piles of Mushrooms Are Rotting in This Colorado Town to Help Curb Forest Fires Meet the Colorado community members using fungi to combat fires in their neighborhoods By Olivia Young August 5, 2026 In this story: climate adaptation, wildfire, climate change, science
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Build Data Centers on Public Lands The latest was supposed to be a solar project. Now, in a “bait and switch,” it’s set to power AI. By Dana Drugmand August 3, 2026 In this story: technology, public lands, climate change, Trump, Desert
Effort to Unleash Cattle on Public Land Spells Trouble for Ecosystem Health Conservation groups warn of the consequences of more livestock grazing By Tabby Kibugi August 2, 2026 In this story: public lands, saving wild places, conservation, federal policy
Rae Wynn-Grant Is Breaking the Mold The first Black woman to lead a major wildlife TV program is showing millions that anyone can be a wildlife champion By Gentry Hale July 29, 2026 In this story: film, activism, animals, conservation, science
“A Stake Through the Heart of the Endangered Species Act” How the Trump administration’s regulatory rollbacks threaten thousands of plants and animals with extinction By Ashley Stimpson July 26, 2026 In this story: endangered species, wildlife, animals, conservation, federal policy