How to Hike Safely in the Heat Temperatures are rising, so protect yourself with these extra precautions Text and photographs by Cassandra Brooklyn July 5, 2024 In this story: hiking, climate change
To Fulfill America’s Promise, Let’s Throw Everything We’ve Got at the Climate Crisis It’s time to declare independence from fossil fuels By Ben Jealous July 4, 2024
Burrowing Owls Are Increasingly in Conflict With Humans Over Housing They're the only North American raptors living underground By Riley Black July 3, 2024 In this story: animals, Joy, Animal Pics
Where Can I Recycle Propane Gas Cylinders and Tanks? Some tips on how to green your grill By Jessian Choy July 2, 2024 In this story: recycling, outdoor recreation, sustainability, Ms. Green
Where Compassion and Conservation Meet Marine biologists are claiming compassionate conservation as a new ethos By Christopher Preston July 1, 2024 In this story: oceans
How Communities Can Power Their Own Just Clean Energy Transition The climate crisis presents an opportunity to rewrite everything from ownership to energy independence By Cinnamon Janzer June 30, 2024 In this story: renewable energy, clean energy, solar, environmental justice
The Scorching Truth About Extreme Heat Broiling temperatures should be a wake-up call to act on climate change By Ben Jealous June 29, 2024
The Supreme Court Overturns the Chevron Doctrine, Gutting Federal Environmental Protections Scrapping the legal precedent could send a "convulsive shock" to decades of federal environmental, financial, and health-care regulations By Jake Bittle and Zoya Teirstein June 28, 2024 In this story: Supreme Court, environmental law
Researchers Get Closer to Creating a Real-Life Jurassic Park Could bringing back extinct species serve a real conservation purpose? By Darren Incorvaia June 28, 2024 In this story: technology, endangered species
From Farmworker to Farm Owner-Operator In California’s Salinas Valley, one organization is helping immigrant laborers start their own farm By Claire Greenburger June 27, 2024 In this story: agriculture
EVs Have No Tailpipe Pollution, but There Are Still Problems When the Rubber Meets the Road Hint: There's something hiding in the tires By Melba Newsome June 26, 2024 In this story: electric vehicles, transportation, toxics
A New App Helps You Avoid Toxic PFAS Chemicals in Everyday Products The tool by Clearya also flags other toxic chemicals and suggests safer products By Jessian Choy June 25, 2024 In this story: PFAS, health, technology
More-Than-Human Points of View Stories explore the world through the eyes of other animals By Ana Maria Spagna June 24, 2024 In this story: books, animals
Ash Trees Are Dying Everywhere. This Is Why. A bug is going to make your summers hotter By Ethan Freedman June 23, 2024 In this story: climate change, urban planning, land use and planning, federal policy
Youths Win Landmark Settlement in Hawai'i That Enshrines “Life-Sustaining Climate Policy” Into Law The outcome of the case marks a major victory for young climate activists By Dana Drugmand June 22, 2024 In this story: climate change, environmental law
Reparations for Houston's Historically Black Neighborhoods How do you pay people for decades of exposure to carcinogenic chemicals? By Aarohi Sheth June 21, 2024 In this story: environmental justice, toxics, dirty fuels
Forest Service, Native American Tribes Partner to Promote Forest Resilience The consultation process puts tribal knowledge to work for forest management By Suzanne Bohan June 20, 2024 In this story: wildfire, indigenous communities
To Mark Juneteenth, Make Tulsa’s Black Wall Street a National Monument Let us remember that racial terror did not end with slavery By Ben Jealous June 19, 2024
The High-Tech Tools That Can Bust Careless Oil and Gas Drillers Satellites can now detect invisible methane leaking from wells, telling crews on the ground where to plug the leaks By Jennifer Oldham June 18, 2024 In this story: methane gas
America's Disappearing Grasslands—and Grassland Birds For prairie birds, flyover country is an increasingly hostile place By Michael Parks June 17, 2024 In this story: birds