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

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