ICYMI: Orcas Sink Another Yacht, Record Low US Birthrate & Japan Can’t Keep Track of Its Islands By Paul Rauber November 10, 2023 A weekly roundup for busy people In this story: climate change, current events, Roundup
It’s Time to Bring Grizzly Bears Back to the North Cascades By Jason Mark November 9, 2023 Experience shows that grizzly-human coexistence is possible In this story: bears
The Magical Mystery Tour of Blue Ghost Fireflies By Daniel Walton November 8, 2023 These incandescent bugs will light up your life In this story: insects
Where the Wild Things Are in the Nighttime By Amanda Gefter November 7, 2023 Not many humans are nocturnal, but a lot of other animals are In this story: animals
On Tuesday, Voters in Maine Get a Chance to Replace For-Profit Utilities With Public Power By Julian Spector November 6, 2023 Organizers of the ballot initiative hope to improve service and speed up the shift to clean energy by taking profits out of the utility sector In this story: clean energy
Watch Your Language By Louise Fabiani November 5, 2023 By using anthropocentric terms, we work against the better interests of animals and other organisms In this story: science
How to Stop the Spread of Spotted Lanternflies By Elham Shabahat November 4, 2023 These colorful insects are moving across the Northeast and will likely be near you soon In this story: invasive species, insects, agriculture, forests, wildlife
Gas Appliances Are a Serious Threat Lurking in Your Home By Ben Jealous November 4, 2023 Just like in horror movies, the call is coming from inside the house In this story: Building Electrification, Inflation Reduction Act
The Tortoise and the Hare By Joan Hamilton November 3, 2023 Still racing after all these years In this story: climate change
ICYMI: First Battery Locomotive, Menopausal Chimps & No Thanksgiving Crab for You By Paul Rauber November 3, 2023 Environmental news of the week for busy people In this story: Roundup, climate change
Big Auto and Big Oil Are Obstructing Progress on Electric Vehicles By Katherine García November 3, 2023 The Detroit automakers shouldn’t link their fortunes to last century’s technologies In this story: electric vehicles
Ode to Goldenrod Text and photographs by Kat Tancock November 2, 2023 This oft-maligned plant is a natural marvel that feeds bees, beetles, and beyond. And no, it’s not making you sneeze. In this story: wildflowers
In Advance of COP28, Activists Want to “Make Big Oil Pay” By Joe Purtell November 1, 2023 London activists want oil and gas money out of politics In this story: climate change, international climate policy, climate negotiations, activism
New Orleans’s Saltwater Intrusion Scare Is a Reminder of a Nationally Looming Threat By Marlowe Starling , Emily Driehaus , Aarohi Sheth October 31, 2023 Climate change is worsening drought and sea level rise across the country—and that’s a major problem for securing safe drinking water In this story: lead, clean water, flint water crisis
Some Questions for House Speaker Mike Johnson By SIERRA Staff October 30, 2023 The DC press corps should push him on these issues, among others In this story: politics, climate change, Inflation Reduction Act, fracked gas
New House Speaker Mike Johnson Holds Extreme Views on Climate Change and Science By Delaney Nolan October 30, 2023 Louisiana legislators and progressive activists warn that Johnson’s polite demeanor masks dangerous ideas In this story: politics, climate change, Inflation Reduction Act, fracked gas
Tiny Census, Big Impacts Thanks to the Southeast Bumble Bee Atlas By Daniel Walton October 29, 2023 The new initiative strives to inform pollinator conservation In this story: bees, endangered species
In Defense of the Rat By J.B. MacKinnon October 28, 2023 Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than we think. Can we learn to live with them? In this story: animals, wildlife, science
Steel Mills Can Steal From the Least Powerful By Ben Jealous October 27, 2023 The story of Gary, Indiana, shows how In this story: labor, environmental justice, climate change, waste reduction
What Is the Best Sustainable and Ethical Chocolate? By Jessian Choy October 27, 2023 How to not get tricked by “plastic free,” "fair trade,” and “sugar free” treats In this story: Ms. Green, buyers' guide, environmental justice, social justice