Big Polluters Vs. Our Kids The EPA’s new standard to prevent dangerous soot is welcomed and long overdue By Ben Jealous February 17, 2024
ICYMI: Marxist Cyclists, Michael Mann Vindicated, 1.7 Billion Animals on Factory Farms & London Takes It Slow Environmental news of the week for busy people By Paul Rauber February 16, 2024 In this story: climate change, Roundup, current events
Sea Otters Are the Unlikely Heroes Helping to Restore a Marine Ecosystem Researchers find these top predators play a key role in stabilizing the salt marshes of Monterey Bay By Lydia Larsen February 15, 2024 In this story: marine ecosystems, wildlife, saving wild places
Celebrating the End of the LNG Boom, Louisiana style BBQ oysters and beer to wash away the carbon bomb on the Gulf Coast By Delaney Nolan February 14, 2024 In this story: liquefied natural gas, dirty fuels
How to Have a Plastic-Free and Sustainably Floral Valentine's Day And how to support worker-owned farms while you’re at it By Jessian Choy February 13, 2024 In this story: holidays, sustainability, diy, buyers' guide
The Heavy Price of Next-Day Delivery Tacoma approves a giant new “fulfillment center” complex despite impacts on water, climate, and community By Ian Morse February 12, 2024 In this story: urban planning, sustainability
Indigenous Languages Open Up a Window Onto the Natural World A nature-centric worldview is often reflected in tribal vocabulary By Katarina Zimmer February 11, 2024 In this story: indigenous communities
Setting the Record Straight on an Important Piece of Black History Leadership often runs in the family By Ben Jealous February 10, 2024
ICYMI: Valentine From Mercury, Why Blueberries Are Blue, Turning Hurricanes Up to 6 & Time for the Space Umbrella? Environmental news of the week for busy people By Paul Rauber February 9, 2024 In this story: climate change, Roundup, current events
Is a Big Patch of Protected Land Better Than Many Small Patches? Landscape experts have been entrenched in this debate for decades. Now some of them are joining forces to find an answer. By Sofia Quaglia February 8, 2024 In this story: saving wild places, habitat restoration, ecosystems, wildlife
What’s the Greenest Way to Keep Things Cool? Less-toxic alternatives to gel packs, dry ice, and Styrofoam coolers By Jessian Choy February 7, 2024 In this story: buyers' guide, Ms. Green, waste reduction, zero waste
Black History Told Through America’s Public Lands Check out these monuments, parks, and sites on your next outdoor adventure By Lindsey Botts February 6, 2024 In this story: voting rights, racial justice
The Largest Herbarium in Brazil’s Amazon Is Under Threat A crucial resource for understanding carbon sequestration could go up in flames without necessary investments By Jill Langlois February 5, 2024 In this story: forests, international, science
The Twisted Tale of Indianapolis’s White River Once considered one of the most polluted waterways in the nation, the White River has been neglected and abused for 200 years. Can it make a comeback? By Robert Annis February 4, 2024 In this story: clean water, water, rivers, racial justice
The Biden-Harris Administration’s LNG Decision Is the Hope Young People Have Been Waiting For "Cancer Alley" is just one example of LNG's dirty legacy By Ben Jealous February 3, 2024
Vermont, Other States Push for “Climate Superfund” Bill to Hold Polluting Companies Accountable Climate-driven extreme weather is wreaking havoc across the country. Lawmakers want fossil fuel companies to pay. By Dana Drugmand February 3, 2024 In this story: extreme weather, climate change
Too-Wide Cars, Unpopular Protesters, Crabs Prefer Garbage & Baiting Bears With Donuts Environmental news of the week for busy people By Paul Rauber February 2, 2024 In this story: climate change, Roundup, current events
How to Restore a Watershed in the Southwest These community organizers are finding nature knows best when it comes to healing New Mexico’s waterways By Anna Marija Helt February 1, 2024 In this story: rivers, biomass, Community Advocates
How to See Through the Lens of Empathy, Compassion, and Conscience “Seeing It All” lifts up the work of 11 cutting-edge female photographers By Jonathan Hahn January 31, 2024 In this story: photography, gender, women, endangered species, climate change
How to Baffle a Beaver A simple trick turns destructive urban pests into valuable ecosystem engineers By Diane Selkirk January 30, 2024 In this story: wildlife, animals