Should I Replace My Volkswagen Diesel with a New EV or Used Gas-Powered Car? Mr. Green digs in to the numbers By Bob Schildgen February 13, 2017 In this story: , electric vehicles
What You Need to Know When Buying Jewelry for Your Valentine How mining and export practices for diamonds and pearls affect the human and natural environment By Jill K. Robinson February 13, 2017 In this story: oceans
Frogs Can Deliver a Real Tongue Lashing A team of researchers set out to understand why frog tongues are so sticky By Jason Daley February 12, 2017 In this story: wildlife
Outdoor Apparel Groups Push for a New Culture of Renewal and Reuse Companies are embracing the circular economy—a boon for Earth and wallets By Cindy Hirschfeld February 11, 2017 In this story: recycling
This Land Is Our Land How some pioneering Colorado farmers are modeling their operations after a Minnesota real estate cooperative By Stacey McKenna February 10, 2017 In this story: agriculture
A Clean Environment Is a National Good For decades, a careful balance has been struck between states' rights and federal policies intended to ensure a clean environment for all By Jonathan Hahn February 9, 2017 In this story: politics, EPA, federal policy, democracy
It’s Time for Hikers and Hunters to Join Together Our public lands are under threat. We need to pull together and stand up for what we share in common. By Kyle Boelte February 8, 2017 In this story: public lands, vegan
Hey Mr. Green! Am I Supporting Big Oil Companies by Buying Their Stock? Mr. Green excavates the problem By Bob Schildgen February 7, 2017 In this story: oil,
Biking in a Winter Wonderland Don’t let cold, sleet, or snow force you off your bike—here’s what you need to stay warm in the saddle throughout the year By Kyle Boelte February 6, 2017 In this story: biking, buyers' guide
More Than a Walk in the Woods An emerging mindfulness practice, forest bathing is exactly what it sounds like By Alexandra Malloy February 5, 2017 In this story: forests, adventure, Wonder
Hiking Through Tragedy How the Pacific Crest Trail helped one grieving thru-hiker heal By Joanna Nix February 4, 2017 In this story: hiking
This Super Bowl, Switch Up the Game Plan With These Satisfying Vegan Snacks America’s second-largest food holiday could use a little less meat and cheese By Drew Higgins February 3, 2017 In this story: vegan, food and drink, vegetarian
Judge: Trucks Carrying Liquid Radioactive Waste Can Roll Canada gets to dump its nuclear waste in South Carolina By Carol Polsgrove February 3, 2017 In this story: nuclear, dirty energy
Let It Burn: Congress Allows Flaring, Venting of Methane Gas An Obama-era regulation prevented waste, was good for the climate, created jobs. So it had to go. By Paul Rauber February 3, 2017 In this story: methane gas, dirty energy
Indonesia Wants to Protect Its Peatlands—But First It Needs to Figure Out Where They Are How the Indonesian Peat Prize hopes to create a new standard in peat-mapping technology By Joanna Nix February 2, 2017 In this story: saving wild places
Honduras: The Deadliest Place on Earth to Defend the Planet A new report by Global Witness uncovers the awful regularity of political murders in Honduras By John Gibler February 2, 2017 In this story: activism
Neil Gorsuch’s Family Has a Checkered History When It Comes to Environmental Protection Trump’s Supreme Court nominee could enact revenge against the EPA By David Helvarg February 1, 2017 In this story: politics, federal policy
Trump in the Anthropocene The president's pathologies point to why we got an "Anthropocene" in the first place By Christopher Schaberg February 1, 2017 In this story: climate change
Goodbye, Stream Protection Rule Not only is the GOP Congress going to kill it—they’re going to try to make sure that it never comes back By Paul Rauber February 1, 2017 In this story: politics, federal policy
February Observing Highlight: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse The moon shines light on distant stars this month, and goes dim for a lunar eclipse By Kelly Kizer Whitt February 1, 2017 In this story: astronomy