The Ask

A new book from ecologist Chad Hanson explains why misunderstanding fire is dangerous for communities, wildlife and fighting climate change.

Dr. Danielle Ignace has found a way to unify her Native American and Western science identities to better understand big ecosystem changes.

Residents of northeastern Oklahoma still suffer from the toxic fallout of shuttered mines. 

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.