Why states are walking back their own climate and energy laws, and what they might do instead
Many steps that are good for clean energy also dovetail with federal priorities, from affordable housing to data centers and rural development.
Senate Agriculture Committee Releases Farm Bill Proposal
(Washington D.C.--June 24, 2026)--Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-Ark.) this week released text for a Senate companion bill to the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026...
10 Fun Facts About the Painted Bunting
In a world increasingly polluted by AI slop, the Painted Bunting might make you think twice: Is that bird real? Fortunately for us, male Painted Buntings—adorned with splashes of primary colors...
The Birds of Our Lives
I walk my dogs along the Potomac River most evenings. My route has become second nature, the curve of the path, the movement of the river, the parts of the walk I know by heart. Often, I turn a bend...
Making Sense
Chances are, if you’ve spent any time near a body of water, you have seen an Osprey. Aptly nicknamed fish hawks, the birds hunt along coastlines, rivers, and lakes throughout the hemisphere and the...
In Alabama’s Black Belt, Scientists Are Banding Birds In Rare Patches of Prairie to Aid Restoration Efforts
Last winter, Lianne Koczur traveled to Central Alabama to glimpse a landscape of the past—and perhaps one for the future. Dense, dormant grass covered the 100-acre field. “Most people would walk...
A Golden-winged Warbler Sounds the Alarm
When Deirdre Murphy embarks on a painting, she often begins far from her easel. Ecology is a central theme in her practice, and the Philadelphia-based artist regularly consults with researchers and...
As Water-Sharing Negotiations Heat Up, Wildlife Habitats Along the Shrinking Colorado River Are at Risk
Until the 20th century, the Colorado River moved freely through the West, from forested Rocky Mountain headwaters through canyons, deserts, and lush wetlands and then out to sea. But by 1922, as...
Ospreys in the Chesapeake Bay Are Starving to Death at Disastrous Rates. What Will It Take to Save Them?
It is one of the great dramatic sights in nature: to see an Osprey hunt. To watch a long-winged raptor hover like a kingfisher high above the water, eyes on its prey, before committing and plunging...
Heat waves can leave homes dangerously hot – even for young, healthy adults, as Texas shows
Heat waves can be dangerous, and the conditions indoors can be worse than outdoors. A study of all the single-family homes in Austin, Texas, shows why.
Kirtland’s Warblers Are Declining Fast. Can We Turn Their Fate Around Again?
Every four years, ecologist Erin Victory walks among jack pine plantations grown on Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) land. Along with other state employees and volunteers, she stops...
These Not-Quite-Nightjars Might As Well Be Muppets
In the Americas, nightjars are some of our most mysterious—and, let’s be honest, freaky-looking—birds. But nighthawks and whip-poor-wills aren’t the only bristled and bug-eyed nocturnal birds...