Recent News
- Behind the ‘butter board’: How the Dairy Lobby Took Over Your Feed
- The Gulf Coast is Home to One of the Last Healthy Coral Reefs. It’s Surrounded By Oil.
- Microsoft employees spent years fighting the tech giant’s oil ties. Now, they’re speaking out.
- Texas Inmates Are Being ‘cooked to death’ in Extreme Heat, Complaint Alleges
Succeeding Overall at Slowing Biodiversity Loss, Global Study Confirms
“When it works, it really works,” said Penny Langhammer, co-author of the study and executive vice president of Re:wild
Oil Companies or Climate Champions?
The Senate Budget Committee, led by climate champion, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), skillfully showed how a hearing on what oil companies do with their huge profits could expose the fossil fuel industry’s long-running and expensive disinformation campaigns about their impact on climate.
Black History is More Than a Month
I wrote this photo essay in 2019 about the growing danger of the disappearance of Black history, of environmental justice, and of the wonderful wildlife in the rivers and estuaries of historic Eastern Shore, Maryland, because of climate change, sea-level rise, and the need for more Americans to take action.
Biden’s Bureau of Land Management Will Offer Leasing of Public Lands for Conservation
The Biden administration has finalized a new rule to protect United States public lands.
Geothermal Heat Pumps Are Helping Clean Up City Buildings
Initiatives in Austin, New York City, and beyond are aiming to curb costs and boost adoption of geothermal heating and cooling to reduce CO2 from buildings.
A Suburban Wilderness: Dams, Spillways, Gathering Places, and Decay
When I think of suburbia, I imagine decay. In reading much of Rachel Carson’s writing, I can feel the tension she maintains in balancing optimism and grief for the natural environment.