The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have been making it worse
A major atmospheric river brought record precipitation to the Pacific Northwest, yet the snow and water supply still suffered. It’s a growing problem.
Audubon Florida is Down for This Count – the Christmas Bird Count!
Between mid-December and early January, Audubon Florida staff and volunteers participated in the 126th annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, a community science effort to document all of the birds...
5 Reasons Trump’s Fuel-Economy Standards Rollback Is a White Elephant Gift No One Wants
Are American consumers ready to be bilked out of their hard-earned money again?
The Road to True Grid Resilience is Paved With Science and Community Voice
Those of us who live in the central United States are all too familiar with extreme weather events and their implications for the electricity that powers our homes and businesses. Off the top of my head, I can think of several storms that cut the power to my home in Wisconsin, including a particularly severe
The 10 Worst Power Outages in the Central United States Since 2020—And How We Build Back Better
Each of these “top ten” events lasted for multiple days and was associated with compound weather events occurring over a large geographic region.
What a Decade of Outages Teaches Us About Where Resilience Must Begin
For the past ten years, the electricity grid in the central United States has been telling us a story quietly, consistently, and honestly, in the dark. Tuning into that story began with asking a simple but essential question, one that kept resurfacing in our conversations as we grapple with the climate crisis: as climate change
The western US is in a snow drought – here’s how a storm made it worse
A major atmospheric river brought record precipitation to the Pacific Northwest, yet the snow and water supply still suffered. It’s a growing problem.
This Roaming Raptor Has Been Surprising U.S. Birders—and More Could Be on the Way
As a professional hawk counter, David Brown has seen a lot of raptors—and fantasized about even more. “You’re always dreaming about some of the rare stuff that might show up,” Brown...
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Christmas Bird Count Summary for 2025
The results are in! A total of 43 Christmas Bird Count participants (including staff and volunteers) joined forces on Saturday, December 20, to participate in the 126th annual count in and around...
LA fires 1 year later: Chemicals from smoke lingered inside homes long after the wildfires were out – studies tracked the harm
When cities burn, plastics, electronics, cleaning chemicals and much more create a toxic brew. Studies launched during the LA fires a year ago show exposure is often strongest inside homes.
How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife
Recent advances in computer vision and other types of artificial intelligence offer an opportunity for facial recognition to apply to bears and other animals.
Why 2026 could see the end of the Farm Bill era of American agriculture policy
Farm bills – famously complex legislative and spending balances between farm subsidies, food assistance, conservation and more – have tended to be passed about every five years since 1933.