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The Northeast Has Unexpected Old-Growth Forests That Survived Colonial Axes

Expanding the remaining patches may hold the key to ecological resilience in the centuries to come

By Krista Langlois June 10, 2024

In this story: forests

View looking up the trunk of a white pine and the surrounding tree canopy in Mohawk Trail State Forest

The Giant Douglas Fir Tree in My Backyard Is a Time Machine

This portal to the fourth dimension shows how the past can inspire the future

By Jason Mark June 10, 2024

In this story: forests

View upward of a large Douglas fir towering over other trees near Jason Mark's house

4 Must-Read Books for Your Summer Reading List

These stories bring our relationship to the natural world into greater focus

By Jason Mark , Chloe Martinez , Jonathan Hahn , Claire Greenburger June 9, 2024

In this story: books, climate change

Nature Is for All of Us

Black people face enough barriers to enjoying the outdoors—self-defeating stereotypes should not be one of them

By Ben Jealous June 8, 2024

In this story: racial justice

ICYMI: Garbage Balloons, Human Ice Packs, E-bike Rebates & Free Electricity

Environmental news of the week for busy people

By Paul Rauber June 7, 2024

In this story: Roundup

Climate-Change-Intensified Summer Heat Is Already Impacting Outdoor Recreation

Could summer become a new offseason?

By Alison Harford June 6, 2024

In this story: climate change

Heat warning sign in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada USA

This Elite Transgender Rock Climber Is Making His Sport More Accessible to All

After winning the reality show "The Climb," Cat Runner is using his platform to advocate for equal representation for queer climbers

By Claire Greenburger June 5, 2024

In this story: climbing, sports, LGBT

A Billionaire-Backed City Promises to Be a Green Urban Paradise

But it may not be what it appears

Text and photographs by Claire Greenburger June 4, 2024

In this story: urban planning, urban living, sustainability, 100 percent clean energy

Totality Photobombed

A photographer got a once-in-a-lifetime shot during the spring solar eclipse

June 3, 2024

In this story: birds, photography

Black-and-white image of the 2024 solar eclipse with the silhouette of a frigate bird flying in front of the sun

How to Get PFAS "Forever Chemicals" Out of Your Diet

The first steps towards a plastic-free kitchen

By Larissa Zimberoff June 3, 2024

In this story: PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances), plastic

Researchers Are Losing Data Because of Climate Change

The Isle Royale Wolf Project and glacier studies are among the projects that have been hampered by a warming world

By Susan Cosier June 2, 2024

In this story: climate change, science, saving wild places

Photo of the Corbassière Glacier in Switzerland, Europe. | Photo by zulufriend/iStock

The Chicory Flower Contains Multitudes

Up close, one bloom becomes a whole bouquet

June 1, 2024

In this story: wildflowers

Close-up of blue chicory with curly styles dappled with white sticky balls of pollen

How Clean Energy Naysayers Help China and Hurt American Workers

Domestic EV manufacturing is a win-win-win for the United States

By Ben Jealous June 1, 2024

In this story: electric vehicles

The Ford F-150 Lightning sits on display at the Philadelphia Auto Show

Forever in the Distance

Some places are better left to the imagination

By Krista Langlois May 29, 2024

In this story: indigenous communities, wilderness

Illustration shows Sleeping Ute Mountain through binocular lenses

The National Park Service Is Getting Serious About Mental Health Care

Visitor fatalities, remoteness, and frequent transfers to new facilities all take a toll on rangers

By Margret Grebowicz May 28, 2024

In this story: national parks, America's National Parks, health, hiking, camping

Watch Out

Here’s how one wildlife advocate made her community safer for people and animals

Adapted from an interview by Lindsey Botts May 27, 2024

In this story: wildlife, activism

Unleash Our Public Lands

Congress has work to do to make it easier for Americans to enjoy the great outdoors

By Jason Mark May 26, 2024

In this story: national parks, public lands

Two connected red-orange sandstone arches in front of a blue and white cloudy sk

Biden’s Anti-NAFTA Moment

The Biden-Harris administration is laying the foundation for a jobs-filled green economy

By Ben Jealous May 25, 2024

In this story: green jobs, trade, electric vehicles

An employee works in the X3 X4 assembly hall at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, S.C.

Banks Continue to Prop Up Fossil Fuels as the Climate Crisis Accelerates

While clean energy ramps up, lenders keep fossil fuels alive

By Jonathan Hahn May 24, 2024

In this story: Fossil Free Finance, climate change

The Biden Administration Throws a Lifeline to the Greater Sage-Grouse

Public asked to weigh in on new rule to limit development on the bird's habitat across much of the West

By Alison Harford May 23, 2024

In this story: sage grouse, wildlife, saving wild places, endangered species, animals

A male Sage Grouse in full display on a lek in Montana. | Photo by KeithSzafranski/iStock