The summer of 2025 was the most un-swimmable Iowa summer yet, thanks in part to pollution from farms.
Environment
No Turning Back the Tide
Hundreds of people have been washed away, while millions are displaced across the country.
Hundreds of people have been washed away, while millions are displaced across the country.
The World’s Oceans Face Triple Planetary Crisis: Report
A new report on the state of the world’s oceans paints a grim picture.
A new report on the state of the world’s oceans paints a grim picture.
The Monkey Puzzle Tree Faces More Threats Than a Barrel of Monkeys
This “living fossil” has survived in the South American Andes for millennia, but now faces an uncertain future due to climate change, fires, and voracious European animals.
This “living fossil” has survived in the South American Andes for millennia, but now faces an uncertain future due to climate change, fires, and voracious European animals.
What Can the Emerald Ash Borer Reveal About the Long-Ago Loss of American Chestnut?
When most American chestnuts were killed by chestnut blight in the first half of the 20th century, the loss of the species was felt both culturally and ecologically.
When most American chestnuts were killed by chestnut blight in the first half of the 20th century, the loss of the species was felt both culturally and ecologically.
How a U.S. Government Shutdown Affects Agriculture and Farmers
While SNAP payments and food safety inspections continue, disaster payments, farm loans and federal workers’ pay are on hold indefinitely.
While SNAP payments and food safety inspections continue, disaster payments, farm loans and federal workers’ pay are on hold indefinitely.
Can Courts Combat Plastic Pollution? Lessons From Indonesia (Commentary)
In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a new resolution laying the first groundwork toward a new legally binding international agreement to end plastic pollution.
In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a new resolution laying the first groundwork toward a new legally binding international agreement to end plastic pollution.
Tourists Seek Pesticides to Silence Puerto Rico’s Beloved Tree Frog
When our coquí met the colonizers
When our coquí met the colonizers
From South America to Asia, Seahorses Vanish Into Trafficking Pipeline
In June 2025, Ecuadorian police were summoned to the municipal bus terminal in Tulcán, in the northern province of Carchi, to investigate a suspicious package.
In June 2025, Ecuadorian police were summoned to the municipal bus terminal in Tulcán, in the northern province of Carchi, to investigate a suspicious package.
Real Estate Values Going Down Due to Global Warming
Coastal areas in states like Florida and Louisiana are seeing some of the biggest price drops.
Coastal areas in states like Florida and Louisiana are seeing some of the biggest price drops.
How Slowing Down Traffic Makes Cities Safer, Quieter and More Human
Fewer accidents, deaths, noise, and air pollution.
Fewer accidents, deaths, noise, and air pollution.
Corals Are Disappearing, Pushing Earth to Its First Major ‘Tipping Point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it’s not too late to save what remains.
Eyes in the Sky: Making Earth Observation Data Work for People
Smarter decisions about real-world problems start with better data – and Earth observation can provide just that, thanks to European efforts to open up access to massive amounts of satellite data collected every day.
Smarter decisions about real-world problems start with better data – and Earth observation can provide just that, thanks to European efforts to open up access to massive amounts of satellite data collected every day.
Conservation in a Hotter World
Conservationists are adopting once-controversial strategies such as assisted colonization and rewilding to help ecosystems endure hotter, drier, and more chaotic conditions.
Conservationists are adopting once-controversial strategies such as assisted colonization and rewilding to help ecosystems endure hotter, drier, and more chaotic conditions.
Renewables Are a Global Economic Engine, Not a Culture War Threat
Energy companies are learning this lesson faster than Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
Energy companies are learning this lesson faster than Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
Peak Oil for Gen Z: Seven Questions and Answers for a New Generation
A high-stakes debate about the timing of peak oil has been simmering for decades.
A high-stakes debate about the timing of peak oil has been simmering for decades.