The New Federal Climate Legislation Will Accelerate the Adoption of Electric Vehicles Here’s what the IRA means for the transportation sector By Parker Yamasaki September 12, 2022 In this story: electric vehicles, climate change
How to Garden for the Coming Disasters Growing equity, plus carrots, peas, and cucumbers By Kea Krause September 11, 2022 In this story: community garden, urban planning
The Skinny on California’s Big New Climate Legislation With backing from Governor Newsom, California is leading on climate action By R.L. Miller September 10, 2022
ICYMI: California Baking, Wildlife Criminals, Right to Wade & Mind That Torque! A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber September 8, 2022 In this story: climate change
The Manchin Side Deal Could Keep the Mountain Valley Pipeline Alive Community organizers resisting the project say they won’t be traded away By Jonathan Hahn September 8, 2022 In this story: climate change, pipelines
The Tale of the Trojan Trout Can the introduction of a genetically modified invader save the West’s native fish? By Jeremy Miller September 6, 2022 In this story: science, fish, technology
What It Means to Sign On to the New Outdoorist Oath A fresh nonprofit celebrates the nexus where the planet, inclusion, and adventure intersect By Heather Hansman September 5, 2022 In this story: activism, adventure
The Black Dunes of Detroit A Downriver childhood By Nancy Dziedzic September 4, 2022 In this story: transportation, clean energy, dirty energy, racial justice
Want to Go Off-Grid? Don’t Buy a Big House. How our family’s quest to go carbon neutral hit a very big snag By Anrica Deb September 3, 2022 In this story: renewable energy, utility rates, clean energy, lifestyle, science
ICYMI: Too Much Water, Not Enough, Russian Defenestration & the End of an Unknown People A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber September 2, 2022 In this story: climate change
Environmental Justice Advocates Respond to the Inflation Reduction Act While some celebrate the billions of dollars for disadvantaged communities, others say compromises in the act put those same communities at risk By Tatum McConnell September 1, 2022 In this story: climate change, Inflation Reduction Act
What It Will Take to Build a Broad-Based Movement for a Just Transition Environmental and labor organizers reflect on hard-won lessons By David Bacon August 31, 2022 In this story: environmental justice, climate change, labor
An Arctic Village Is Reclaiming Indigenous Architecture Can traditional techniques protect against an uncertain future? By Karen Gardiner August 30, 2022 In this story: travel, lifestyle, Alaska
Solar and Wind Poised to Soar After New Climate Law Transmission bottlenecks remain a key hurdle for faster growth By Nick Cunningham August 29, 2022 In this story: renewable energy, climate change, Inflation Reduction Act
DIY Meadows Bringing back the Indigenous ecosystems that Victoria, British Columbia, lost after colonization By Kat Tancock August 28, 2022 In this story: ecosystems
New Spit Answers Raise More Spit Questions Mucin, a key building block of saliva, is extremely good at evolving By Heather Smith August 27, 2022 In this story: science, health, animals
ICYMI: Buddhas Revealed, Republicans Hating On Trees, Polio Is Back & Rebranding Swastika Mountain A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber August 26, 2022 In this story: climate change
Three Ecological Lessons From Toni Morrison The Nobel winner had a keen eye for the natural world By Paige Curtis August 24, 2022 In this story: books, racial justice, environmental justice, saving wild places, animals
Ready to Chill Out? Look No Further Than Nature’s Fractals. Studies suggest that as we turn our backs on shapes in nature, we’re losing our sense of place and home By Lance Frazer August 24, 2022 In this story: lifestyle
Citizen Scientists Rally for Pacific Northwest Monarchs The butterflies made a showy return this year after a long absence By Juliet Grable August 23, 2022 In this story: insects