To Save the Tiniest Turtle in North America, Scientists Are Rebuilding Bogs From Scratch The work is part of a growing movement of scientists starting with habitat conservation By Carrie Arnold March 26, 2025 In this story: wetlands, animals, endangered species, conservation, Gee Whiz
Alaskan Tribes and Activists Are Ready to Resist Ambler Road, Again The proposed route would slash through pristine Indigenous land Story and Illustrations by Sarah Gilman March 25, 2025 In this story: Alaska, indigenous communities, activism
Radioactive Shadow Workers The treatment of oil and gas field waste is a dirty industry’s dirtiest secret By Justin Nobel March 24, 2025 In this story: dirty fuels, oil, natural gas, health, toxics
The Past, Present, and Contested Future of LNG Terminals Along the Gulf Coast Gas export terminals have hollowed out communities in Texas and Louisiana—but some residents are fighting back By Delaney Nolan December 14, 2024 In this story: liquefied natural gas, dirty fuels
Acadia National Park Is a Lab for Climate Change Mitigation Efforts It's one of the most visited national parks and also one of the most vulnerable By Kyle Paoletta December 11, 2024 In this story: national parks, climate change
Remaking the Klamath River The largest dam-removal project in US history restores a once-great salmon migration route By Juliet Grable December 10, 2024 In this story: rivers, salmon, saving wild places, fish, water
Oil Giants and the Incoming Trump Administration Hope to Spark a Drilling Boom on Alaska's North Slope The controversial Willow Project may be just the start if Trump gets his way By Adam Federman December 9, 2024 In this story: arctic
Here's What Happens When Big Data Takes Over a Small Town In Virginia, the planet's largest proposed data center threatens local ecosystems By Ashley Stimpson September 12, 2024 In this story: technology, ecosystems
The Carbon Footprint of Amazon, Google, and Facebook Is Growing How cloud computing—and especially AI—threaten to make climate change worse By Andrew Leonard September 11, 2024 In this story: technology, climate change
Electrifying Everything Will Require a Much Larger Workforce Electricians are essential to a renewable energy future By Gabe Castro-Root September 10, 2024 In this story: green jobs