Conservation Leaders Unite to Oppose Steve Pearce BLM Nomination The Trump pick to lead the land management agency has ties to anti-government extremists By Ian Rose November 19, 2025 In this story: public lands, wildlands, land use, Trump
With US Absent, China Asserts Itself at World’s Biggest Climate Summit China’s COP30 leadership goes beyond pledges with its product showcase Text and photographs by Nour Ghantous November 17, 2025 In this story: climate change, international climate policy, climate negotiations, Trump
COP30 Forges Ahead as World’s Biggest Emitter, the United States, Stays Absent With no delegation, the US has left a vacuum that others are already filling Text and photographs by Nour Ghantous November 13, 2025 In this story: climate change, climate negotiations, international climate policy, Trump
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
The Real Reason the Feds Want to Revive Coal Attempts to bring back a dying industry could increase your energy bills By Ian Rose October 15, 2025 In this story: federal policy, fossil fuels, coal, Trump
As Shutdown Drags On, Public Lands, Programs, and Jobs Hang in the Balance The longer federal agencies are shuttered, the more the damage will spread By Alexander Nazaryan October 9, 2025 In this story: Trump, federal policy, EPA, public lands
The End of an Era for Arctic Research The loss of the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States leaves an uncertain future for science in the Far North By Ian Rose October 8, 2025 In this story: arctic, federal policy, Global Climate Breakdown, Trump, politics
The Gap Between Climate Targets and Fossil Fuel Production Is Wider Than Ever The world’s top greenhouse-gas-emitting countries are failing to take a path that avoids catastrophic warming By Dana Drugmand September 23, 2025 In this story: climate change, international climate policy, fossil fuels, clean energy, Trump
The Resistance Rangers Want Your Help in Protecting National Parks A movement of off-duty and former officials has mobilized to save embattled parks By Juliet Grable September 12, 2025 In this story: national parks, public lands, activism, Trump, hiking