Fire

Protecting civilian and military firefighters — and the communities they serve — requires a comprehensive strategy, including disclosure of the chemicals in new firefighting foams.

Earthen homes present an opportunity for building sustainably, but first we need to overcome several institutional barriers.

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

More than 50 years after the fall of Portugal’s dictatorship, the authoritarian regime still casts a long shadow over this wildfire-prone country.

From creating a plan to packing a go bag, here’s how you can prepare for the next wildfire, hurricane, or other natural disaster.

The U.S. Forest Service includes fire it intentionally sets as part of its acreage count of the nation’s “wildfires.” That presents an inaccurate picture.

To bring more water to the landscape — and fight the growing risk of catastrophic wildfires — a Tribe in California helps to reshape fire management policy.

…to read while it’s too hot to do anything else.

Building millions of needed residential units could destroy vital wildlands. We can house people and protect the environment at the same time.

April’s best new eco-books look toward solutions to the extinction crisis, climate change, water shortages, environmental justice and more.