Voices

A new study finds the EPA is now on the verge of “regulatory capture,” making it a servant of the companies it is supposed to regulate.

New research finds that one-third of the world's protected areas cannot serve the conservation mission for which they were established.

“In the event of my imminent extinction, I hereby authorize the following as a testament of my wishes...”

Even before the border wall is built, local business owners and conservationists worry about its impact on tourism and wildlife.

A review of Trump’s stated war on regulations doesn't find many successful repeals. But it is hurting regulatory enforcement in quieter ways.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture killed more than 23,000 beavers last year. There’s a better way to manage our ecosystem engineers.

Bears Ears National Monument’s imperiled fossil heritage holds clues to understanding some of our most urgent questions about climate change.

Farmers don't like living near big predators like leopards, but new research shows the carnivores provide a vital ecological service.

The Interior Department is narrowing protection for migratory birds to cover only deliberate harm such as hunting, but not threats like development or pollution that kill millions of birds yearly.

Recent lawsuits filed to save the monument’s unique fossil heritage may also protect modern wildlife.