ICYMI: Jazz Whales, Pruitt’s Hanky Panky, Martian Veggies, & More By Paul Rauber April 6, 2018 A weekly roundup for busy people In this story: climate change
Scott Pruitt Mulls Attack on California Clean Car Rules By Jason Mark April 6, 2018 EPA chief supports states’ rights—except when it comes to environmental protection In this story: EPA, climate change, national parks
Electric Shark Boogaloo By Diana Crow April 5, 2018 Is there such a thing as an electric fence, but for sharks? In this story: oceans, animals, surfing, science
Even Fox News Is Fed Up With EPA Chief Scott Pruitt By Heather Smith April 5, 2018 As scandals mount, some Republican members of Congress are calling for his resignation In this story: EPA, federal climate policy, politics, oil, dirty energy
Interior Department Backs Off Jacking Up Park Entrance Fees By Sam Schipani April 5, 2018 Public outrage forces Ryan Zinke to reconsider In this story: national parks
You Know About Wolf-Dogs—But What About the Dog-Wolves? By Carly Nairn April 4, 2018 Many Eurasian wolves are hybrids, raising questions about their conservation In this story: wildlife, science
New Mining Ban Around Yellowstone Moves Forward By Sam Schipani April 3, 2018 Forest Service supports a prohibition on new mining claims in southern Montana In this story: dept. of the interior, public lands, national parks, politics
In His New Novel, Richard Powers Writes From a Tree’s Point of View By Michael Berry April 3, 2018 “The Overstory” turns the growing evidence of plant communication into literature In this story: books, forests
Native Activists Halt New Drilling Near New Mexico's Chaco Canyon By Paul Rauber April 2, 2018 Protecting some sacred sites isn't enough when the whole landscape is sacred In this story: oil, fracking, climate change
Wyoming Is Waging a War on Wolves By William H. Funk April 2, 2018 The Cowboy State’s scorched earth campaign threatens wolf recovery In this story: wolves
April Astronomical Highlights: The Phases of Venus By Kelly Kizer Whitt April 1, 2018 Get your camera ready for shining planets, stars, and sky In this story: astronomy
Trees Score a Victory Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline By Matt Smith April 1, 2018 Controversial natural gas pipeline gets a temporary axe In this story: pipelines, fracking, oil
Jo-Anne McArthur’s Camera Is a Tool for Animal Rights Activism By Katie O'Reilly March 30, 2018 Inside the groundbreaking “We Animals” project In this story: animals, saving wild places, endangered species, wildlife
Ride the Alps By Berne Broudy March 30, 2018 The only thing better than cycling Switzerland’s stunning, switchbacking mountain roads is riding them when they’re closed to cars.
Big Auto Conspires With Scott Pruitt to Roll Back Tailpipe Standards By Jason Mark March 30, 2018 EPA head is expected to loosen fuel-economy rules In this story: vehicle standards, climate change, electric vehicles
ICYMI: Vampire Mice, Orange Snow, First Lady Lays an Egg, & More By Paul Rauber March 30, 2018 A weekly roundup for busy people In this story: climate change
The Climate Made Me Do It By Heather Smith March 29, 2018 The necessity defense is the holy grail of climate action In this story: climate change, federal climate policy, pipelines, dirty energy, oil
Trump Administration Bulldozes Desert Conservation Plan By Sam Schipani March 29, 2018 BLM's actions threaten to reignite conflicts over fate of California desert In this story: dept. of the interior, president, clean energy, solar, wind
Federal Judge Puts the Brakes on BLM’s Coal Giveaway By Heather Smith March 29, 2018 Court rules that the agency must consider climate change in leasing decisions In this story: public lands, coal, politics, climate change, federal climate policy
Can Atlantic Whale Deaths Be Stopped? By Dan Zukowski March 28, 2018 Scientists look for answers after a spate of unusual mortality events In this story: oceans, climate change