Another Timber War Looms

Allowing the liquidation of old-growth forests could set off another era of conflict between loggers and environmentalists in the Pacific Northwest.

Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate

Ad Industry Grapples with Role Selling Consumption in Climate Crisis

Does being an effective agency mean selling more products or can it mean helping mitigate the climate emergency?

Amy Westervelt The Guardian

Preserving the Abodes of Tibetan Buddhist Deities

Under increasing climate pressures in Northeast India, monks and monasteries safeguard local lakes and forests.

Bikash K. Bhattacharya

Centuries-Old Trees Offer Clues to the Ongoing Southwest Megadrought

Scientists are using tree rings to inform climate research, but old specimens are increasingly vulnerable in our warming world.

Meryl Phair

US and China’s Joint Climate Plan Leaves Key Questions Unanswered

The breakthrough has been welcomed by experts — but it lacks specific emissions cuts or a commitment to phase out fossil fuels.

Oliver Milman The Guardian

Off Track

A road project through the Alaskan tundra could open up the Brooks Range to mining and harm wildlife and Native lifeways.

Benjamin Alva Polley

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Youth Activists are Leading the Way to Sustainable Schools

Muskan Walia and Angelina Xu were recognized by this year's Brower Youth Awards for their environmental leadership.

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A decades-long project to restore Galapagos giant tortoises is changing the face of the island of Española.

Syris Valentine

The Struggle to Balance Safety and Public Access at California’s Abandoned Mines

Tens of thousands of such sites litter the state, posing a safety threat to hikers, thriller seekers, and wildlife.

Leah Campbell

Global Climate Politics and the Dangers of Solar Geoengineering

Solar radiation modification poses serious political and environmental risks.

Gary Graham Hughes KPFA - Terra Verde

Earth Island Advances Legal Action Against Major Companies Responsible for Plastic Waste

Suit alleges that food, beverage, and consumer goods corporations like Coca-Cola and Pepsi mislead consumers on recycling.

Zoe Loftus-Farren

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