Are Social Media Videos Ruining the National Park Experience? By Rani Chor, & the West May 10, 2024 Influencers are broadcasting their park experiences to tens of thousands of followers. But at what cost? In this story: national parks, inspiring connections outdoors, social media toolkit
The Slow Flower Movement Aims to Create a More Sustainable Flower Industry By Rachel Kester May 9, 2024 As many blooms are grown with excessive pesticides, local flower farmers chart a new path In this story: holidays, sustainability, wildflowers, plastic, toxics
Values Collide as Lawmakers Consider How Wildlife Policy Is Created in Vermont By Lindsey Botts May 8, 2024 Lawmakers slow-walk a bill that conservation groups say would bring wildlife management into the 21st century In this story: wildlife, animals, animal rights, saving wild places
How to Green Your Pregnant or Postpartum Loved One By Jessian Choy May 7, 2024 Ask if they want these plastic-free pain-relief products, clothes, or pillows In this story: holidays, sustainability, Ms. Green
Kentucky Republicans Split Over Renewed Law to Prop Up Costly Coal Plants By Austyn Gaffney May 6, 2024 The billionaire-backed law shows the hold coal has over Kentucky In this story: coal
Forcing Polluters to Clean Up Their Mess Means New Hope for Communities By Ben Jealous May 5, 2024 The EPA will require power plants to deal with their toxic coal ash waste In this story: EPA, dirty fuels, coal ash
ICYMI: Moose Take Over Colorado, Putin Destroys Gazprom, Manhattan Entry Fee & Orangutan, Heal Thyself By Paul Rauber May 4, 2024 Environmental news of the week for busy people In this story: current events, Roundup
As the Environmental Crisis Worsens, So Too Does the Safety of Journalists Covering It By Nour Ghantous May 3, 2024 UNESCO is giving environmental journalism a much-needed spotlight during its annual World Press Freedom Day conference In this story: activism, environmental justice, environment, international environmental justice, international climate policy
President Biden Expands Two National Monuments in California By Lindsey Botts May 2, 2024 Here's what you need to know about San Gabriel Mountains and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monuments In this story: public lands, monuments, saving wild places, indigenous communities
A Solution to Waste That Isn't a Bunch of Garbage By Paul Rauber May 2, 2024 Ed Humes's book "Total Garbage" tackles the waste crisis with big solutions In this story: books, plastic
Take a Mindful Moment to Remember What Matters By Jason Mark May 2, 2024 Lydia Millet's book "We Loved It All" gives a nod to memory, history, and a greener future In this story: books, activism
A Searching, Deeply Empathetic Story for the Climate Age By Jonathan Hahn May 2, 2024 Martin MacInnes's new novel, "In Ascension," is a probing meditation of our age In this story: books, climate change
Climate Change Is Making Your Seasonal Allergies Worse By Jill Langlois May 1, 2024 You’re not imagining things. Here are ways to survive the symptoms. In this story: climate change, health
Warming May Cause Arctic Plants and Microbes to Release Carbon They Currently Store By Lydia Larsen April 30, 2024 New analysis shows that over time, this process could turn tundra ecosystems from carbon sinks to sources of emissions In this story: climate change, science
Goldman Prize Winner Andrea Vidaurre Campaigns for Clean Air By Claire Greenburger April 29, 2024 How a community organizer earned one of the world’s most prestigious environmental awards In this story: environmental justice, air, transportation, federal climate policy, electric vehicles
Accessibility Technology Ensures Everyone Gets a Day at the Beach By Nina R. Dietz April 28, 2024 The last decade’s advances in wheelchairs and sand mats allow people with disabilities more and better access to all the beach has to offer In this story: accessibility, oceans, earth day
What’s in a Bird Name? By Julia Zarankin April 27, 2024 Why ornithologists are in the process of removing people’s names from bird species In this story: birds
ICYMI: Sick Sawfish, Too Much Solar & Crocodile Fashionista Lands in the Pokey By Paul Rauber April 26, 2024 Environmental news of the week for busy people In this story: climate change, Roundup, current events
The Environmental Victories Keep on Comin’ By Alison Harford April 25, 2024 A cheat sheet for tracking the flood of good news from the Biden administration In this story: federal climate policy, clean energy
For Arbor Day, Let’s Reclaim the Term “Treehugger” By Ben Jealous April 25, 2024 The backstory on what is sometimes an insult In this story: forests