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

Climate Advocates Outraged at Trump Administration Plans to Fast-track AI Sector

Scheme rolled out Wednesday reveals intent to dismantle some environmental and land-use regulations.

Dharna Noor The Guardian

We Need a Media 2.0 to Cover Trump 2.0

It’s time for the national press to let go of its one-sided portrayals that diminish pro-democracy climate activists.

Hanna E. Morris

Trump Administration Cuts $15M in Research into PFAS on US farms

PFAS-laden pesticides and sewage sludge used as fertilizer move into crops and nearby water sources.

Tom Perkins The Guardian

Deadly Floods Could Be New Normal As Trump Guts Federal Agencies, Experts Warn

Trump’s ‘cuts and chaos’ to agencies are opposite of what’s needed for era of worsening weather disasters, experts say

Nina Lakhani Oliver Milman The Guardian

Plastics Made the LA Fires Worse

But we have an opportunity to build back better.

Dianna Cohen and Grace Potter

Into the Forests of the Lost Frogs

Searching for clues about the disappearance of Costa Rica’s golden toad 30 years after it was last seen.

Trevor Ritland and Kyle Ritland

‘Forever Chemicals’ Threaten Community of Bay Fishers

A new study found rampant PFAS in fish in San Francisco Bay. People who eat those fish face grave health risks.

Audrey Mei Yi Brown

Windows Are the Number One Human Threat to Birds

An ecologist shares some simple steps to reduce collisions.

Jason Hoeksema

Indie Film Tells the Truth About the Dawn of the Atomic Age  

Bold new documentary ‘Trinity’ dares go where Hollywood filmmakers fear to tread.

Ed Rampell

Trump Hates Wind Power. These Texas Republicans Are Embracing It.

Turbines have become a financial lifeline in rural areas, but state legislators are now targeting them.

Oliver Milman The Guardian

Mumbai’s Indigenous Fishers Battle an Untenable Future

Decreasing yields due to climate disruption, overfishing, and development projects are forcing many Koli to abandon traditional practices.

Nicholas Muller

How Redefining Just One Word Could Gut the Endangered Species Act

Trump administration proposal to change the meaning of 'harm' would strip the law's ability to protect vital habitat.

Mariah Meek and Karrigan Börk

Scientists Racing to Address Wildfires in the US Southwest See Some Unexpected Desert Resilience

Nonnative grasses are driving large fires, but hope lies in science- and community-based restoration efforts and in the emerging nature of the deserts and native plants.

Anna Marija Helt

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