A look inside the illegal turtle and tortoise trade operating through the world’s busiest land border crossing — and the enforcement vacuum making it possible.
A look inside the illegal turtle and tortoise trade operating through the world’s busiest land border crossing — and the enforcement vacuum making it possible.
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More than 2,000 Indigenous languages are at risk of disappearing this century — and with them we could lose vitally important traditional ecological knowledge.
The drag superstar and environmental activist talks with us about finding joy in nature, standing up to fascism, and getting creative.
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Whether you decide on a vacation or staycation, plan on finding inspiration in these books about owls, reptiles, climate justice, green gardening, and more.
How memory, civil rights, and environmental history are being quietly erased.
A philosopher tells an environmental success story that speaks to the moral necessity of ongoing work for wild beings.
Nearly half of all stopover sites used by migrating birds in North America fall within urban areas.
In this video edition, see how Panhandle communities work to stop petrochemicals along this biodiversity hotspot.
This week we explore how folks get lured into anti-science movements. Who is vulnerable? Are these groups cults? Why do certain ‘groupthink’ people act destructively toward the rest of the world?
Bottled water sales are way up, thanks in part to the industry marketing it as cleaner than tap water. But plastic poses a real danger, according to experts and studies.
A meditation on building the future without forgetting what already works.
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