Biodiversity & Conservation

Efforts to Reduce Toxic Algae in Lake Erie Appear to Be Making Progress. Now They Face State and Federal Cuts

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

Wyoming’s Crowded Lonesome Lake Tops EPA’s National Survey for Fecal Contamination

By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile

Southwestern Drought Likely to Continue Through 2100, Research Finds

By Wyatt Myskow

Prominent Everglades Scientist Prepares for Jail Amid Bitter Legal Dispute with Former Employer

By Amy Green

Humans Are Wiping Out Water Bodies That Life Depends On, New Report Says

By Katie Surma

Bessemer, Alabama, Could Face Legal Action Over Environmental Impacts From a ‘Hyperscale’ Data Center

By Lee Hedgepeth

Baltimore’s Wetlands Restoration Pushes Ahead Despite Federal Funding Setbacks

By Aman Azhar

Water Utility Says It Can’t Meet Demand for Alabama Data Center Without ‘Significant Upgrades’

By Lee Hedgepeth

Can Shoreline Restoration Rein in Rising Flood Insurance Prices?

By Sydney Cromwell, Southern Science

In Florida’s Fragile Everglades, Trump Praises ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

By Amy Green

Border Wall Plans at New Mexico’s Mount Cristo Rey Raise Environmental Concerns

By Martha Pskowski

Part of the New York City Park Experience: Joining the War on Invasives

By Naaja Flowers

Helping Bees Find New Homes Across New York City, From Fresh Kills to Street Planters

By Lauren Dalban

Chesapeake Bay Program Says No to Full Membership for Virginia Tribal Nations—for Now

By Aman Azhar

Huge Public Land Sale Stripped from Senate Bill—For Now—But Assault on Federal Land Protections Continues

By Wyatt Myskow

Searching for Hidden Fungi in the Sonoran Desert

By Wyatt Myskow

Scientists’ Letter Urges Brazil’s President Lula to Reject New Amazon and Offshore Drilling

By Bob Berwyn

Alabama Environmental Groups Secure Rare Win in Fight to Update Water Toxicity Standards

By Dennis Pillion