This week an environmentalist feels unheard by their therapist, so we’ll take a look at the therapist-client relationship for the best therapy outcome.
Save This Species: Bull Kelp
Warming oceans and changing marine ecosystems threaten this spectacular, canopy-forming kelp that creates underwater habitats and food sources for many other organisms.
Warming oceans and changing marine ecosystems threaten this spectacular, canopy-forming kelp that creates underwater habitats and food sources for many other organisms.
Insects Are Disappearing — Here’s How to Help
The world depends on healthy insect populations. As climate change and other threats cause their declines, simple actions can give them a much-needed boost.
The world depends on healthy insect populations. As climate change and other threats cause their declines, simple actions can give them a much-needed boost.
The Antidote to Your Eco-Anxiety May Be Right Outside
A chance encounter with new research, and a fresh look at an old houseplant, offered me a renewed appreciation of what we’re fighting for.
A chance encounter with new research, and a fresh look at an old houseplant, offered me a renewed appreciation of what we’re fighting for.
Dr. Green: How to Stay Environmentally Active at Any Age
Navigating the journey through life means stopping sometimes to reflect upon where we’ve been — and where we go next.
Navigating the journey through life means stopping sometimes to reflect upon where we’ve been — and where we go next.
From Night Howlers to Shape Shifters: Grizzled Is a Very Different Wildlife Field Guide
Wildlife journalist Jason Bittel’s new book is a wild ride (and a love letter) to some of North America’s most misunderstood (and amazing) animals.
Wildlife journalist Jason Bittel’s new book is a wild ride (and a love letter) to some of North America’s most misunderstood (and amazing) animals.
After Toxic Algae Blooms, Cayuga Lake Enters ‘The Twilight Zone’
Residents and vacationers flock to this New York lake each summer, but the water carries something harmful — and the community is fighting back.
Residents and vacationers flock to this New York lake each summer, but the water carries something harmful — and the community is fighting back.
The Work Behind the Win: The Long, Collective Effort Behind the Moments Conservation Celebrates
Conservation victories often look like moments. In reality they’re the visible tip of years — sometimes decades — of work, and we all too often fail to recognize the people responsible.
Conservation victories often look like moments. In reality they’re the visible tip of years — sometimes decades — of work, and we all too often fail to recognize the people responsible.
How Cryptocurrency Mining Could Threaten South America’s Wetlands and Dry Forests
A law signed by the Trump administration could boost global crypto demand, increasing pressure on hydropower-rich countries like Brazil and Paraguay.
A law signed by the Trump administration could boost global crypto demand, increasing pressure on hydropower-rich countries like Brazil and Paraguay.
Save This Species: Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Although this species has been around for 100 million years, 90% of its population has vanished in just the past two centuries.
Although this species has been around for 100 million years, 90% of its population has vanished in just the past two centuries.
Giving a Voice to the Unheard: Opportunities for Including Indigenous Knowledges in the IPCC
Who gets to define climate knowledge? An inside look at how the IPCC is trying to make space for Indigenous knowledges.
Who gets to define climate knowledge? An inside look at how the IPCC is trying to make space for Indigenous knowledges.
How the Oil Barons Are Seeking a Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card for Climate Change Damages
A recent move by the Supreme Court could actually make fossil-fuel companies more vulnerable to lawsuits, but the polluters are pushing for a workaround.
A recent move by the Supreme Court could actually make fossil-fuel companies more vulnerable to lawsuits, but the polluters are pushing for a workaround.
Dr. Green: A Wildlife Researcher Asks About Trauma and Grief
When humans cause a tragedy in nature, our psychological response can leave us feeling lost and alone. But many resources can help.
When humans cause a tragedy in nature, our psychological response can leave us feeling lost and alone. But many resources can help.
Before Blue Carbon: Rethinking Carbon Dreams and Closed Forests in the Sundarbans
Planned investments in these mangrove forests — hailed for their carbon-sequestration potential — could further leave people behind and ecosystems at risk.
Planned investments in these mangrove forests — hailed for their carbon-sequestration potential — could further leave people behind and ecosystems at risk.
Using Art to Connect Us to the Microplastic Within
By using microplastic to create artistic collages, I’ve helped people relate to and understand the crisis of plastic pollution and its dangerous health risks.
By using microplastic to create artistic collages, I’ve helped people relate to and understand the crisis of plastic pollution and its dangerous health risks.
Green Crime: Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet, and How to Stop Them
A new book by criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw explains the motives of environmental criminals and the defenders who expose their EcoCrimes.
A new book by criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw explains the motives of environmental criminals and the defenders who expose their EcoCrimes.