Do Carbon Offsets Really Work? By Emily Driehaus November 18, 2023 Offsets are trickier than just paying for new trees to be planted after taking a flight In this story: travel, sustainability
ICYMI: Mystery Pink Lake, Bright as a Bag of Hammers & How Many Hippos Is Enough? By Paul Rauber November 17, 2023 Environmental new of the week for busy people In this story: climate change, current events, Roundup
Clean Energy Jobs, and Unionization, Are Moving Into the South By Austyn Gaffney November 16, 2023 The UAW’s recent strike could mark a turning point In this story: green jobs, labor
United States, Other Greenhouse Gas Emitters Failing to Cut Emissions Fast Enough to Meet Climate Goals By Jonathan Hahn November 15, 2023 Time for action is quickly running out according to new studies, including the 5th National Climate Assessment In this story: climate change, federal climate policy, international climate policy
Voters Spoke: Climate Action Is Here to Stay By Ben Jealous November 15, 2023 Election 2023 had a nice, green lining In this story: politics
A New Hope for Shutting Down the Dakota Access Pipeline By Juliet Grable November 14, 2023 An unusual, after-construction public comment period opens the door for correcting a grave mistake In this story: Dakota Access Pipeline, NoDAPL, indigenous communities, clean water
Thousands of Wild Animals Are Killed Annually in New York for Fun By Lindsey Botts November 13, 2023 New Yorkers urge Governor Hochul to sign a wildlife killing contests bill before the end of the year In this story: wildlife, saving wild places, wolves, wilderness
How Can You Benefit From the Federal Climate Law? Talk to People. By Ben Jealous November 12, 2023 Personal connections can help save the planet In this story: federal climate policy, Inflation Reduction Act, clean energy
It Takes a Village to Beat Back Climate Polluters Adapted from an interview by Lindsey Botts November 11, 2023 Natalie Pien shows what activism can do In this story: activism
8 Steps for Veterans and Their Families to Find Healing in Nature By Vedia Barnett November 10, 2023 Here are some simple ways for vets to find solace in the great outdoors In this story: military outdoors, veterans
ICYMI: Orcas Sink Another Yacht, Record Low US Birthrate & Japan Can’t Keep Track of Its Islands By Paul Rauber November 10, 2023 A weekly roundup for busy people In this story: climate change, current events, Roundup
It’s Time to Bring Grizzly Bears Back to the North Cascades By Jason Mark November 9, 2023 Experience shows that grizzly-human coexistence is possible In this story: bears
The Magical Mystery Tour of Blue Ghost Fireflies By Daniel Walton November 8, 2023 These incandescent bugs will light up your life In this story: insects
Where the Wild Things Are in the Nighttime By Amanda Gefter November 7, 2023 Not many humans are nocturnal, but a lot of other animals are In this story: animals
On Tuesday, Voters in Maine Get a Chance to Replace For-Profit Utilities With Public Power By Julian Spector November 6, 2023 Organizers of the ballot initiative hope to improve service and speed up the shift to clean energy by taking profits out of the utility sector In this story: clean energy
Watch Your Language By Louise Fabiani November 5, 2023 By using anthropocentric terms, we work against the better interests of animals and other organisms In this story: science
How to Stop the Spread of Spotted Lanternflies By Elham Shabahat November 4, 2023 These colorful insects are moving across the Northeast and will likely be near you soon In this story: invasive species, insects, agriculture, forests, wildlife