The Ask

Decades of studying polluted Piles Creek led to advances in our understanding of how pollution affects crabs, fish and shrimp, including those that we eat.

A new book explains why “Slow Water” projects can help us tackle our climate, water and biodiversity crises.

Researcher Deborah Giles is on the frontlines of efforts to understand — and help protect — critically endangered Southern Residents.

A new book tracks scientific research and restoration efforts around the world that are focused on saving this critical ocean ecosystem.

Community ecologist Cristina Eisenberg explains how we can use both Native and western science to help solve our toughest environmental problems.

Treeline, a new book by Ben Rawlence, explains how climate change is causing far-reaching shifts in one of our most important ecosystems.

Speak up, identify the stakes, and use language that inspires action and combats right-wing messaging, says climate communications expert Genevieve Guenther.

With a lack of regulations addressing toxic “forever chemicals,” students and professors at a Vermont college have taken their research skills into communities to spur action.

A new podcast puts BIPOC storytelling front and center in working for solutions to the plastic crisis.

In Miseducation, investigative journalist Katie Worth reveals big inequities in climate education and a gap that mirrors state politics.