As the Environmental Crisis Worsens, So Too Does the Safety of Journalists Covering It By Nour Ghantous May 3, 2024 UNESCO is giving environmental journalism a much-needed spotlight during its annual World Press Freedom Day conference In this story: activism, environmental justice, environment, international environmental justice, international climate policy
President Biden Expands Two National Monuments in California By Lindsey Botts May 2, 2024 Here's what you need to know about San Gabriel Mountains and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monuments In this story: public lands, monuments, saving wild places, indigenous communities
A Solution to Waste That Isn't a Bunch of Garbage By Paul Rauber May 2, 2024 Ed Humes's book "Total Garbage" tackles the waste crisis with big solutions In this story: books, plastic
Take a Mindful Moment to Remember What Matters By Jason Mark May 2, 2024 Lydia Millet's book "We Loved It All" gives a nod to memory, history, and a greener future In this story: books, activism
A Searching, Deeply Empathetic Story for the Climate Age By Jonathan Hahn May 2, 2024 Martin MacInnes's new novel, "In Ascension," is a probing meditation of our age In this story: books, climate change
Climate Change Is Making Your Seasonal Allergies Worse By Jill Langlois May 1, 2024 You’re not imagining things. Here are ways to survive the symptoms. In this story: climate change, health
Warming May Cause Arctic Plants and Microbes to Release Carbon They Currently Store By Lydia Larsen April 30, 2024 New analysis shows that over time, this process could turn tundra ecosystems from carbon sinks to sources of emissions In this story: climate change, science
Goldman Prize Winner Andrea Vidaurre Campaigns for Clean Air By Claire Greenburger April 29, 2024 How a community organizer earned one of the world’s most prestigious environmental awards In this story: environmental justice, air, transportation, federal climate policy, electric vehicles
Accessibility Technology Ensures Everyone Gets a Day at the Beach By Nina R. Dietz April 28, 2024 The last decade’s advances in wheelchairs and sand mats allow people with disabilities more and better access to all the beach has to offer In this story: accessibility, oceans, earth day
What’s in a Bird Name? By Julia Zarankin April 27, 2024 Why ornithologists are in the process of removing people’s names from bird species In this story: birds
ICYMI: Sick Sawfish, Too Much Solar & Crocodile Fashionista Lands in the Pokey By Paul Rauber April 26, 2024 Environmental news of the week for busy people In this story: climate change, Roundup, current events
The Environmental Victories Keep on Comin’ By Alison Harford April 25, 2024 A cheat sheet for tracking the flood of good news from the Biden administration In this story: federal climate policy, clean energy
For Arbor Day, Let’s Reclaim the Term “Treehugger” By Ben Jealous April 25, 2024 The backstory on what is sometimes an insult In this story: forests
What New Research and Indigenous Wisdom Teach Us About the Octopus—And Ourselves By Christian Thorsberg April 24, 2024 “Secrets of the Octopus” adds to a diverse collection of cephalopod knowledge In this story: film, earth day, animals, fish, oceans
A Housing Crisis Is Impacting the National Park Service By Molly McCluskey April 23, 2024 NPS leadership is well aware of the problem, but Congress won’t fund solutions In this story: national parks
This Earth Month, the End of Plastic Pollution Is on the Table By Nikki Kolb April 23, 2024 Delegates at INC-4 will try to develop an international legally binding treaty on plastic pollution In this story: plastic, international climate policy
Clean Energy Is the Path to Prosperity for All By Ben Jealous April 22, 2024 Earth Day is a great opportunity to reflect on how the clean energy industry is booming In this story: clean energy
12 Earthy Kids’ Books That’ll Help the Whole Family Fete Earth Week By Katie O'Reilly April 21, 2024 These pretty picture books grant grown-ups hope too In this story: books, children, earth day