Days of intense rain and snowmelt overwhelmed old dams and breached roads, forcing evacuations. Nearly half the counties in Michigan – often seen as a climate haven – were under a state of emergency.
While there are many important needs that arise when crafting a state budget, legislators and the Governor must remember the essential natural resources that allow Arizonans to thrive here in the...
The pairing could be bad news for our climate system.
This year’s corporate annual general meetings are taking place amidst geopolitical conditions that developed long after shareholders had the opportunity to submit proposals for meeting agendas. The US war in Iran and coup in Venezuela have administered a major shock to the global energy system, pushing some countries to reconsider their dependence on oil and
April 26, 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl Unit 4 nuclear power plant disaster in the former Soviet Union. A toxic combination of defective reactor design, deficient safety analysis, disregard for operating procedures and administrative controls, prioritization of power production over safety, lack of independent regulatory oversight —and, above all, excessive secrecy—led to
For decades, global climate negotiations have revolved around heat-trapping emissions, including how fast they rise, when they peak, and how sharply they fall. Beneath those numbers is a more fundamental question that world leaders have faced massive political and economic pressure to avoid: How can the world transition away from its toxic dependence on fossil
“A place that is good for birds is good for everyone,” writes naturalist and author Scott Weidensaul in The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save the Planet. While many of...
Days of intense rain and snowmelt overwhelmed old dams and breached roads, forcing evacuations. Nearly half the counties in Michigan – often seen as a climate haven – were under a state of emergency.
The Wildlife Explorers curriculum is helping bring conservation careers to life for 3rd-5th grade students in after-school programs. Designed to be hands-on, engaging, and place-based, the curriculum...
The Wildlife Explorers curriculum is helping bring conservation careers to life for 3rd-5th grade students in after-school programs. Designed to be hands-on, engaging, and place-based, the curriculum...
At the bottom of the earth, aboard an expedition ship crossing the rocky waters of the Drake Passage between Argentina and Antarctica, ornithologist Rodrigo Tapia might be giving a lecture on...
My boss didn’t even say hello. He just said my name and read from a script. And that was it. Seven years in that editor role role and, in 60 seconds, the job was done. I had nurtured the work with...