GE American Chestnut — Restoration of a Beloved Species or Trojan Horse for Tree Biotechnology?
Biotech industry hopes that getting genetically engineered chestnut approved for conservation planting will soften public opposition to transgenic trees.
Rachel SmolkerAnne Petermann
With Dozens of Sick Children, Parents Took a Hard Look at Their Town’s Toxic Legacy
The carcinogen TCE has been lurking in the ground beneath Franklin, Indiana, for decades. Now families are demanding answers.
Susan Cosier
Students Accuse US Schools of Censoring Climate Crisis Message in Graduation Speeches
Highschoolers say authorities have barred them from reading text that warns of ‘catastrophic climate change’ for being too political.
Oliver MilmanThe Guardian
Florida’s Ongoing Struggle with Non-Native Water Hyacinth
The Sunshine State continues controversial spraying of herbicides like glyphosate to combat the aquatic weed.
Robert Beringer
Old-Growth Logging Leaves Black Bears without Dens, Biologists Say
British Columbia protects beaver lodges and occupied migratory bird nests, but there are no regulations protecting black bear dens in most parts of the province.
Sarah Cox
California’s Twin Tunnels Water Project Is Dead. What’s Next?
Environmental advocates are cautiously optimistic about plans to downscale the controversial WaterFix project.
Cindy Xin
Trump Administration Rebrands Natural Gas as ‘Freedom Gas’
Department of Energy calls fossil fuels 'US molecules of US Freedom' as administration redoubles assault on the climate.
Andy Rowell
‘The Biggest Challenge Was Not Being Heard’
A conversation with Washington activist who helped stop North America’s largest oil terminal project.
Maureen Nandini Mitra
As a GMO Stunt, Professor Tasted Pesticide and Gave it To Students
People who offer to taste pesticides are not doing science. They are promoting corporate products, in this case Bt Brinjal.
Jonathan Latham
Misreading the Story of Climate Change and the Maya
Instead of focusing on the final stages of Classic Maya civilization, society can learn from the practices that enabled it to survive for nearly 700 years.
Kenneth Seligson
The Biomass Delusion Comes to Mississippi
Lucedale citizens protest plans for largest wood pellet plant in the world.
Rita Frost
Learning from the Camp Fire Six Months On
California’s deadliest wildfire holds important lessons for communities across the West as we approach a new fire season.
George Wuerthner
AI-Backed Sensors Help Reduce Wind Turbine Risks to Protected Birds
New technology identifies target species, shuts down turbines to avoid deadly collisions
Angela Sivak
The Philippines Is Rallying Behind Its Disappearing Dwarf Buffalo
From Indigenous groups to international conservation organizations, everyone is getting in line to save the critically endangered tamaraw.
Jason Bittel
Will Congress Find the Political Will to Fix Our Federal Flood Insurance System?
Legislators just punted — for the 11th time — on an opportunity to fix the government program that assesses flood risk.
Tara Lohan
A Sense of ‘Flight Shame’ May be Changing Travel Habits
In parts of Europe, air travel is becoming taboo for its big carbon footprint.
