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Beautiful landscape of the amazon rainforest, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.

In the Ecuadorian Amazon, oil threatens decades of Indigenous-led conservation

Ecuador’s Socio Bosque project has been key to safeguarding the rainforest. Now, the country’s state-owned oil company is exploiting its many loopholes.

Aimee Gabay Global Indigenous Affairs Desk December 14, 2023

Darkened silhouette of an unidentified man in a cap looking out a window at the Panama Canal

The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution could displace thousands.

A proposed dam and reservoir along the Rio Indio would bring much-needed water, but at a steep cost.

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey International October 2, 2024

An aluminum single-serve coffee pod against a black and blue background

Why it’s so hard to create a truly recyclable Keurig coffee pod

A company is betting on aluminum to solve K-cups’ sustainability problem. But experts say it’s complicated.

Frida Garza Food and Agriculture December 16, 2024

A firefighter monitors a controlled burn at Bouverie Preserve on May 30, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California.

Controlled burns can provide years of protection against wildfires, new study shows

New research finds that "beneficial" fires can cut the risk of high intensity blazes by 64 percent.

Tik Root Wildfires November 10, 2023

President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

Trump’s budget bill is on the verge of transforming how America eats

The drastic policy shifts will make it harder on those who grow food — and on those struggling to afford to eat.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Food and Agriculture May 30, 2025

digital collage of Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton; Texas State Capitol Building; a neighborhood with refinery smokestacks in the distance, and an abstract graphic of the Texas flag

Ken Paxton may be impeached, but his anti-environment legacy will live on

Opponents call the embattled Texas attorney general’s tenure “a disaster for Texas’ air, water, and climate.”

Naveena Sadasivam Politics September 5, 2023

Where the Appalachian brook trout vanish, something human goes missing, too

As climate change reshapes the Blue Ridge, Appalachia’s native trout are losing ground — but dedicated anglers and scientists are racing to save them.

Katie Myers Culture September 22, 2025

A pair of gloved hands holds black gritty rocks.

To reverse a troubling trend, farmers are adding rocks to their fields

Across the country, farmers are taking a chance on a new method: adding crushed volcanic rock to fields to improve soil health (and sequester carbon in the process).

Ann Leslie Davis, Modern Farmer Agriculture October 1, 2023

digital collage of Earth and three quarters of Earth connected by a green line

We’re in debt to the Earth. How can we repay it?

"Earth Overshoot Day" reminds us that humans consume more resources than the planet can provide. Correcting that requires reimagining human behavior.

Syris Valentine Economics August 12, 2024

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