Biodiversity & Conservation
Behind the Scenes: Uncovering the Secret Lives of Cacti and Fungi in the Sonoran Desert
By Kiley Price
The Chesapeake Bay Program Reaches a Crossroads
By Aman Azhar
Political Whiplash Is Terrible for Wolves’ Future. But More Is Coming.
By Jake Bolster, Kiley Price
A Turning Point for the Ocean: What the High Seas Treaty Means
By Teresa Tomassoni
Human Impacts on Ocean Could Double or Triple by 2050, a New UC Santa Barbara Study Warns
By Teresa Tomassoni
At Climate Week, Chile and the UK Commit to Ocean-Based Action Plans Ahead of COP30
By Teresa Tomassoni
One of the First to Benefit From Trump’s Cuts to Environmental Review: a Nevada Gold Mine
By Wyatt Myskow
North Carolina Cattle Farmer to Pay $92,000 for Damaging Mountain Streams
By Lisa Sorg
Nominee for Top Federal Water Role Withdraws Amid Pushback from Some Colorado River States
By Alex Hager, KUNC
Plans Bloom for a Microforest in Princeton as New Jersey Residents Tackle Rising Heat
By Emilie Lounsberry
In the Philippines, a New Protected Seascape Safeguards ‘Super Reefs’
By Teresa Tomassoni
Monsters in Trouble
By Tina Deines
Billions Spent, Miles To Go: The Story of California’s Failure To Build High-Speed Rail
By Benton Graham, Grist
‘No One Comes Out of This Unscathed’: Experts Warn That Colorado River Use Needs Cutting Immediately
By Wyatt Myskow
Researchers Use AI to Predict Beavers’ Impact on Local Habitats—and Show How Humans Can Help
By Mackenzie White
House Republicans’ Use of Little-Known Law to Strike Down Public Land Plans Could Be Pandora’s Box Moment
By Zoë Rom