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

Cyberpunk Nation

How Donald Trump's America is being hacked by White Nationalism.

Juan Cole

Butterfly Population in the US has Shrunk by 22% Over Last 20 Years, Study Shows

Drop in line with rate of overall insect loss as scientists point to habitat loss, pesticide use and the climate crisis

Oliver Milman The Guardian

US Public Land Stewards Decry Firings and Loss of Knowledge

In February, thousands of civil servants were fired from agencies that study the country’s soils, seas, and skies

Gabrielle Canon The Guardian

Oaxaca’s Low-Tech Climate Solutions

Indigenous communities in this Mexican state are adopting inexpensive ecotechnologies to address drought.

Magdaléna Rojo

Most Jurors in Pipeline Case against Greenpeace Have Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry

Trial-monitoring committee in Dakota Access lawsuit have shared concerns of judicial bias and due-process violations

Rachel Leingang The Guardian

The Heart (or Graphite) of Greed

President Donald Trump’s obsession with Greenland is all about China.

Joshua Frank

Guardians of Small Things

Meet the individuals holding some lesser-known endangered species back from the brink of extinction in the US.

Sam Fletcher

How Scary Are Ghost Forests?

To combat climate change, researchers argue that inundated forests could be turned into marshland carbon sinks.

Scarlett Buckley

India’s $9bn Great Nicobar Megaproject Threatens Indigenous Languages

The project would shatter the delicate balance between language, culture, and ecology for the Nicobarese and Shompen people.

Ajay Saini and Anvita Abbi

Swamp Snakes and Scorpions

The utility and adventure of biodiversity surveys.

Don Lyman

A Return to Gaia

In Review: Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life

Sarah Boon

What If FEMA Didn’t Exist?

Could states handle the disaster response alone?

Ming Xie

What’s Next for a Warming Gulf Coast?

Driven by climate change, ‘tropicalization’ is upending ecosystems that millions of people rely on.

Jason Ruffin

‘Atomic Bamboozle’ Unpacks Another Nuclear Ballyhoo

A new documentary challenges the public relations campaign boosting nuclear power as the solution to the climate crisis.

Ed Rampell