Julia Olson, Founder of Our Children's Trust, Is Setting the Legal Bar High The attorney behind the youth climate change lawsuits shares her story By Lindsey Botts July 10, 2024 In this story: activism
Locals Paved the Way for Chicago's New Composting Program Can the city’s food scrap drop-off initiative work in harmony with existing businesses? By Claire Hoy July 9, 2024 In this story: waste reduction, climate change
Deer Eradication on Sidney Island Restoring natural growth on Canada's Southern Gulf Islands wasn’t pretty: “Not something I’m proud of, but it had to be done.” By Zack Metcalfe July 8, 2024 In this story: animals, invasive species
What Happens After You Create One of the World’s Most Successful Marine Preserves? Some fear tourism could be the end of Cabo Pulmo By Tree Meinch July 7, 2024 In this story: hiking, travel
Locals Fight to Protect Mexico’s Baja Peninsula From Development Real estate speculation and megaresorts threaten to displace people and harm biodiversity By Krista Langlois July 7, 2024 In this story: travel, sustainability
First-Time Backpacking Basics What you need to take your hiking to the next level By Jill K. Robinson July 6, 2024 In this story: backpacking, outdoor recreation, hiking, public lands
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