In Defense of the Immigrant

In plant ecology, it’s time to retire the use of words like “invasive” and rethink our management of changing ecosystems.

Julie Stromberg

California Subsidies for Dairy Cows’ Biogas Are a Lose-Lose, Activists Say

The state pumps millions into methane produced by manure — but critics say it increases greenhouse gas emissions and encourages factory farming.

Michael Sainato The Guardian

Bringing Back the Atlantic Forest’s Juçara Palm

In Brazil’s São Paulo state, an agroforestry program is betting on the next “superfood” to support economic development alongside conservation.

Lobato Felizola

EU Includes Gas and Nuclear in Guidebook for ‘Green’ Investments

Commission’s move widely criticised as undermining efforts to keep global heating below 1.5C.

Jennifer Rankin The Guardian

Rice Farming to Restore Soil

In California’s Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, farmers are converting corn fields to rice in an effort to stop subsidence and reduce carbon emissions.

Naoki Nitta

How Brad Pitt’s Green Housing for Katrina Survivors Turned into a Nightmare

The vast majority of the recently constructed homes are riddled with construction-related problems that have led to mold, rotting wood, flooding, and more.

Judith Keller

Could Mimicking Birds and Bees Help Save the Planet?

Mother Nature offers solutions to many of our ecological crises in this new, futuristic documentary series.

Ed Rampell

Armed Attack on Environmental Lawyer’s Home Alarms DRC Rights Defenders

Timothée Mbuya believes the attack is linked to a report he published on encroachment into protected areas.

Soraya Kishtwari

Controversial Commercial Spaceport Clears FAA Hurdle in Georgia

Opponents point to environmental and safety risks of a rocket launch site near Cumberland Island National Seashore.

Jonathan Shipley

An Unfolding Disaster in Brazil

Unusually heavy January rains strain dozens of tailings dams in Minas Gerais state, raising risk of collapse.

Jan Morrill

Got Rid of the Lawn? Now How About Some Lazy Rewilding?

'Nobody really needs to be putting so much sweat equity into destroying an ecosystem.’

Jade Prévost-Manuel

Ecdysis: Shed the Old Ways and Begin Anew

As Hungary’s meadow adders show — give nature a bit of support, and it pays you back tenfold.

Karen Lloyd

US, Canada, and Norway Are “Pumping More Oil Than Ever”

Last year, the three countries positioned themselves as climate leaders.

Andy Rowell

Solving the Mystery of Washington’s Bigleaf Maple Die-Off

After years of investigations, a research team identifies heat and drought as the primary culprits behind a decade-long decline.

Ian Rose

Chemical Pollution has Passed Safe Limit for Humanity, Say Scientists

Study calls for cap on production and release as pollution threatens global ecosystems upon which life depends.

Damian Carrington The Guardian

Inspiring Awe for Rays in the Gulf of California

In Baja, a female-led research team is helping local fishers become mobula ray conservationists.

Keegan Sentner