Supreme Court Hears Koch-Backed Cases Designed to Unleash Deregulatory Bonanza "Everything from the climate to consumer safety could be worse off thanks to this potential decision" By Jake Johnson January 19, 2024 In this story: environmental law, EPA
ICYMI: Hertz Gives Up on EVs, China’s Shrinking Population, Sea Turtles Turning Female & We’re All on Thin Ice Environmental news of the week for busy people By Paul Rauber January 19, 2024 In this story: animals, climate change, current events, Roundup
Rainforest Alliance and Hershey Sued for Falsely Claiming Fair Labor and Sustainability The class action lawsuit seeks to hold ecolabel certifiers accountable By Jessian Choy January 18, 2024 In this story: food and drink, environmental justice, labor, forests, environmental law
Clean Energy Organizers Just Need a Little Help From Their Friends This Texas advocate lit up the fight for clean energy with coalition building Adapted from an interview by Lindsey Botts January 18, 2024 In this story: activism, clean energy
Public Comments: How to Make Yours Count Your public comment can make a difference, especially if it’s in your own words By Benjamin Alva Polley January 17, 2024 In this story: activism
Everything Isn’t Pura Vida in Costa Rica The country’s banana industry is heavily reliant on chemical pesticides that threaten the environment and public health By Michael Fox January 16, 2024 In this story: pesticides, toxics, economic justice, environmental justice
This Houston Museum Teaches About Climate Change Cofounders Aaron Ambroso and Tiffany Jin are rethinking the role that cultural institutions play in environmental justice By Aarohi Sheth January 15, 2024 In this story: environmental justice, racial justice
NASA Project Helps Researchers Understand How the Arctic Is Responding to Climate Change Data from the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment could help inform future policy and conservation measures for northern latitudes By Saima Sidik January 14, 2024 In this story: arctic, climate change, science
In the Gap Between January 6 and MLK Day, Once Forbidden History Offers Hope For optimism around our future, we can look to Frederick Douglass By Ben Jealous January 13, 2024
Earth’s Global Annual Temperature Tests 1.5°C for the First Time 2023 was the hottest year on record, and scientists agree the warming trend will continue without the rapid phase-out of fossil fuels By Jonathan Hahn January 12, 2024 In this story: climate change, federal policy, international climate policy
ICYMI: Fully Vaxxed Condors, a New Jaguar & Fewer Mountain Lions But Plenty of Spats Environmental news of the week for busy people By Paul Rauber January 12, 2024 In this story: climate change
In the Footsteps of the 10th Mountain Division From the Greatest Generation to the Glamping Generation? A visit to one of America’s newest national monuments. By Gina DeCaprio Vercesi January 11, 2024 In this story: hiking
How to Plug Into the Benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act Some tips for fighting global warming by electrifying your life By Osha Gray Davidson January 10, 2024 In this story: Inflation Reduction Act, renewable energy, clean heat
Talking to Plants Changed My Life I also thought it sounded weird—until I learned to let go and give it a try By Lucy Sherriff January 9, 2024 In this story: inspiring connections outdoors, nature, health
Hope Floats in Maine An unlikely coalition makes headway to launch the country’s first floating offshore wind farm By Kea Krause January 8, 2024 In this story: offshore wind, clean energy, renewable energy, Wonder
What Is Lichen? Here's everything you need to know about one of nature's most symbiotic partnerships By Ashia Ajani January 7, 2024 In this story: ecosystems, science, Gee Whiz
The Story of the Orcas and the Chinook Salmon An Endangered Species Act parable By Ben Jealous January 6, 2024
ICYMI: Guardian Clams of Warsaw, Five New Hedgehogs, Hot Today & Hotter Tomorrow Environmental news of the week for busy people By Paul Rauber January 5, 2024 In this story: animals, climate change, current events, Roundup
Scientists Are Turning to Invisible Microbes to Support Animal Conservation Understanding animal and environmental microbiomes could be the key to successfully reintroducing captive animals to the wild By Emily Driehaus January 4, 2024 In this story: animals, wildlife