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Goldman Prize Winner Andrea Vidaurre Campaigns for Clean Air

How a community organizer earned one of the world’s most prestigious environmental awards

By Claire Greenburger April 29, 2024

In this story: environmental justice, air, transportation, federal climate policy, electric vehicles

2024 Goldman Prize winner Andrea Vidaurre. | Photo courtesy of Goldman Environmental Prize

Accessibility Technology Ensures Everyone Gets a Day at the Beach

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

By Nina R. Dietz April 28, 2024

In this story: accessibility, oceans, earth day

A person sits in a wheelchair on the beach, next to another person sitting on a towel on the sand.

What’s in a Bird Name?

Why ornithologists are in the process of removing people’s names from bird species

By Julia Zarankin April 27, 2024

In this story: birds

Townsends's Warbler perched on a tree branch in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.

ICYMI: Sick Sawfish, Too Much Solar & Crocodile Fashionista Lands in the Pokey

Environmental news of the week for busy people

By Paul Rauber April 26, 2024

In this story: climate change, Roundup, current events

The Environmental Victories Keep on Comin’

A cheat sheet for tracking the flood of good news from the Biden administration

By Alison Harford April 25, 2024

In this story: federal climate policy, clean energy

For Arbor Day, Let’s Reclaim the Term “Treehugger”

The backstory on what is sometimes an insult

By Ben Jealous April 25, 2024

In this story: forests

What New Research and Indigenous Wisdom Teach Us About the Octopus—And Ourselves

“Secrets of the Octopus” adds to a diverse collection of cephalopod knowledge

By Christian Thorsberg April 24, 2024

In this story: film, earth day, animals, fish, oceans

A Housing Crisis Is Impacting the National Park Service

NPS leadership is well aware of the problem, but Congress won’t fund solutions

By Molly McCluskey April 23, 2024

In this story: national parks

This Earth Month, the End of Plastic Pollution Is on the Table

Delegates at INC-4 will try to develop an international legally binding treaty on plastic pollution

By Nikki Kolb April 23, 2024

In this story: plastic, international climate policy

Clean Energy Is the Path to Prosperity for All

Earth Day is a great opportunity to reflect on how the clean energy industry is booming

By Ben Jealous April 22, 2024

In this story: clean energy

On the Trail

A poem by Yamini Pathak

April 21, 2024

In this story: poem

we say rose

A poem by ire'ne lara silva

April 21, 2024

In this story: poem

12 Earthy Kids’ Books That’ll Help the Whole Family Fete Earth Week

These pretty picture books grant grown-ups hope too

By Katie O'Reilly April 21, 2024

In this story: books, children, earth day

Spring loves:

A poem by Diane Seuss

April 21, 2024

In this story: poem

Small green bushes and four pink mushroom-like flowers

Here’s How to Travel to Yosemite National Park by Bus and Train

Ditch your car and take transit to the trails of the Sierra Nevada

By Carmen Kohlruss April 20, 2024

In this story: national parks, public transit

After stopping in Mariposa for breakfast, writer Carmen Kohlruss gets checked back onto a YARTS public transit bus before traveling into Yosemite National Park via the Highway 140 route.

ICYMI: Exploding Pipeline, BLM Steps Up, Whale Race & Even Firefighters Can’t Get Fire Insurance

Environmental news of the week for busy people

By Paul Rauber April 19, 2024

In this story: climate change, Roundup, current events

Of Bait Balls and Marine Giants: The Stories Behind Some of This Year’s Best Underwater Photographs

With these amazing images you’ll find a blend of conservation, discovery, and patience

By Christian Thorsberg April 18, 2024

In this story: photography, oceans, earth day

Celebrate Earth Day by Skipping the "Green Consumerism" Fads

If you really want to live the spirit of Earth Day, don’t buy anything

By Stephanie Feldstein April 17, 2024

In this story: lifestyle

Illustration of the Earth with a shopping tag attached

This Long Island Tribe Is Dealing With the Impact of Climate Change

The Shinnecock are using nature-based solutions to save their ancestral lands from coastal erosion

By Melba Newsome April 16, 2024

In this story: indigenous communities, ecosystems, marine ecosystems, climate change

Three elements of the project: beach nourishment, dune grass restoration, and boulders for a wave break to help mitigate erosion | Photo by Shavonne Smith

How to Green a Toddler (or Preschooler)

Songs, books, and games for the kid in all of us

By Jessian Choy April 15, 2024

In this story: parents, sustainability, recycling

Latest Updates

Goldman Prize Winner Andrea Vidaurre Campaigns for Clean Air

Accessibility Technology Ensures Everyone Gets a Day at the Beach

What’s in a Bird Name?

ICYMI: Sick Sawfish, Too Much Solar & Crocodile Fashionista Lands in the Pokey

The Environmental Victories Keep on Comin’

For Arbor Day, Let’s Reclaim the Term “Treehugger”

What New Research and Indigenous Wisdom Teach Us About the Octopus—And Ourselves

A Housing Crisis Is Impacting the National Park Service

This Earth Month, the End of Plastic Pollution Is on the Table

Clean Energy Is the Path to Prosperity for All

On the Trail

we say rose

12 Earthy Kids’ Books That’ll Help the Whole Family Fete Earth Week

Spring loves:

Here’s How to Travel to Yosemite National Park by Bus and Train

ICYMI: Exploding Pipeline, BLM Steps Up, Whale Race & Even Firefighters Can’t Get Fire Insurance

Of Bait Balls and Marine Giants: The Stories Behind Some of This Year’s Best Underwater Photographs

Celebrate Earth Day by Skipping the "Green Consumerism" Fads

This Long Island Tribe Is Dealing With the Impact of Climate Change

How to Green a Toddler (or Preschooler)

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