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Good public transportation need not be high tech or high cost. It can be as simple as a bus

Riding to work isn't always pleasant, but it sure beats driving

Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada were Ansel Adams's spiritual home, the place that never changed and seldom disappointed

Decentralized power sources are the new victory gardens

Adams taught and mentored new generations of landscape photographers throughout his 60-year career, and he lobbied tirelessly to improve the medium's artistic standing

Reckoning the loss of old growth in Alaska

Just add water

The big river is as central to American culture as Old Glory and apple pie. Let's return it to greatness.

Gorillas in the crossfire: As wars rage, one man's humanity is a species' salvation

Gnawing problem in national parks

Dan Burden helps communities find their hearts

A Legacy With Legs

The citizens' action group Alliance for Democracy wants to make corporate officers and boards personally liable for their organization's actions.

Thousands of Americans face the choice of eating contaminated fish or not eating at all

While British Columbia’s coastal forests gain protection, virgin old-growth in its vast interior is mowed down for the U.S. market

A parent’s guide to kid-friendly foods

Such a deal! We give up our jobs and environmental safeguards for the greater glory of transnational corporations

From the quiet canyons of Vermilion to the lavish wildflowers of Carrizo, Americans have nearly two dozen new national monuments to explore

Genetic engineering threatens Mexico’s corn culture

Perched on the crest of the Allegheny range, the Sods promises some of the wildest land east of the Mississippi