The Quiet Architect of Federal Environmental Justice Dr. Clarice Gaylord laid the foundation for environmental-justice policies By Jaha Nailah Avery November 9, 2025 In this story: environmental justice, racial justice, social justice
Plug-In Solar Power Could Be Coming to a Balcony Near You The small devices are poised to make energy even more affordable By Dana Drugmand November 7, 2025 In this story: solar, urban planning, renewable energy
Art That Heals and Reveals Indigenous artwork is helping tribal members protect themselves from harmful environmental exposures By Wendee Nicole November 6, 2025 In this story: indigenous communities, art, health, toxics
This Natural Disaster Has Upended Life for Rural Alaskans Storms like Typhoon Halong will only get worse as fossil fuel emissions continue to rise By Bailey Berg November 5, 2025 In this story: Alaska, climate change, arctic, fossil fuels, disaster relief
A Road Less Deadly Can Alaska’s new Kenai Peninsula wildlife crossings save moose? By Heather Physioc November 4, 2025 In this story: wildlife, animals, saving wild places
Putting Down Roots A dairy operation helps three New Yorkers break into the tough business of farming By Marigo Farr November 3, 2025 In this story: agriculture
These Inuit Maps Are Reimagining the Arctic Counter-mapping projects are supporting Indigenous sovereignty in a shifting landscape By Chloe Berge November 2, 2025 In this story: indigenous communities, arctic, climate change, culture
Life Beyond the Grave These morticians are both conservation heroes and undertakers By Marin Scotten October 31, 2025 In this story: Halloween
In Rural Louisiana, Meta’s New Data Center Promises Growth—But at What Cost? The Hyperion data center could have a major impact on a largely agricultural community By Reese Anderson October 30, 2025 In this story: data centers, technology, conservation, sustainability
An “Energy Dominance” Agenda Puts Alaskan Wildlife at Risk Full-on extraction of oil and gas imperils one of the most undeveloped regions of the country By Lynda V. Mapes October 29, 2025 In this story: dirty energy, conservation, Trump, arctic, saving wild places
This Ecologist Lost Her Grant for Studying Diversity—of Insects The federal trawling of grants for misaligned priorities has brought in bycatch By Hannah Richter October 28, 2025 In this story: insects, federal policy, Trump, wildlife, science
In Praise of Dark Skies Preserving darkness supports the wellness of both humans and wildlife By Amy Brecount White October 27, 2025 In this story: light pollution, conservation, health, Wonder
Caving Pennsylvania’s Laurel Caverns A new state park promises an underground experience like no other By Jessica Baltzersen October 26, 2025 In this story: forests, state forests, state parks, Wonder, conservation
Kelp Forests Are Vanishing Along California’s Coast Here’s why, and what’s being done about it By Brandon Withrow October 24, 2025 In this story: science, oceans, marine ecosystems
Two Florida Coral Species Were Nearly Wiped Out by a Heat Wave Corals are the canary in the coal mine for oceans, and they’re sending researchers troubling signals By Jennifer Reed October 23, 2025 In this story: marine ecosystems, climate change, saving wild places, animals, wildlife
Decades of Drought Are Changing How Paleontologists Search for Fossils As the planet gets hotter, relics of history are receding from view By Riley Black October 22, 2025 In this story: science, climate change, geology
A Megadrought Is Reshaping Birdlife in the Southwest A recent bad year for elegant trogons is only the latest in a string of changes By William von Herff October 21, 2025 In this story: drought, Desert, wildlife, birds, climate change
Eyes Without a Face These marine mollusks know how to play peekaboo October 20, 2025 In this story: oceans, photography, Joy, Animal Pics
Why Trees Often Signify Wealth Federal funding cuts threaten to widen the gap in who gets to plant trees By Natasha Gilbert October 19, 2025 In this story: urban living, urban planning
Earth Breaches Seventh Planetary Boundary as Oceans Become More Acidic The planet is increasingly in danger of exiting the “safe operating space” for life By Marigo Farr October 17, 2025 In this story: climate change