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Environmental, economic and political forces have converged, threatening to finally upend fossil fuel dominance.

A new report concludes U.S. waters “have insufficient protections for a healthy future,” and that the problem has gotten worse under the Trump administration.

Australia’s Bellinger River snapping turtle nearly went extinct in just months — before anyone knew it was in trouble. Conservationists are working to make sure it doesn’t disappear forever.

You may not have heard much about the long fight to remove the Nooksack Dam near Bellingham, Washington, but its detonation this week will prove ecologically and culturally important.

Areas with natural buffers from the effects of climate change could play a vital role in conservation efforts. New research helps to better understand them.

A new study digs into the market for endangered and threatened snakes, revealing threats to both species and human health.

Cash payments from the government could help ease the transition to a climate-safe economy and weather the natural and economic storms to come.

Endangered seabirds can recover, but only if we control feral cats and other non-native predators, new research finds.

Two recent studies find different factors increasing wildfire risk across California and the Pacific Northwest, but the solutions in each location are similar.

Mistakenly presumed extinct for 22 years, the rare Wendlandia angustifolia tree now has an opportunity for priority preservation.