Biodiversity & Conservation

Q&A: How the Wolves’ Return Enhances Biodiversity

A Fracker in Pennsylvania Wants to Take 1.5 Million Gallons a Day From a Small, Biodiverse Creek. Should the State Approve a Permit?

By Jake Bolster

Protecting Margaritaville: Jimmy Buffett, Bama and the Fight to Save the Manatee

By Lee Hedgepeth

Crowding Out Cougars

By Liza Gross,  Photos by Michael Kodas

Like Canaries in a Coal Mine, Dragonflies Signal Threats to Freshwater Ecosystems

By Juanita Gordon

Corporate Nature Restoration Results Murky at Best, Greenwashed at Worst

By Bob Berwyn

Lobstermen Face Hypoxia in Outer Cape Waters

By Georgia Hall, Provincetown Independent

New Research Shows Direct Link Between Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Polar Bear Decline

By Bob Berwyn

Q&A: From Coal to Prisons in Eastern Kentucky, and the Struggle for a ‘Just Transition’

By James Bruggers

Could ‘One Health’ be the Optimal Approach for Human, Animal and Environmental Health?

By Emma Peterson

Warmer Waters Put Sea Turtles on a Collision Course With Humans

By Georgia Hall, Provincetown Independent

After Decades Of Oil Drilling, Indigenous Waorani Group Fights New Industry Expansions In Ecuador

By Katie Surma

What’s More Harmful to Birds in North Dakota: Oil and Gas Drilling, or Corn and Soybeans?

By Lydia Larsen

Carbon Offsets to Reduce Deforestation Are Significantly Overestimating Their Impact, a New Study Finds

By Keerti Gopal

Appalachian Economy Sees Few Gains From Natural Gas Development, Report Says

By Jon Hurdle

Frustrated by a Lack of Details, Communities Await Federal Decision on Protecting New York From Coastal Storm Surges

By Delaney Dryfoos

For Florida’s Ailing Corals, No Relief From the Heat

By Amy Green

Marvin Hayes Is Spreading ‘Compost Fever’ in Baltimore’s Neighborhoods. He Thinks it Might Save the City.

By Aman Azhar