Talk on Data Center Reform Is Cheap. Our Electricity Bills Are Not.
The list of folks who claim to care about protecting consumers from paying for costs caused by data centers is lengthy. The time has come to call their bluffs.
Wheels Up! Grass, Birds, and Good Food Take Off at Rafter W Ranch
Lance Wheeler may have grown up in a Los Angeles suburb, but he always knew he wanted to be a cowboy. It was in his blood. His family raised cattle in Texas from before the Civil War until the...
Surveying Bobolinks to prevent future mortality
Written by Hailey Faurot, Student Conservation Association (SCA) intern with the Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary, including Buttercup Farm, Rheinstrom Hill, and Ramshorn-Livingston...
Galápagos corals show El Niño events are more extreme now than in past 1,000 years – here’s how my team made the discovery
Scientists went to the heart of the El Niño pattern to learn from living and fossil corals. The results show El Niño’s intensifying coincides with global warming.
When a mountain falls: How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic flood – and why climate change is raising the risks
A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.
A Banding “Grand Slam” at the Bent of the River Audubon Center
The Bent of the River Audubon Center is no sports stadium, but it was nevertheless the site of an exciting “grand slam” this year—just with birds, not baseballs. During a single session, their...
Celebrating Hog Island Audubon Camp’s 90th Anniversary
Walking through the serene spruce forest on Hog Island, you may come across an occasional old tree that stands out among the surrounding second growth. Forest ecologists call this a wolf tree. If you...
When the Ocean Gets Too Warm, Birds Go Hungry
For many, the Brown Pelican is a welcome sight on a beach visit – a sign of the warm sand and sun. They can be seen across this hemisphere’s coastlines but are most prevalent in those warmer...
As Eastern Washington Burns, a Long-Term Resilience Strategy Is More Important Than Ever
With smoke in the air and wildfires once again making headlines across the state, many communities are focused on the immediate challenges of fire response and public safety. Yet these events also...
Wood Thrush Quadrupled at this Hudson Valley Sanctuary
A walk in the woods has a different meaning at Stand 13 at the Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Sanctuary – getting hit by branches is a sign of success! This stand used to have a severe lack of...
Disappearing lakes and AI are helping scientists map Arctic permafrost thaw in near-real time
The abrupt disappearance of a lake is one clear sign that the ice below is melting, and a clue to wider permafrost changes.
Five Laws the Trump Administration’s Offshore Wind Buyouts May Have Broken
The Trump administration recently announced its latest salvo against offshore wind, the most recent deal in a series of deals over recent months that involves using billion dollars of US taxpayer money to buy wind developers out of their offshore leases across the country. These so-called “settlements,” crafted in the absence of any sort of