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ICYMI: Hot America vs. Cold America & Squirrel Assassins

A weekly round-up for busy people

By Heather Smith October 4, 2019

In this story: federal policy, climate change, animals, politics

Not Your Average Mountain Movie

“Edie” is the story of an octogenarian intent on summiting a Scottish peak

By Chloe Zilliac October 3, 2019

Ugly to Behold—This Is What Border Wall Construction Looks Like

Heavy machinery tears up the desert in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona

October 2, 2019

In this story: borderlands

October Astronomical Highlights: Orionid Meteors and the Pleiades

This month the sky is full of treats and some tricks

By Kelly Kizer Whitt October 1, 2019

In this story: astronomy

What's the Environmental Impact of Termite Tenting?

Make sure the company you hire follows proper procedures

By Bob Schildgen September 30, 2019

In this story: animals

“The Outlaw Ocean” Plunges Us Into a Sea of Crises

Ian Urbina’s comprehensive new book charts a course through troubled waters

By Jake Cline September 29, 2019

In this story: books, oceans, climate change

Jonathan Safran Foer's Manifesto

“We Are the Weather” gets honest about the eco-sinners' struggle

By Katie O'Reilly September 28, 2019

In this story: books

The Oceans Need Us. Here’s How We Can Help.

Experts deliver a road map for protecting the world’s oceans

By Heather Smith September 27, 2019

In this story: oceans, climate change, international climate policy

ICYMI: Bananapocalypse, Labradoodle Monster & the UN

A weekly round-up for busy people

By Heather Smith September 27, 2019

In this story: politics, science, international climate policy, federal policy

After Thunberg’s Big Bang, Climate Summit Ends With a Whimper

Major emitters fail to make greenhouse gas reduction commitments

By Emily Gertz September 26, 2019

In this story: climate change, international climate policy

The Untapped Potential of the Rio

A review of "The River and the Wall"

By Austyn Gaffney September 25, 2019

In this story: film, borderlands

The Climate Crisis, Illustrated

Pejac's drawings clarify the destructive absurdity of the Anthropocene 

By Sierra Staff September 23, 2019

Greta Thunberg's Righteous Anger

Watch the young climate activist’s fiery speech at the United Nations

By Sierra Staff September 23, 2019

In this story: climate change, international climate policy

Lost in Translation: From Strike to Summit

Inside the first United Nations Youth Climate convening

By Leanna First-Arai September 23, 2019

In this story: climate change, climate negotiations, activism

Second 2020 Climate Forum Centers on the Hopes, Fears of Young People

Candidates used this forum to state their commitment to climate action

By E.A. Crunden September 22, 2019

In this story: politics, climate change

A Quarantine in the Forest

Holding back a deadly epidemic in Oregon

By James Steinbauer September 21, 2019

In this story: forests, state forests, science

ICYMI: Paint It Blackest Black & a Runaway Emu

A weekly roundup for busy people

By Heather Smith September 20, 2019

In this story: international climate policy, science, federal policy

World on Fire

Youth-led climate strikes sweep the planet on global day of action

By Jason Mark September 20, 2019

In this story: climate change, activism

The Kids Are on Climate Strike

A photo gallery of the historic climate strike