Interior Department Backs Off Jacking Up Park Entrance Fees Public outrage forces Ryan Zinke to reconsider By Sam Schipani April 5, 2018 In this story: national parks
You Know About Wolf-Dogs—But What About the Dog-Wolves? Many Eurasian wolves are hybrids, raising questions about their conservation By Carly Nairn April 4, 2018 In this story: wildlife, science
New Mining Ban Around Yellowstone Moves Forward Forest Service supports a prohibition on new mining claims in southern Montana By Sam Schipani April 3, 2018 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 “The Overstory” turns the growing evidence of plant communication into literature By Michael Berry April 3, 2018 In this story: books, forests
Native Activists Halt New Drilling Near New Mexico's Chaco Canyon Protecting some sacred sites isn't enough when the whole landscape is sacred By Paul Rauber April 2, 2018 In this story: oil, fracking, climate change
Wyoming Is Waging a War on Wolves The Cowboy State’s scorched earth campaign threatens wolf recovery By William H. Funk April 2, 2018 In this story: wolves
April Astronomical Highlights: The Phases of Venus Get your camera ready for shining planets, stars, and sky By Kelly Kizer Whitt April 1, 2018 In this story: astronomy
Trees Score a Victory Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Controversial natural gas pipeline gets a temporary axe By Matt Smith April 1, 2018 In this story: pipelines, fracking, oil
Jo-Anne McArthur’s Camera Is a Tool for Animal Rights Activism Inside the groundbreaking “We Animals” project By Katie O'Reilly March 30, 2018 In this story: animals, saving wild places, endangered species, wildlife
Ride the Alps The only thing better than cycling Switzerland’s stunning, switchbacking mountain roads is riding them when they’re closed to cars. By Berne Broudy March 30, 2018
Big Auto Conspires With Scott Pruitt to Roll Back Tailpipe Standards EPA head is expected to loosen fuel-economy rules By Jason Mark March 30, 2018 In this story: vehicle standards, climate change, electric vehicles
ICYMI: Vampire Mice, Orange Snow, First Lady Lays an Egg, & More A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber March 30, 2018 In this story: climate change
The Climate Made Me Do It The necessity defense is the holy grail of climate action By Heather Smith March 29, 2018 In this story: climate change, federal climate policy, pipelines, dirty energy, oil
Trump Administration Bulldozes Desert Conservation Plan BLM's actions threaten to reignite conflicts over fate of California desert By Sam Schipani March 29, 2018 In this story: dept. of the interior, president, clean energy, solar, wind
Federal Judge Puts the Brakes on BLM’s Coal Giveaway Court rules that the agency must consider climate change in leasing decisions By Heather Smith March 29, 2018 In this story: public lands, coal, politics, climate change, federal climate policy
Can Atlantic Whale Deaths Be Stopped? Scientists look for answers after a spate of unusual mortality events By Dan Zukowski March 28, 2018 In this story: oceans, climate change
Bank Funding in Fossil Fuels Increased Last Year Ninth-annual report shows banks failed to align with Paris Agreement By Katherine Wei March 28, 2018 In this story: climate change, international climate policy
Activists Vow Fight as Congress Funds Portions of Border Wall New wall will slice natural areas in half By Daniel Blue Tyx March 27, 2018 In this story: borderlands, activism
Does Science Really Guide the Way We Manage Wildlife? Study suggests management agencies fail to detail scientific influence on decisions By Jason Daley March 26, 2018 In this story: wildlife, science
Native American Climber Works to Restore Indigenous Names to Peaks Natives Outdoors uses Facebook geotags to raise awareness about places we love By Ryan Dunfee March 24, 2018 In this story: climbing, indigenous communities