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The Extinction of Languages Is an Environmental Issue

More than 2,000 Indigenous languages are at risk of disappearing this century — and with them we could lose vitally important traditional ecological knowledge.
June 11, 2026
by
Karen L. Masters
More than 2,000 Indigenous languages are at risk of disappearing this century — and with them we could lose vitally important traditional ecological knowledge.
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The Great Forgetting

How memory, civil rights, and environmental history are being quietly erased.
June 9, 2026
by
Rick MacPherson
How memory, civil rights, and environmental history are being quietly erased.
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.
Wildlife

‘Tortoise Guardians’ Protect Rare Giants

“They are like our children now,” says one of the villagers helping to save critically endangered Asian giant tortoises.
May 4, 2026
by
Moushumi Basu
“They are like our children now,” says one of the villagers helping to save critically endangered Asian giant tortoises.
Climate Change

How Cryptocurrency Mining Could Threaten South America’s Wetlands and Dry Forests

A law signed by the Trump administration could boost global crypto demand, increasing pressure on hydropower-rich countries like Brazil and Paraguay.
April 1, 2026
by
Vinicius Pereira
A law signed by the Trump administration could boost global crypto demand, increasing pressure on hydropower-rich countries like Brazil and Paraguay.
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Giving a Voice to the Unheard: Opportunities for Including Indigenous Knowledges in the IPCC

Who gets to define climate knowledge? An inside look at how the IPCC is trying to make space for Indigenous knowledges.
March 30, 2026
by
Chloé Duprat and Dr. Yongmei Gong and Dr. Ivonne Albarus
Who gets to define climate knowledge? An inside look at how the IPCC is trying to make space for Indigenous knowledges.
Commentaries

Before Blue Carbon: Rethinking Carbon Dreams and Closed Forests in the Sundarbans

Planned investments in these mangrove forests — hailed for their carbon-sequestration potential — could further leave people behind and ecosystems at risk.
March 20, 2026
by
Tahura Farbin
Planned investments in these mangrove forests — hailed for their carbon-sequestration potential — could further leave people behind and ecosystems at risk.
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Intriguing New Environmental Books for the Young and the Young-at-Heart

These books offer guidance on maintaining forests, growing plants, building hope, and enjoying wildlife.
March 6, 2026
by
Colleen M. Crary, Ph.D.
These books offer guidance on maintaining forests, growing plants, building hope, and enjoying wildlife.
A fish navigates between rocks in a river, its body mostly out of the water
Wildlife

Restoration Update: In the Wake of Klamath Dam Removal

Conservation crews have helped plant and seed thousands of native trees and other vegetation. Salmon have responded in kind.
March 2, 2026
by
Juliet Grable
Conservation crews have helped plant and seed thousands of native trees and other vegetation. Salmon have responded in kind.
Bulldozer removing dam with water flower diverted
Wildlife

Trouble on the Elwha: Trump’s Budget Cuts Undermine Iconic Salmon Restoration Project

A staffing exodus at Olympic National Park has put salmon recovery efforts in jeopardy.
February 2, 2026
by
Nick Engelfried
A staffing exodus at Olympic National Park has put salmon recovery efforts in jeopardy.

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