Zone Zero: Can Removing Vegetation Within 5 Feet of Homes Really Reduce Wildfire Risk?

The debate around removing plants is distracting from the essential and urgent work of implementing other home hardening measures, say scientists.

Maureen Nandini Mitra KPFA - Terra Verde

The Comparison that Counts

There’s real harm that will come to places and people as we build out a new energy future. For me, the question becomes how that harm compares with the ongoing harm of our present system.

Bill McKibben

No Free Lunch

In Review: We are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save the Climate

Jason Mark

Nine Months On, Damage Lingers from Black Sea Tanker Spills

Marine life in the large inland sea has suffered significantly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Deanna Altomara

Centering Equity in Home Decarbonization

The push to make sure that low-income communities don't get left behind when it comes to electrification.

Zoe Loftus-Farren KPFA - Terra Verde

Portraits of a Planet
in Crisis

Images and thoughts from US regions marked by ecological decline.

Story and images by Amelia DiGiano

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The Return of Scotland’s White-Tailed Eagles

Successful reintroduction of the iconic raptors has brought broad ecological benefits, along with challenges for Highlands farmers.

Mirali Shukla

Giving New Life to Old Stuff

Reducing waste and building community through the reuse economy.

Zoe Loftus-Farren KPFA - Terra Verde

Harnessing Art to Save Mexico’s Small Cats

An annual drawing contest aims to raise public awareness of the country’s lesser-known felids and the threats they face.

Sean Mowbray

More than 400 People Suspected to Have Died from Extreme Heat in Arizona County this Summer

August is on track to be hottest on record, with temperatures hitting at least 110°F nearly every day.

Nina Lakhani The Guardian

Citizen Scientists Track How Birds Navigate Smoke-Filled Skies

Smoke obscures how birds respond to wildfires. One citizen science initiative is seeing through the haze.

Rebecca Lerner

California Rolls Back Landmark Environmental Law

Sweeping changes to the California Environmental Quality Act were recently signed into law, raising alarm among environmental justice advocates.

Hannah Wilton KPFA - Terra Verde

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