7 Latino Heritage Sites in Need of Urgent Protection Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by preserving culturally significant public lands By Christian Thorsberg October 13, 2021 In this story: public lands
PPE Under the Sea What can happen when a face mask is thrown away improperly Photo by Ralph Pace October 12, 2021
Can Indigenous Leadership Save Our National Parks and Monuments? The nomination of Chuck Sams signals a new path for Indigenous-led and managed Native homelands By Jacqueline Keeler October 11, 2021 In this story: public lands, indigenous communities
"They Placed the Map in Her Heart": A Poet Warrior's Story An excerpt from Joy Harjo's memoir "Poet Warrior" By Joy Harjo October 11, 2021 In this story: books, indigenous communities
Why Were So Many Species of Mussels Just Declared Extinct? Dams, pollution, and invasive species are all big threats By Abe Musselman October 10, 2021 In this story: fish, oceans
The Flood That Sparked a Latino Environmental Justice Movement An excerpt from the new book "West Side Rising" By Char Miller October 9, 2021 In this story: books, environmental justice
Biden Fully Restores the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monuments Hints of a new, collaborative land-management process between tribal nations and the federal government By Paul Rauber October 8, 2021
ICYMI: Malaria Vaccine, Ursine Selfie & Sequoias Still Burning A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber October 8, 2021 In this story: climate change
Rapid Returns As Lake Powell shrinks due to drought, once-drowned canyons and rapids are coming back to life By Frederick Reimers October 7, 2021 In this story: hiking
Abandoned Oil and Gas Sites Are Leaking Methane Across the Country Millions of inactive sites emit greenhouse gases without a plan to clean them up By Jennifer Oldham October 6, 2021 In this story: oil, methane gas, climate change
Past Time to Shut Down Offshore Drilling Aging infrastructure and a bottom-feeding oil company caused the Southern California spill, but only because we let them By Judith Lewis Mernit October 5, 2021 In this story: oil, drilling, offshore drilling
The Gritty Truth About Multistory Composting Toilets Can composting toilets work at scale? By Heather Smith October 5, 2021 In this story: science
Electrification: Coming Soon to a Harbor Near You The infrastructure bill offers a unique opportunity to electrify the nation’s ferries By Abe Musselman October 5, 2021 In this story: electric vehicles, politics
The Spotted Owl and the College Student The interspecies conversation that saved Pacific Northwest old growth By Heather Smith October 4, 2021 In this story: wildlife, birds
Who Gets to Rebuild After a Natural Disaster? After a town is destroyed, inequities rise to the surface By Lyz Lenz October 3, 2021 In this story: climate change
Disconnection Caused the Climate Crisis. Reconnection Will Solve It. Paul Hawken and friends advance a bold vision of equity and renewal in “Regeneration” By Jonathan Hahn October 2, 2021 In this story: books, climate change
October Stargazing: The Unconquerable Sun The terrible, life-giving power of our nearest star By Jeremy Miller October 1, 2021 In this story: astronomy
ICYMI: Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers Extinct, Bumblebees Not So Good Either & No More Swimming With Dolphins A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber October 1, 2021 In this story: climate change
The Upcoming UN Climate Talks in Glasgow Are a Make-or-Break Moment Failure to halt greenhouse gas emissions is not an option—though it’s frighteningly likely By Tom Athanasiou September 30, 2021 In this story: climate change, COP26
Letter From the Treetops What it’s like to block a 590,000-gallon-a-day oil pipeline from 50 feet in the air By Emily Kelsall September 29, 2021 In this story: climate change, tar sands, international climate policy, environmental justice