The Adventure Starts Here The drive to protect wild places often begins with an experience of wonder as a child By Ben Jealous July 1, 2025
Talking Trash Christi Turner tackles a rotten problem in one of America's fastest-growing cities By Emily Payne June 30, 2025 In this story: recycling, food and drink, agriculture, activism
Breaking Down Compostable Bags What you should know about these increasingly popular products By Cara Giaimo June 29, 2025 In this story: recycling, sustainability, buyers' guide
American Democracy Is at a Pivotal Moment, and None of Us Should Be Silent Here's why By Ben Jealous June 27, 2025
Senate Official Throws Wrench in Mike Lee’s Plan to Sell Public Lands Here's what's next as the senator tries to privatize public lands By Lindsey Botts June 26, 2025 In this story: public lands, politics, Trump, monuments, national parks
Scientists Name the Fish That Wears a Feather Cherokee tribes help Western scientists recognize the sicklefin redhorse By Ashley Stimpson June 25, 2025 In this story: fish, marine ecosystems, indigenous communities
Orcas Find New Prey in the Arctic An influx of these powerful, intelligent predators could mean trouble for other marine mammals By Ian Rose June 24, 2025 In this story: whales, arctic, climate change, wildlife, indigenous communities
Consider the Parasite Beyond the ick factor, freeloading creatures are essential—and some species are in trouble By Rachel Nuwer June 23, 2025 In this story: animals, Gee Whiz
What Comes Next for Salmon in the Pacific Northwest? Tribes and conservation groups weigh options after Trump withdraws from the Columbia Basin agreement By Lindsey Botts June 22, 2025 In this story: salmon, fish, indigenous communities, climate change, Trump
In Iowa, a Pipeline Fight Shows What the People Can Do This is what democracy looks like By Ben Jealous June 20, 2025
Marking Juneteenth by Retracing History A personal journey offers glimmers of the past and hope for the future along the Underground Railroad By Sherman Neal II June 19, 2025 In this story: equity, racial justice, social justice, hiking
The Climate Crisis Is an Economy-Wide Threat. Investors Must Treat It That Way. Why hasn’t the investment world responded more decisively? By Ben Cushing June 18, 2025 In this story: Sustainable Finance, fossil free finance, climate change
While Global Temperatures Soar, Banks Are Stepping Up Support for Fossil Fuels The annual "Banking on Climate Chaos" report finds financial institutions are failing to act on climate By Siddhant Pusdekar June 17, 2025 In this story: fossil free finance, Sustainable Finance, climate change
Illegal Grazing Is Destroying This National Park Controlling livestock in Big Bend National Park means rethinking the culture of ranger work By Margret Grebowicz June 16, 2025 In this story: America's National Parks, grazing, ecosystems, saving wild places
The Largest US Offshore Wind Project Is Ready to Go Despite Trump’s Vendetta But his tariff war could add hundreds of millions to the price tag By Laura Stewart June 15, 2025 In this story: offshore wind, wind, clean energy, Trump, victory
Want to Be a Climate Kid? Students are getting creative to increase their schools’ sustainability. Here’s how you can too. By Marlowe Starling June 12, 2025 In this story: Kids' Corner, activism, children, climate change
What Will Happen if Republicans Revoke California’s Clean Air Act Waiver? The move could mean more tailpipe pollution with worsening public health and climate change impacts By Dana Drugmand June 11, 2025 In this story: vehicle standards, electric vehicles, EPA, Trump, air
Fish Populations Were Declining in Alabama. This Boy Scout Did Something About It. A disappointing fishing trip inspired him to start the Eagle Reef project By John Shell June 10, 2025 In this story: oceans, activism, fish, Kids' Corner
From Drought to Deluge: What the LA Fires and Hurricane Helene Have in Common It all comes down to physics By Sarah Gottlieb and Elliot Gottlieb June 9, 2025 In this story: extreme weather, wildfire, climate change, Kids' Corner