Donald Trump’s Feverish Lust for Green Energy Resources

It’s not about the climate, it’s about greed.

Joshua Frank

Starch-based Bioplastic May be as Toxic as Petroleum-based Plastic, Study Finds

Bioplastics, heralded for supposedly breaking down more quickly, can cause similar health problems to other plastics

Tom Perkins The Guardian

Wildlife Protection at the Cost of Human Lives

Critics say rangers in Eswatini are using a decades-old law to avoid accountability in the killings of dozens of suspected poachers.

Nokukhanya Musi-Aimienoho

A Lake Is Saved

How villagers at Lake Elemetaita restored an entire ecosystem in Kenya’s Rift Valley.

Daniel Sitole

The Rise of Deadly Ship Collisions in Chile

On average, five fatal whale strikes occur in the country’s waters each year, the highest in the world – and just a fraction of the total number killed, say researchers.

Charis McGowan The Guardian

Wind Development Encounters Resistance in Japan

Fishing communities and conservationists are pushing back against offshore wind projects.

Nithin Coca

In Zimbabwe, Community Seed Banks Are Helping Build Climate Resilience

The system, which empowers farmers to produce diverse crops and own the means of production, is gaining traction worldwide.

Diana Kruzman

Immigrants Cleaning Up Wildfire-Stricken LA Face Hazardous Conditions

Advocates say workers risk their health and fear speaking out about conditions amid Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Hilary Beaumont The Guardian

‘An Outlier’: Why Does the US Rank Lower on Demands for Climate Action?

Support for climate action is growing in the US, but partisan divides and fossil fuel interests hold sway.

Danielle Renwick The Guardian

The Last of Their Kind

A former wilderness guide reflects on extinction under the second run of an administration bent on destroying wildlands.

Michael Engelhard

Green Groups Sue Trump Administration over Climate Webpage Removals

The White House has pulled federal webpages tracking climate and environmental justice data.

Dharna Noor The Guardian

Practice Re-Enchantment

Be like dragonfly, in the right place at the right time, living the infinite number of moments one at a time that make up a complete life.

Brooke Williams

Trump Officials Quietly Move to Reverse Bans on Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’

EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants.

Tom Perkins The Guardian

Deforestation is Quietly Ravaging US Forests. Trump is Taking an Axe to Protections

Unsustainable logging is one of the global north’s best-kept secrets. We’re running out of time to stop it.

Jennifer Skene The Guardian

Elon Musk, ‘A Walking Conflict of Interest’

DOGE head honcho’s companies are set to rake in billions in NOAA, NASA, and defense contracts.

Paul Koberstein

My Week with a Marbled Murrelet

Thirty years after I cared for a rescued murrelet chick, many questions remain about the species’ future.

Betsy L. Howell