5 Reasons to Rethink the Future of Dams
The United States must grapple with a legacy of 90,000 dams, many unsafe or unwanted.
The United States must grapple with a legacy of 90,000 dams, many unsafe or unwanted.
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Promise or Peril? Importing Hydropower to Fuel the Clean Energy Transition
U.S. states hope to tap Canada’s network of large dams to meet low-carbon goals, but do better options exist closer to home?
U.S. states hope to tap Canada’s network of large dams to meet low-carbon goals, but do better options exist closer to home?
From Abundant to Critically Endangered: Shark Species Nearly Vanishes in Just 40 Years
Smalltail shark populations have declined by 90% in Brazil, and new research finds that overfishing has pushed the species perilously close to extinction.
Smalltail shark populations have declined by 90% in Brazil, and new research finds that overfishing has pushed the species perilously close to extinction.
Endgame Looms for New England’s Great River
After a half-century of failures, the recovery of the Connecticut River ecosystem hangs in the balance. Will authorities finally act to save it?
After a half-century of failures, the recovery of the Connecticut River ecosystem hangs in the balance. Will authorities finally act to save it?
Shark Quest: Are the World’s Most Endangered Rays Living in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea?
Solving this biodiversity mystery could reveal one of the most important sites to conserve these “rhinos of the sea.”
Solving this biodiversity mystery could reveal one of the most important sites to conserve these “rhinos of the sea.”
The Informal Blue Economy: East Africa’s Silent Shark Killer
Subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries represent a previously unrecognized threat to many protected shark and ray species.
Subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries represent a previously unrecognized threat to many protected shark and ray species.
Sharks: Imperiled, Maligned, Fascinating
A collection of our best articles and essays about some the world’s most at-risk groups of species — and what we can learn from them.
A collection of our best articles and essays about some the world’s most at-risk groups of species — and what we can learn from them.
Harmful Algal Blooms Are on the Rise — Here’s Why Stopping Them Is So Hard
More frequent, longer-lasting blooms can harm both wildlife and human health — and even kill. Can we learn to predict and prevent them?
More frequent, longer-lasting blooms can harm both wildlife and human health — and even kill. Can we learn to predict and prevent them?
200 Years Ago My Family Built a Dam — Now My Organization Is Tearing It Down
A river-restoration advocate looks back at her family’s forgotten history to gain new insight into the history — and future — of our country’s rivers.
A river-restoration advocate looks back at her family’s forgotten history to gain new insight into the history — and future — of our country’s rivers.
‘Essential’ But Unprotected: How the United States Fails Its Most Important Fish Habitats
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.
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.