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
Enter MABA: Trump’s Version of Greenwashing Critics say the Make America Beautiful Again commission will only act as cover for stripping public lands protections By Alexander Nazaryan July 25, 2025 In this story: Trump, politics, public lands
Are Health-Care Practitioners Prepared for Extreme Climate? Medical professionals can better protect their patients by sharing lessons learned By Anna Rogers July 24, 2025 In this story: climate change, health
Why the Shrinking Great Salt Lake Is a Public Health Crisis Drought and overallocation of water lead to toxic dust that pollutes Salt Lake City communities By Helena Huizenga July 23, 2025 In this story: drought, agriculture, health, public health, healthy communities
5 Great State and National Parks for Hiking This Summer These parks (plus some other prime public lands) are perfect for trekking By Cassandra Brooklyn July 22, 2025 In this story: hiking, national parks, state parks
Could AI Help Humanity Understand Whales? This project hopes that decoding sperm whale sounds will boost conservation efforts By Kathryn Hulick July 21, 2025 In this story: whales, marine ecosystems, animals, Gee Whiz, endangered species
States Step In After the Supreme Court Puts Wetlands at Risk A patchwork of protections emerges as only some states pursue them By Ethan Freedman July 20, 2025 In this story: wetlands, Policy, marine ecosystems, saving wild places
Big Bend’s Burros Cause Delight and Frustration A Texas community is split on what to do with its feral donkeys By Margret Grebowicz July 18, 2025 In this story: wildlife, Desert, conservation
What Can We Learn From Australian Wildfires? Australia’s big trees have survived terrible fires. They have lessons for the American West. By Alissa Greenberg July 17, 2025 In this story: climate change, wildfire