Biodiversity & Conservation

Corpus Christi Folds on Its Desalination Gamble

Years of blundering and project delays have pushed the South Texas city to the brink of crisis as drought bears down and industrial water use grows. The project’s failure leaves an uncertain future for Corpus Christi.

By Dylan Baddour

Activists Decry New Border Wall’s Impact on Wildlife

By Anita Snow, National Catholic Reporter

The Climate and Biodiversity Knowledge We Lose When Everything’s in English

By Kiley Price

In the Once Heavily Polluted Chicago River, More Fish, a Giant Snapping Turtle and an Upcoming Swim

By Leigh Giangreco

In Far Northeastern Maine, a Native Community Fights to Adapt to Climate Change

By Sydney Cromwell

Can Clams Make a Comeback on a Tribal Reservation in Maine?

By Sydney Cromwell

The Trump Administration Is Trying to Revoke the ‘Roadless Rule.’ The Public Won’t Have Much Time to Weigh In

By Sarah Mattalian

How Trump’s Anti-Environment Crusade Enriches Drug Traffickers

By Katie Surma

Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge

By Martha Pskowski

The Colorado River Is This Tribe’s ‘Lifeblood,’ Now They Want To Give It the Same Legal Rights as a Person

By Alex Hager, KUNC

The Trump Administration Dismisses the Endangered Species List as ‘Hotel California.’ But There’s Far More to the Story

By Kiley Price

Climate Change Likely to Expand the Range of an Asian Bat and the Deadly Disease it Carries

By Chad Small

Great Lakes Microplastics Research Could Inform National and Global Policy

By Sarah Mattalian

Amid Tense Negotiations Over the Colorado River’s Future, Arizona Mayors Unite Against ‘Threat’ to State’s Water

By Wyatt Myskow

Court Temporarily Halts Land Transfer That Would Allow a Mine to Destroy Western Apache Sacred Land

By Wyatt Myskow

The Chinese Dam Threatening the World’s Most Endangered Ape

By Nicholas Kusnetz

A Vermont Forest Tries a New Model of Growth, Diversity and Logging

By Olivia Gieger

The Slow-Moving Fight to Clean New Jersey’s Most Contaminated River

By Anna Mattson

Can We Alter the Ocean to Counter Climate Change Faster? This Experiment Aims to Find Out

By Teresa Tomassoni