ICYMI: Climate Coming for Your Kidneys, Hero Rat & Yellowstone Wolf Slaughter A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber January 14, 2022 In this story: climate change
How the National Park Service Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Not only are entrance fees waived, but also five sites specifically honor the civil rights leader By Katie O'Reilly January 13, 2022 In this story: national parks, racial justice
Inside the Legacy of Old Ephraim and “Outlaw Animals" Carnivores aren’t welcome in the West, but their ghosts are By Riley Black January 12, 2022 In this story: wildlife
The Alien Beauty and Creepy Fascination of Insect Art Through history and across cultures, insects have inspired artists and challenged viewers to shift their perspective By Greg Miller January 11, 2022 In this story: art, insects
Why Is the Biden White House Refusing to Confront the Oil and Gas Industry? Environmental and Indigenous groups are increasingly frustrated with inaction By Nick Cunningham January 10, 2022 In this story: oil, methane gas
Just Say No to 1,4-Dioxane How to keep the chemical out of your water, skin-care products, and cleaners By Jessian Choy January 9, 2022 In this story: buyers' guide, toxics, Ms. Green
Biruté Mary Galdikas Knows Orangutans The renowned researcher has spent her life studying the primates By Jessica Myers January 8, 2022 In this story: animals
ICYMI: It’s Raining Fish, Carbon Emissions Are Back Up & Mongoose Are on the Loose A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber January 7, 2022 In this story: climate change
10 Ocean Issues You’ll Be Hearing About in 2022 From deep-sea mining to clashes over migrants, it’s shaping up to be a year of blue issues By David Helvarg January 6, 2022 In this story: oceans
Winter Comes to Brighton Beach In the winter, Coney Island is thoroughly wild, and occupied By Gala Mukomolova January 5, 2022 In this story: hiking
Occam’s Refrigerator A 14th-century solution to preventing post-holiday food waste By Paul Rauber January 5, 2022 In this story: food and drink, Joyful Eating
We Can’t Allow Another Insurrection Like Last January 6 Here’s what we—and you—can do to safeguard American democracy By Courtney Hight January 4, 2022 In this story: politics
Up in Smoke A pyrocumulus cloud is a hallmark of climate-change-intensified fires Photo by James Balog January 4, 2022 In this story: photography, climate change
How to Earn Your Turns on Backcountry Skis Welcome to the most environmentally friendly way to embrace winter By Conor Mihell January 3, 2022 In this story: skiing, adventure
The Long Journey of Mt. Mitchell’s Ancient Forests Hiking through a forest of climate migrants in the Black Mountains By Holly Haworth January 2, 2022 In this story: hiking
James Balog Sees the World in Sculptures The photographer documents the natural world in the age of the Anthropocene By Christian Thorsberg January 1, 2022 In this story: climate change, photography
Pratima Agrawal Learns by Doing The Sierra Club volunteer has worked to get Philadelphia to commit to clean energy Adapted from an interview by Wendy Becktold December 31, 2021 In this story: activism
Air So Dirty You Can Catch It in a Bucket In California's Central Valley, the hard part is figuring out what's not polluting the air By Judith Lewis Mernit December 30, 2021 In this story: activism, air
Rebecca Jim and the Legacy of Tar Creek The lifelong activist brings people together to heal the land By Wendy Becktold December 29, 2021 In this story: activism
Gray Wolves Spent a Year in the Crosshairs The animal no longer enjoys protections under the Endangered Species Act By Juliet Grable December 28, 2021 In this story: endangered species