Op-Eds

American fisheries feed an intense global demand for shark fins. A new bill could help close several critical gaps in the rules.

The United States has failed to take leadership in the Convention on Biological Diversity. Its most biodiverse state can fill that gap.

As climate change pushes people and families across international borders, they’ll find few protections. That can be fixed.

The COVID-19 pandemic put much of the tourism industry on hold. Once restrictions are lifted, we need to be wary of what comes next.

The values of Zimbabwe’s and Namibia’s ivory stockpiles have been grossly overstated, and their proposed sale would lead to another poaching epidemic.

These plans sound ambitious, but what does it actually take to reach net-zero and, more importantly, will it be enough to slow climate change?

The company claims to be restoring its former diamond mines to nature. My research revealed a still-barren landscape and shattered lives.

EVs can help power homes and buildings in disasters — but only if automakers, utilities, local emergency planners and regulators start working on it now.

The Biden administration has an opportunity — and a responsibility — to help save the coastal ecosystems that protect us.

An agency insider looks at a history of failure and sees long-delayed opportunities for change and progress.