Monitoring Snowy Plovers at Great Salt Lake
As the sun rises over the expanse of Great Salt Lake, its first light casts a golden hue across the endless playa, creating a surreal and serene landscape. The air is crisp, filled with the subtle...
4 ways Wissahickon Valley Park makes Philly more resilient against climate change
The lush urban forest in northwest Philadelphia helps cool the city and provides other environmental protections.
Educating to Protect: Audubon Americas and the Exhibition on Panama’s Mangroves
13922 Mangroves, those dense and enigmatic forests found at the boundary between land and sea, play a crucial role in the fight against climate change. Through photosynthesis, these plants capture...
How to Keep Nest Boxes From Turning Lethal in Extreme Heat
In July 2023, biologist Felicia Wang was conducting surveys on nesting Tree Swallows in a nature preserve outside of Woodland, California. Under the warm morning sun, she approached a nest box on the...
These Are the Critical Issues to Track with the New “Tech-Neutral” Clean Electricity Tax Credits
The 45Y and 48E tax credits are critical for driving deployment of clean electricity resources—but if loopholes aren't closed, they could end up subsidizing polluters instead. The stakes are incredibly high for getting these rules right.
UCS Expert Testifies on the New Clean Electricity Tax Credits
The 45Y and 48E tax credits, foundational to the Inflation Reduction Act, must be rigorously implemented. The risk is high that heavily polluting power plants co-opt the credits for themselves.
Los Angeles is in a 4-year sprint to deliver a car-free 2028 Olympics
Can a city that’s synonymous with freeways and gridlock deliver a car-free Olympic Games? Los Angeles has picked up the torch.
Thwaites Glacier won’t collapse like dominoes as feared, study finds, but that doesn’t mean the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is stable
Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is a disaster in slow motion, a polar scientist writes. But in a rare bit of good news, the worst-case scenario may be off the table.
As human population grows, people and wildlife will share more living spaces around the world
As the world’s population grows, contact between humans and wildlife will increase in more than half of Earth’s land areas. A new study shows where the largest changes will occur.
Why Do Hummingbirds Fight So Much?
Anyone who has carefully observed a hummingbird flitting about a nectar feeder or a patch of flowers has likely seen it happen. One moment, the graceful aerialist is darting between bright blossoms...
One of the World’s Largest Remaining Intact Watersheds Needs Your Help
The Sayisi Dene First Nation, Northlands Dene Nation, Barren Lands First Nation, and O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation—together as the Seal River Watershed Alliance—are leading the way to permanently...
Increased Water Flows and Control Bring Benefits to Great Salt Lake and Wetlands
This blog was originally posted on the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust website on August 6, 2024. The Trust is co-managed by National Audubon Society and The Nature Conservancy. As...