Boulderganic
We looked for some of the hottest places in California. We...
The first time ProPublica traveled to Thermal, California, in June 2020, the temperature happened to be 114 degrees, and we felt stupefied, literally unable...
Pumping seawater onto Antarctica won’t work
Sea level rise is likely to be a problem too big to handle. Geoengineers will not be able to magic away the rising tides,...
The best possible compromise
After years of requests from the wind energy industry, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will now be able to issue wind energy...
A CLIMATE JUSTICE REACTION TO THE COP21 AGREEMENT
What is the most important thing you’ve done in your life? Be a good parent to your kids? Adopt an abused animal? Be a teacher...
U.N. calls lethal Brazil dam burst a crime
The latest Brazil dam burst happened on Jan. 26 in the town of Brumadinho in the central state of Minas Gerais, less than a...
With rain barrels legal, what’s next for conservation?
As of last Wednesday, Coloradans can finally legally collect rainwater from their roof. It’s a small victory in the effort to manage water more...
Natural Habitat Adventures to offset air travel emissions for all clients
When Court Whelan isn’t leading zero-waste adventures through Yellowstone, watching polar bears from a rover in the Canadian Arctic, or taking teachers and curious...
Building change through changing buildings
On Jan. 26, 2001 the ground of Gujarat, India shook for more than 2 minutes. The earthquake killed between 13,000 and 20,000 people, injured...
Bearing witness
A stocky Western bluebird makes his home in a nest box.
The tenant’s glimmering blue suit, interrupted by a rusted vest, catches Mary Young’s attention,...
Americas Latino EcoFestival arrives for its fifth year
The fight to diversify the environmental movement has many battlefields and you cannot liberate them at the same time,” says Irene Vilar, founder of...
Water footprints
Costa Rican beer company Imperial made a bold statement last month with the announcement of “the world’s first and only water positive beer.” It’s...
How to save the economy and climate together
The warnings are stark. With the COVID-19 crisis wreaking global havoc and the overheating atmosphere threatening far worse in the long term, especially if...
