Scientists Race to Find Out Why the Western Bumblebee Is Disappearing Bombus occidentalis was common across the West, but since the 1990s its numbers have plummeted By Sarah Trent December 27, 2023 In this story: bees, endangered species, hiking
The World's Second-Most-Famous Desert Pupfish Is in Trouble You wouldn't believe the lengths people go to protect these fish By Gordy Slack December 26, 2023 In this story: endangered species, fish
A Lifelong Adventurer Tries to Come Back From Long Covid Fanning the body's flame to coax it back from Covid's "acquired brain injury" By Aaron Teasdale December 25, 2023 In this story: adventure, health
3 Must-Read Books to Kick Off the New Year These stories deepen our relationship with the wild world around us By Jason Mark , Jonathan Hahn , Marlowe Starling December 24, 2023 In this story: books, saving wild places, indigenous communities, climate change
Here's How to Choose Climate-Friendly Food at the Grocery Store A guide to eating in a warming world that goes beyond "meatless Monday" By Grace van Deelen December 23, 2023 In this story: food and drink, climate change
"Common Ground" Is a Testament to the Power of Film to Change Hearts and Minds Maybe this new documentary will do for soil what "An Inconvenient Truth" did for climate change By Ben Jealous December 22, 2023
The Most Important Environmental Stories of 2023 A year-end roundup of the good and the bad—and some glimmers of hope By Jason Mark December 22, 2023 In this story: Roundup, environment, climate change, politics, saving wild places
New Proposal Hopes to Extend Protections to Old-Growth Forests Conservation groups welcome the news but lament the lack of measures for mature forests By Lindsey Botts December 21, 2023 In this story: forests, national forests, public lands, saving wild places, climate change
Wildlife Traffickers Reveal Tricks of Their Illegal Trade Restorative justice for traffickers of rare and endangered turtles By Maureen O’Hagan December 20, 2023 In this story: wildlife, endangered species
Wild Wolves Return to Colorado Wolf paws are finally on the ground, just as Colorado voters intended By Lindsey Botts December 19, 2023 In this story: wolves, endangered species, wildlife
America’s Most Dangerous Pipeline Lives Another Day Enbridge keeps a time bomb ticking beneath the waters of the Great Lakes By Conor Mihell December 19, 2023 In this story: Line 5, pipelines, oil, indigenous communities
Here’s Some of What Happened at the UN Climate Talks The good, the bad, and the ugly from COP28 By Tina Gerhardt December 18, 2023 In this story: climate change, international climate policy, climate negotiations, federal policy
The Klamath Tribes Are Trying to Save the C’waam and Koptu Suckerfish From Extinction The fish have long been at the center of a sacred way of life By Isobel Whitcomb December 18, 2023 In this story: indigenous communities, endangered species, climate change
What's the Sierra Club Been Up to Lately? Alerts, campaign updates, and victories from Sierra Club volunteers and staff By Lindsey Botts December 18, 2023 In this story: Roundup, current events
Ocelots Find an Unlikely Haven in South Texas Private landowners offer a lifeline to these endangered wild cats By Aarohi Sheth December 17, 2023 In this story: saving wild places, wildlife, animals, borderlands, Desert
Norway Greenlights World’s First Commercial Deep-Sea Mining Project Here’s what the new project means for the US and other countries beyond the Nordic region By Elyse Hauser December 16, 2023 In this story: mining, oceans, renewable energy
How a Clean Energy Win in Michigan Provides a Road Map for Other States New legislation will clean up local air pollution and address climate change too By Ben Jealous December 16, 2023