How Mayan Communities Created Mexico’s First Long-Distance Trail These residents blended conservation and recreation to help keep their culture alive Text and photographs by Trisha Mukherjee August 18, 2025 In this story: indigenous communities, conservation, activism
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Faces Uncertain Future Amid Budget Cuts The Trump administration is also looking to revive mining in the popular wilderness area Text and photographs by Will Matuska August 17, 2025 In this story: public lands, Trump, mining, water, rivers
A Path for Restoration at Bear River How the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation is breathing new life into their ancestral Idaho lands By Alisha McDarris August 15, 2025 In this story: indigenous communities, saving wild places, conservation, invasive species
Clean Energy Lowered Costs for an Entire Region This Summer New England ratepayers received much lower bills thanks to solar panels and battery storage By Sarah Shemkus August 14, 2025 In this story: clean energy, renewable energy, solar, 100 percent clean energy, clean buildings
Boston Takes On Dirty Stormwater Rain is a hurdle in the city’s decades-long quest to clean up the Charles River By Saima Sidik August 13, 2025 In this story: clean water, water, toxics, rivers, wetlands
Windy Work Some of the worst weather in the world is offering up some of the most innovative solutions to weather technology By Kea Krause August 12, 2025 In this story: extreme weather, science
Forest Experts Warn Spending Bill Sets Up US Forest Service to Fail The recently passed spending bill sets logging targets that federal officials don’t have the capacity to meet By John Dillon August 11, 2025 In this story: forests, national forests, logging, illegal logging, saving wild places
What Is the Least-Toxic Flooring for My House? Almost all building surfaces have toxic chemicals. Give the floor to these greener options. By Jessian Choy August 10, 2025 In this story: Ms. Green, buyers' guide, green building, toxics, health
Hurricane Helene Cleanup Poses a Threat to Wildlife Contractors take a scorched-earth approach to debris removal in North Carolina By William von Herff August 8, 2025 In this story: climate change, disaster relief, climate adaptation, extreme weather
The State of Our Public Lands This Summer Is Anything but Sunny High tourist season now features whitewashed plaques and silenced rangers By Katie O'Reilly August 7, 2025 In this story: public lands, Trump, national parks, state parks
Americans' Obsession With Fast Fashion Is Fueling Africa's Textile Waste Crisis Can more circular and regenerative fashion solve the problem and reach the people who need it most? By Tabby Kibugi August 6, 2025 In this story: fashion, waste reduction, recycling, sustainability
When Ships Slow Down, Everybody Wins, Including Endangered Whales An incentive-based program protecting whales from ship strikes also reduces air pollution By Suzanne Bohan August 5, 2025 In this story: whales, endangered species
Cracking the Case of the Missing Roseate Terns How disappearing birds led to an unlikely partnership between researchers and fishermen By Jill Langlois August 4, 2025 In this story: birds, saving wild places, conservation, wildlife, animals
EPA Moves to Roll Back Endangerment Finding, Threatening Climate Action Scientists and environmental advocates say the move further endangers our planet and clean air By Dana Drugmand August 3, 2025 In this story: EPA, climate change, Trump, international climate policy, environmental law
Zone Zero, Defensible Space, and Other Ways to Protect a Home From Wildfire In California, fire experts and policymakers are looking for solutions as temperatures rise By Jennifer Oldham August 1, 2025 In this story: wildfire, forests, climate change, climate adaptation
Swift Foxes Go West North America’s smallest fox has started to show up in places no one expected By Ian Rose July 31, 2025 In this story: animals, wildlife, climate adaptation, conservation
What Is NEPA? Understanding the National Environmental Policy Act and Its Impact The Trump administration and Congress are whittling away at one of the nation's most important environmental laws By Lindsey Botts July 30, 2025 In this story: federal policy, environment, Policy, legislation, congress
Caught Between Climate Extremes How post-fire flooding has destabilized a rural New Mexico community’s drinking water By Kylie Mohr July 29, 2025 In this story: wildfire, clean water, ecosystems, climate change
Beach Communities Hit by Major Storms Search for Ways to Reclaim Lost Sand Gulf Coast counties are exploring sustainable solutions to restore impacted beaches By Amy Brecount White July 28, 2025 In this story: climate change, climate adaptation
Trump Wants to Rescind the Roadless Rule. What Does That Mean? Conservationists say the move would reverse years of progress in protecting the nation’s wild spaces By Juliet Grable July 27, 2025 In this story: forests, climate change, national forests