2018 May/June

2018 May/June

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Feature

The Case for Climate Reparations

Who should pay the costs for climate-change-related disasters?

By Jason Mark

April 23, 2018

Departments

Best friends Claire Wayner and Mercedes Thompson are co-founders of Baltimore Beyond Plastic

Do-Gooder

These Two High Schoolers Want Baltimore to Get Over Plastic

Claire Wayner and Mercedes Thompson cofounded Baltimore Beyond Plastic

By Wendy Becktold

April 30, 2018

Editor’s Desk

Climate Change Is the Challenge of a Lifetime, and #TheyKnew

Who are we going to be if not the generation that meets the challenge head on?

By Jonathan Hahn

April 27, 2018

Coal is in irreversible decline in this country for a simple reason: No one wants to pay more for the worst choice.

From the Top

Sorry, Trump, Coal Isn't Coming Back

No one wants to pay more for the worst choice

By Michael Brune

April 28, 2018

An oil and gas jackup drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico

Notes from Here & There

Refineries on the Gulf Coast Are Accidents Waiting to Happen

The petrochemical industry is woefully unprepared to handle hurricanes

By Brian Barth

April 28, 2018

Faces of Clean Energy

Trapdoor Social Wants to Solar-Power Rock 'N' Roll

The rockers and their Sunstock Festival raise money for solar installations

May 3, 2018

Jai Hamid Bashir likes to read the Quran out in the Utah canyonlands.

Eyewitness

Reading the Quran Connects Me to Nature

Beside a cool stream, I unwrap the sacred text from my mother's scarf

By Jai Hamid Bashir

May 1, 2018

Protesters in front of Wells Fargo's San Francisco headquarters

Bulletin

Campaign to Divest From Wells Fargo Gains Traction

Seattle and Los Angeles have taken steps to end their relationships with the bank

By Connor McGuigan

May 3, 2018

The 62-mile trail is the wilder side of the Chinese territory

Field Trip

The MacLehose Trail Is Hong Kong's Great Escape

The 62-mile trail is the wilder side of the Chinese territory

By Mike Ives

April 27, 2018

Critic’s Notebook

Houston, We Have a Planet

In “One Strange Rock,” Spaceship Earth is out of this world

By Jonathan Hahn

March 23, 2018

My friends were more worried about reaching the summit than hypothermia

Survive

When Is It OK to Deceive Your Hiking Companions?

My friends were more worried about reaching the summit than hypothermia

By Tom Hildebrandt

May 1, 2018

A new high-tech project in India distributes solar-powered stoves

Stress Test

Smart Cookstoves Help Communities Cut Down on Air Pollution

A new high-tech project in India distributes solar-powered stoves

By Eliza Strickland

May 4, 2018

A big-game hunter in Zimbabwe dies when an elephant shot by another hunter falls on him. In South Africa, a suspected poacher is eaten by lions.

Up to Speed

All the Environmental News in Case You Missed It

Crayfish give up on sex; polar ice hits a new low

By Paul Rauber

April 26, 2018

Sleeping bags, pads, and blankets to suit adventurers, kids, dogs, and more

Material World

10 Sleep Solutions to Sweeten Your Wild Slumbers This Summer

Sleeping bags, pads, and blankets to suit adventurers, kids, dogs, and more

By Katie O'Reilly

April 30, 2018

Lisa Rutherford, public lands defender in Utah

Changemaker

Lisa Rutherford Champions Southern Utah's Public Lands

She moved to the region in the early 2000s and has been fighting to protect it ever since

By Wendy Becktold

April 29, 2018

Up your organic gardening game this growing season

Taste Test

7 Gardener-Approved Must-Haves to Grow Your Own Food

Up your organic gardening game this growing season

By Novella Carpenter

April 30, 2018

Eastern screech owls made a home in a hollowed-out palm tree in a neighborhood in Cocoa, Florida.

Photo

Can You Spot the Owl in This Photograph?

Eastern screech owls know how to keep a low profile

May 4, 2018

Daegan Miller's new book traces the ecologies of American dissent

Books

In Review: This Radical Land

Daegan Miller's new book traces the ecologies of American dissent

By Jonathan Hahn

May 2, 2018

"BirdNote" is packed with fun facts about all things winged and airborn

Books

The World According to Things That Fly

"BirdNote" is packed with fun facts about all things winged and airborne

By Susan Pagani

May 2, 2018

Ask Mr. Green

Gas or Electric—Which Stove Is Better?

Mr. Green heats up a pot of solution

By Bob Schildgen

April 29, 2018

Ask Mr. Green

How Do SUV MPGs Compare With Other Cars'?

Mr. Green looks under the hood for the answer

By Bob Schildgen

May 19, 2018

Trump Watch

Trump Watch: Trying to Keep Track of a Runaway Administration

Trump's environmental wish list: whatever industry wants

By Paul Rauber

April 26, 2018

2018 May/June

The Case for Climate Reparations

Departments

These Two High Schoolers Want Baltimore to Get Over Plastic

Climate Change Is the Challenge of a Lifetime, and #TheyKnew

Sorry, Trump, Coal Isn't Coming Back

Refineries on the Gulf Coast Are Accidents Waiting to Happen

Trapdoor Social Wants to Solar-Power Rock 'N' Roll

Reading the Quran Connects Me to Nature

Campaign to Divest From Wells Fargo Gains Traction

The MacLehose Trail Is Hong Kong's Great Escape

Houston, We Have a Planet

When Is It OK to Deceive Your Hiking Companions?

Smart Cookstoves Help Communities Cut Down on Air Pollution

All the Environmental News in Case You Missed It

10 Sleep Solutions to Sweeten Your Wild Slumbers This Summer

Lisa Rutherford Champions Southern Utah's Public Lands

7 Gardener-Approved Must-Haves to Grow Your Own Food

Can You Spot the Owl in This Photograph?

In Review: This Radical Land

The World According to Things That Fly

Gas or Electric—Which Stove Is Better?

How Do SUV MPGs Compare With Other Cars'?

Trump Watch: Trying to Keep Track of a Runaway Administration

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