Indigenous communities are confronting mounting climate threats even as inadequate funding, scant legal recognition, and little support for self-governance limit their ability to respond.
Marine Protected Areas Aren’t as Protected as You Think
Only 2 percent of the ocean appears to benefit substantially from marine conservation areas, challenging a key metric of the 30x30 campaign.
Only 2 percent of the ocean appears to benefit substantially from marine conservation areas, challenging a key metric of the 30×30 campaign.
Why Scientists Want Your Photos of Wildlife Eating Lunch
With a new platform called Who Eats Whom, citizen scientists reveal the fascinating, sometimes shocking interactions between species.
With a new platform called Who Eats Whom, citizen scientists reveal the fascinating, sometimes shocking interactions between species.
A Trip Down the Road That Will Determine the Fate of the Amazon
The BR-319 runs through a largely untouched stretch of the rainforest. A new initiative to pave it could put the Amazon and the global climate at risk.
The BR-319 runs through a largely untouched stretch of the rainforest. A new initiative to pave it could put the Amazon and the global climate at risk.
The Fate of the Endangered Species Act Rests on 2 Simple Words
The Trump administration has upended protections for hundreds of endangered species by redefining the words "take" and "harm."
The Trump administration has upended protections for hundreds of endangered species by redefining the words “take” and “harm.”
Juneau Can’t Stop the Floods, but It’s Learning to See Them Coming
An online forecasting tool translates complex glacier data into information that gives residents and officials more time to prepare and respond.
An online forecasting tool translates complex glacier data into information that gives residents and officials more time to prepare and respond.
Yes, This Summer Really Was as Hot as You Think It Was
“The numbers are just really mind-boggling."
“The numbers are just really mind-boggling.”
A Federal Judge Just Told Trump There’s No ‘Emergency’ to Justify Keeping a Michigan Coal Plant Open
It's one of the first successful legal challenges to the administration’s “energy emergency” agenda.
It’s one of the first successful legal challenges to the administration’s “energy emergency” agenda.
America’s Houseplants Come at a Steep Price for Greenhouse Workers
The people who grow houseplants aren't often thought of as agricultural workers, but they face many of the same hardships — especially in extreme heat.
The people who grow houseplants aren’t often thought of as agricultural workers, but they face many of the same hardships — especially in extreme heat.
What the Record-High Cost of Diesel Means for You
Most Americans don't buy diesel, but the soaring costs of trucking and shipping goods have cost the average household $350.
Most Americans don’t buy diesel, but the soaring costs of trucking and shipping goods have cost the average household $350.
More Than 70% of New Solar Is Being Built in States That Voted for Trump
Trump-supporting states are driving the solar boom even as Republican policies complicate its future.
Trump-supporting states are driving the solar boom even as Republican policies complicate its future.
Why It’s So Hard to Predict a Tragedy Like Nepal’s Glacier Collapse
Melting glaciers spell disaster around the world. Protecting people will be a challenge for decades to come.
Melting glaciers spell disaster around the world. Protecting people will be a challenge for decades to come.
The World Is Adapting to Extreme Heat — but Not Nearly Fast Enough
Scientists say it will take more than early warning systems and cooling centers to keep people safe.
Scientists say it will take more than early warning systems and cooling centers to keep people safe.
America Is Losing Its War Against Wildfire
Wildland firefighting is increasingly facing an intractable reality: We’re stuck in a vicious cycle. A doom loop.
Wildland firefighting is increasingly facing an intractable reality: We’re stuck in a vicious cycle. A doom loop.
With the Midterms Looming, Trump Has No Real Way Out of His Gas Price Problem
The president is facing a shortage of refining capacity, and more Venezuelan oil isn't going to help.
The president is facing a shortage of refining capacity, and more Venezuelan oil isn’t going to help.
As Family Farms Decline and the Climate Heats Up, Farmers Weigh What to Do With Their Land
In Michigan and around the country, farmers are facing decisions about how to best keep land in production as values rise, climate change threatens operations, and a younger generation chooses not to farm.
In Michigan and around the country, farmers are facing decisions about how to best keep land in production as values rise, climate change threatens operations, and a younger generation chooses not to farm.