Why the Spokane wildfires became so catastrophic
Extreme fire conditions converged in suburban neighborhoods built into the forests, shrubland and grasslands and quickly spread.
Extreme fire conditions converged in suburban neighborhoods built into the forests, shrubland and grasslands and quickly spread.
If you’ve ever driven through Southern California in late summer, you probably are familiar with the rolling, brown hills that cover the landscape, typical of the coastal sage scrub plant...
In early July, I paid a visit to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, part of a celebration honoring late Congressman John Dingell’s 100th birthday. I left with a renewed...
Destacamos formas de celebrar la sabiduría, la alegría, la belleza y la resistencia de los indígenas wounaan mientras hablamos de la historia.
We highlight ways to celebrate Wounaan wisdom, joy, beauty and resistance while discussing centuries of taking from Indigenous communities.
On extremely hot days and in the aftermath of storms, people tend to hole up inside. Losing festivals, traditions and gathering places can worsen that loneliness.
In the middle of a hot afternoon, between the glistening ocean and pristine white sands, I walk my wagon along the shoreline. Within the wagon is my umbrella, beach chair, binoculars, a camera, a...
The average EV outperforms the most efficient gas cars on the market in regions covering 96% of the US population.
Across the American West, working lands sit at the center of some of conservation’s greatest challenges. Grasslands face drought, floods, fragmented habitat, invasive species, wildfire, and...
Cooking gas and diesel fuel are among the oil products whose supply levels have been affected already. Here’s why to expect long-term shortages.
UCS is helping to rebuild federal science infrastructure and institutions from outside the government... to preserve what’s being dismantled within it.
What does a just land transition look like?