Firefighters and fire, the image distorted by heat

Protecting civilian and military firefighters — and the communities they serve — requires a comprehensive strategy, including disclosure of the chemicals in new firefighting foams.

Firefighters and fire, the image distorted by heat

Protecting civilian and military firefighters — and the communities they serve — requires a comprehensive strategy, including disclosure of the chemicals in new firefighting foams.

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The Toledo skyline above water tainted green by a spreading algae bloom

Toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie. As Toledo tries to clean up, restoring wetlands could help.

Beaver

Citizen scientists are helping restore the ecosystem engineers to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.

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A man sits on a rocky outcropping overlooking sun-tinged fog.

Our minds can flip the script on climate change. Here are ways to reframe our perceptions and make us more resilient and empowered.

Bears Ears National Monument

The Trump team has launched a three-pronged attack on the environment. We need to understand it if we hope to stand up to it.

In a world that feels increasingly at odds, Kenya’s Baringo giraffes showcase how a common cause can unite communities.

The “people of the forest” won’t live in the wild much longer if we keep chopping down their rainforest homes.

Have you worked with or advocated for an imperiled, rare, or fascinating species? We want to share your stories and support efforts to protect these endangered plants and animals.

A proposed timber sale within the Yaak Valley threatens massive old-growth trees and habitat. Instead, could it become the nation’s first climate refuge?

EPA building and flag

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen,” write current and former EPA employees. “We need to hold this administration accountable.”

Politicians have mocked, belittled, and cut federally funded research for decades, but funding basic science has a long history of lifesaving discoveries.

Russia’s “shadow fleet” of aging oil tankers helps fund the ongoing war but puts the region at risk of more environmental disasters.

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