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Trump’s (in)Actions on Climate Have Turned Him into an Outcast

July 21, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

By leaving the Paris Agreement, the president also withdrew the country from the world community. Does he understand what this means? Does he even care?

With a Few Creative Touches, Pollution Masks Become Symbols of Hope

July 12, 2017 PerspectivesUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Maskbook invites people around the world to express their environmental anxieties.

This Tiny Seabird’s Colossal Migration Is in Danger from All Sides

June 14, 2017 Latest NewsDelawareJason Bittel

Rufa red knots rely on Delaware’s horseshoe crab–covered beaches, but climate change and development threaten both species’ survival.

Signs of Climate Hope from Congress. Wait, What?

June 2, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

As Trump pulls out of Paris—and the world sighs in disgust—a bipartisan House caucus may be our last, best hope for taking the politics out of climate policy.

Can a Chlamydia Vaccine Save Koalas?

June 1, 2017 Latest NewsInternationalJason Bittel

Australia’s resident cuties are falling victim to a gruesome disease—but habitat loss is the real culprit.

These Christians Are on a Climate Mission—and Winning Converts

May 5, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Millennial evangelicals are rejecting the climate denial of the previous generation—and taking action as an expression of their faith.

A Hunter Asks, “Why Are Lead Bullets Still a Thing?”

March 30, 2017 PerspectivesUnited StatesJason Bittel

Lead is poison. Why would we want it on our public lands and in our food?

The Most Unexplored Habitat on Earth Is Packed with Pollution

February 28, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

A new study of deep-sea amphipods living six miles beneath the sea’s surface finds surprising levels of toxic chemicals.

El Jefe the Jaguar Is Also Not a “Bad Dude”

February 15, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesClara Chaisson

Another reason to oppose President Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico: It would be devastating for wildlife.

Could Grizzlies Make Good Neighbors?

February 13, 2017 ExplainerWashingtonJason Bittel

In Washington State, biologists and conservationists are working to open the wilderness (and people’s minds) to the Great Bear.

Trump’s Attack on Endangered Species Really Stings

February 2, 2017 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

Thanks to the Trump administration’s regulatory freeze, the endangered rusty patched bumblebee might not get the protections it desperately needs.

The Four Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse

December 14, 2016 PerspectivesUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

With one week’s worth of appointments, the president-elect has shown all his environmental policy cards. And—surprise!—they’re covered with oil.

Road Salt Sex Change: How Deicing Messes with Tadpole Biology

December 9, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

Road salt can cause deformities, impact survival rates, and even switch female tadpoles into males.

Can Noise Pollution Affect the Way Mongooses Sniff Out Their Enemies?

December 1, 2016 Latest NewsUnited StatesJason Bittel

New research shows that sound can mess with other senses like sight and smell.

Before Flint, Before East Chicago, There Was Smeltertown

November 29, 2016 DispatchFlint, Indiana, Texas, NewarkLauren Villagran

After a 1970s CDC study showed that the mostly Mexican-American population of this Texas town had dangerously high blood lead levels, its buildings were demolished and its residents were booted.