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Extinction Countdown

Even Chameleons Can’t Hide From Climate Change

These amazing, camouflaged reptiles have adapted to life in unique microhabitats, but that’s also made them more vulnerable to disruption.
May 6, 2026
by
John R. Platt
These amazing, camouflaged reptiles have adapted to life in unique microhabitats, but that’s also made them more vulnerable to disruption.
Extinction Countdown

Why I Write About Extinction

Reporting on disappearing or lost species helps shine a light on the environmental threats we all face and the people working to stop them.
April 27, 2026
by
John R. Platt
Reporting on disappearing or lost species helps shine a light on the environmental threats we all face and the people working to stop them.
Columns

Dr. Green: How to Stay Environmentally Active at Any Age

Navigating the journey through life means stopping sometimes to reflect upon where we’ve been — and where we go next.
April 8, 2026
by
Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
Navigating the journey through life means stopping sometimes to reflect upon where we’ve been — and where we go next.
Pollution & Toxins

After Toxic Algae Blooms, Cayuga Lake Enters ‘The Twilight Zone’

Residents and vacationers flock to this New York lake each summer, but the water carries something harmful — and the community is fighting back.
April 6, 2026
by
Jordan Gass-Poore’
Residents and vacationers flock to this New York lake each summer, but the water carries something harmful — and the community is fighting back.
Wildlife

Will Your State Bird Disappear?

A new study shows that tens of millions of Americans could lose the chance to see their state bird due to climate change.
February 23, 2026
by
Rebecca Heisman
A new study shows that tens of millions of Americans could lose the chance to see their state bird due to climate change.
News

Doug Peacock, the real ‘George Hayduke,’ Looks Back on 50 Years of The Monkey Wrench Gang

Now a famed grizzly conservationist, Peacock served as Edward Abbey’s inspiration for the novel’s most pivotal, piercing character.
November 17, 2025
by
William H. Funk
Now a famed grizzly conservationist, Peacock served as Edward Abbey’s inspiration for the novel’s most pivotal, piercing character.
Voices

After the Show, Where Do the Earth Songs Go?

A moment of reflection after The Stop Shopping Choir opened for Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts on this summer's 18-city Love Earth Tour, presided over by Daryl Hannah.
October 23, 2025
by
Rev. Billy Talen
A moment of reflection after The Stop Shopping Choir opened for Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts on this summer's 18-city Love Earth Tour, presided over by Daryl Hannah.
Voices

Messengers of the Eternal: Trees in Life and Literature

To plant a tree is to affirm one’s faith in the future, while at the same time reckoning with the sadness inherent in the comparative brevity of a human lifespan.
August 6, 2025
by
Tim Weed
To plant a tree is to affirm one’s faith in the future, while at the same time reckoning with the sadness inherent in the comparative brevity of a human lifespan.
Environmental Books

Earth Versed: 10 New Poetry Books About Our Relationship With Nature

From a collection set in a landfill to an author’s cultural exploration of a critically endangered species, these books celebrate Earth and mourn its destruction.
July 30, 2025
by
John R. Platt
From a collection set in a landfill to an author’s cultural exploration of a critically endangered species, these books celebrate Earth and mourn its destruction.
Wildlife

Saguaro Struggles: A Desert Icon Feels the Heat

Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros.
January 27, 2025
by
Karen Mockler
Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros.

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