So What the Heck Is Net Zero, Anyway? By Nick Cunningham February 7, 2022 The latest in corporate greenwashing, explained In this story: climate change
Funding to Clean Up Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells Is on the Way. Now We Just Have to Find Them. By Lance Frazer February 6, 2022 Drone technology offers a promising new way to track down abandoned sites In this story: oil, dirty fuels
The Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorists and the Butterflies By Carson Vaughan February 5, 2022 Marianna Wright, executive director of the QAnon-attacked National Butterfly Center, gets candid with Sierra In this story: borderlands, politics
ICYMI: Bye-Bye Waikiki, Excess Peafowl & Gonna Need a Bigger Boat By Paul Rauber February 4, 2022 A weekly roundup for busy people In this story: climate change
Plan a Plant-Based Year of the Tiger By Aaron Mok February 3, 2022 Usher in Lunar New Year with five Asian food bloggers’ fave vegan recipes In this story: vegan, food and drink, vegetarian
As “Ghost Owls” Approach Literal Ghosthood, So Do We By Brendan Curtinrich February 2, 2022 As farms disappear, Iowa becomes less habitable for our longtime neighbor the barn owl In this story: wildlife
11 National Park Sites Where You Can Honor Black History Month By Noah Schlager February 1, 2022 Go straight to the scenes that hatched pivotal moments in history this month In this story: national parks
Don’t Miss These Four Films About Activism By Heather Smith January 31, 2022 Sundance films about social change to look for this year In this story: film, environmental justice, climate change, politics, indigenous communities
The Best (and the Weirdest) Nature Films From Sundance By Heather Smith January 30, 2022 Three nature films to look out for in 2022 In this story: film, animals, wildlife, entertainment, science
Biden Administration Moves to Protect the Boundary Water Wilderness From Mining By Conor Mihell January 29, 2022 Decision marks a reversal to the Trump policy—and hopefully the happy end of this long-running conservation fight In this story: public lands
ICYMI: Toxic Yoga Pants, Land Back on the Lost Coast & SCOTUS Takes On WOTUS By Paul Rauber January 28, 2022 A weekly roundup for busy people In this story: climate change
How to Create a Happy, Equitable, Green World By Jessian Choy January 27, 2022 Start with creating one for yourself: Try radical hospitality, decolonized climate-aware therapy, and more surprising action items. In this story: activism, Ms. Green
Without Federal Protection, Yellowstone’s Wolves Are Being Decimated By Juliet Grable January 26, 2022 Outrage is mounting as hunters kill wolves near the park In this story: wolves
7 Signs That the Mainstream Has a Beef With Beef By Katie O'Reilly January 25, 2022 As the climate crisis intensifies, the plant-based lifestyle becomes increasingly conventional In this story: food and drink, vegetarian, vegan
“The Wall: Climb for Gold” Is a Quintessential Sports Film By Drew Higgins January 24, 2022 The documentary offers a gripping portrait of rock climbing’s first Olympians In this story: film, climbing
Don’t Just Look Up; Look Around By Carolyn Norr January 23, 2022 To succeed, the climate movement must address the overlapping crises many of us face In this story: climate change
How Do Ocean Wind Turbines Affect Wildlife? By Jared Brey January 21, 2022 If a bird encounters a wind turbine at sea, will it fly around it? In this story: offshore wind, clean energy, birds
ICYMI: A Thousand Whale Spouts, a New Coral Reef & Voting Rights Defeat By Paul Rauber January 20, 2022 A weekly roundup for busy people In this story: climate change
It’s Do or Die Time for Build Back Better By James Steinbauer January 20, 2022 Democratic leaders need to salvage this must-pass climate legislation before the midterm elections consume Washington In this story: politics, climate change
Coal Miners Weren’t Happy When Joe Manchin Derailed Build Back Better By Austyn Gaffney January 19, 2022 The United Mine Workers of America issued a statement criticizing the senator for withdrawing his support from the legislation In this story: coal