Making Electricity Often Requires Steam—and That's Bad News for Rivers By Katherine Wei June 25, 2018 Most of our modern power plants are basically little more than steam engines In this story: clean energy, rivers, water
Paddling the Lower Mississippi Ain't a Huck Finn Journey Anymore By Boyce Upholt June 28, 2018 Levees, dams, and industry give the river a brutal allure, but the pelicans don't care In this story: rivers, water
Ríos to Rivers Is Not Your Average Exchange Program By Connor McGuigan July 6, 2018 Weston Boyles gets youths from Chile and the U.S. on the water together In this story: water, saving wild places
In Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Text and photographs by Tim Palmer June 28, 2018 Today, 300 major U.S. rivers and their tributaries are protected by the law In this story: rivers, water
Sierra Magazine's Special Issue Celebrating U.S. Rivers By Jason Mark June 28, 2018 We've ruined too many of our rivers, but a unique law gives us a chance to protect many others In this story: water, inspiring connections outdoors
Even Fox News Is Fed Up With EPA Chief Scott Pruitt By Heather Smith April 5, 2018 As scandals mount, some Republican members of Congress are calling for his resignation In this story: EPA, federal climate policy, politics, oil, dirty energy
New Film Deftly Indicts Public Health Regulators By Katie O'Reilly January 15, 2018 “What Lies Upstream” isn’t just another documentary about a water crisis In this story: film, water
Is This How We Will Save Wild Salmon? By Jim Yuskavitch January 4, 2018 “Salmon emphasis areas” go down more easily than “wilderness” In this story: wildlife, water
British Columbia’s New Democratic Party Backs Destructive Site C Dam By Wendy Becktold December 16, 2017 The government’s decision betrays farmers, First Nations, and environmentalists In this story: water, dirty energy
The Salton Sea Is Dying—We Can't Let That Happen Text and photographs by David Bacon December 14, 2017 Millions of birds depend on a healthy Salton Sea—so do the area's kids In this story: water, climate change