Ideas

Current plans to update our 152-year-old mining laws fail to redress centuries of mineral-extractive colonialism.

Names matter. When we fear something, it becomes psychologically easier to withhold empathy for it or, worse, kill it. Nobody feels sorry for the devil.

Started by one of Yukon’s most colorful characters in the 1960s, the Yukon Wildlife Preserve still helps rehabilitate injured animals and sends a message about living with wildlife.

The problems facing the ocean sometimes feel overwhelming. But like surfers we can look for the perfect wave — and ride it to protect these vital ecosystems.

“Collectors” threaten these tiny bats, whose big ears can’t protect them from the humans loving them to death.

Everyone needs time to recharge. Here are some new ideas to help finish the summer season right and come out stronger for the environmental challenges ahead.

The historic act, which recognized a river as a legal entity, deliberately moves away from litigation and places community decision-making at its center.

Former politician turned city official Jessyn Farrell, who still calls herself a “Save the Whales environmentalist,” tackles sustainability from all angles.

The climate crisis demands swift and decisive action — like bolstering public transportation.

Science says many types of animals can serve as “umbrella species.” But donors and the public pay the most attention to tigers, orangutans and other charismatic megafauna.