The Ask

New legislation could help states and tribes clean up decades-old mining liabilities and restore the environment while creating needed jobs.

An Indigenous-led resistance raises the alarm about a tar-sands pipeline that would cut through treaty territory of Anishinaabe people, threatening wild rice, fresh water and the climate.

Writer Kathleen Dean Moore turns her ear to nature’s sounds and what we’re losing as species disappear.

A groundbreaking program at the University of British Columbia draws from Indigenous knowledge and western science to develop the best tools for helping fisheries and communities.

Emergency management expert Samantha Montano explains why the climate crisis should be a key part of emergency planning.

Switching to renewables won’t solve the inequities already baked into our system, says energy and environmental law expert Shalanda Baker. We need a different approach.   

Alabama’s Mobile River basin has the most aquatic biodiversity in the country. But we’re in danger of losing it before we even know what’s there.

Some parts of the United States could easily generate 10 times their energy needs, according to a new report.

Collisions between whales and ships have increased, but an effort to hear, see and predict whale behavior could help reduce fatalities.

With his new “field atlas,” Kaufmann challenges readers to better understand the places where we live — and to protect them.