This Land Is Your Land A mother and daughter pedal across Wyoming as public lands hang in the balance Text and photographs by Christine Peterson September 9, 2025 In this story: public lands, biking, hiking, Wonder, Kids' Corner
Public Lands Were Made Free to All Protecting wild places was once a radical idea. It still is. By Jonathan Hahn September 8, 2025 In this story: public lands, logging, national parks, climate change, Trump
Public Lands Are on the Line Trump and his allies are targeting our shared, wild spaces for extraction By Jeremy Miller September 8, 2025 In this story: public lands, logging, national parks, forests, Trump
All Aboard the Mardi Gras Service Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, Amtrak has revived a railway connecting Gulf Coast communities By Reese Anderson September 7, 2025 In this story: climate change, transportation, clean energy
Wildfires Have Lasting Psychological Effects on Farmworkers Farmworking communities face a long struggle to overcome mental and emotional impacts By Elham Shirin September 4, 2025 In this story: wildfire, health, climate change
What Comes Next After Texas Hill Country’s Deadly Flood? The long road to recovery will be complicated as federal officials dismantle emergency management policy By Amal Ahmed September 3, 2025 In this story: flooding, disaster relief, climate change
What Happens to the Clothes You Return Online? Too often, they don’t get recycled or reused but instead fill up our landfills, lands, and oceans By Kelly Rota September 2, 2025 In this story: fashion, sustainability, buyers' guide
The Trump Administration’s Campaign Against Renewable Wind Reaches a New Phase Environmental advocates say that stop work orders will raise consumer prices and risk energy shortages By Dana Drugmand August 31, 2025 In this story: wind, offshore wind, Trump, climate change, renewable energy
Beavers Build Back Better Ecologists are relocating "nuisance" beavers to fix degraded landscapes across the West By Lauren Colella August 29, 2025 In this story: ecosystems, wetlands, wildfire, conservation, Gee Whiz
Michigan Coal Mandate Will Increase Utility Bills for Millions The Trump administration is forcing coal and gas plants to stay open after operators already agreed to shut them down By Jeff St. John August 28, 2025 In this story: coal, beyond coal, dirty energy
FEMA Failures in Katrina Aftermath Serve as Stark Warning Experts warn of backsliding at FEMA as nation observes 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina By Delaney Nolan August 27, 2025 In this story: disaster relief, climate change, extreme weather
Cavefish Might Lose Their Eyes, but They Gain So Much More Some of their adaptations could hold clues for treating human conditions like obesity and diabetes By Tim Vernimmen August 26, 2025 In this story: science, Wonder, fish, Gee Whiz
Maryland's Blue Crabs in the Red A key source of culture and sustenance in the mid-Atlantic faces threats on multiple fronts By Marin Scotten August 25, 2025 In this story: marine ecosystems, ecosystems, conservation
Letter From a Former NOAA Scientist A fisheries specialist reflects on losing his job at a time when marine science matters more than ever Text and photographs by Holden Harris August 24, 2025 In this story: marine ecosystems, climate change, fish, Trump
Hope and Alarm Reverberate Across the National Park Service Staff reflect on the 109th anniversary of one of America’s most beloved institutions By Christine Peterson August 22, 2025 In this story: America's National Parks, national parks, public lands, saving wild places, Our Wild America
Slow Lanes Help Save a Dwindling Orca Population Reducing speeds can help killer whales navigate an increasingly louder sea By Jennifer Cole August 21, 2025 In this story: whales, endangered species, saving wild places, conservation, marine ecosystems
From Burning Trash to Zero Waste South Baltimore residents tackle polluting facilities and fight for a cleaner future By Marigo Farr August 20, 2025 In this story: waste reduction, zero waste, recycling, clean energy, air
New Lawsuit Contends Trump’s DOE Handpicked Panel of Climate Deniers The EPA relied heavily on a report the panel produced rejecting the scientific consensus on climate change By Dana Drugmand August 19, 2025 In this story: EPA, climate change, Trump, extreme weather