“Rogue” Science Agencies Defy Trump Administration on Twitter
Anonymous accounts are purportedly linked to NASA, National Parks and other agencies
| Earth Optimism Summit | Smithsonian Conservation Commons
When only a handful of individuals remain, you might think all is lost. Yet scientists have used their ingenuity to save species even when the situation is beyond dire, as these stories of horses, California condors and other species illustrate.
10 Indigenous and Environmental Struggles—And How You Can Help in 2017
Whom to call, what to donate, and where to show up.
2018 was the fourth hottest year on record
NASA and NOAA data show that 2018 was the fourth hottest year on record, while the hottest is 2016. Global surface temperature records go back nearly 140 years. During that time, nine of the 10 hottest years occurred between 2005 and 2018.
3 Ways Progressives Can Reconnect With Rural America
First, understand the environment is not only about climate change—it’s about livelihood for miners, drillers, loggers, and farmers like me.
A Craigslist for Saving the Planet? Check.
You want to find a food co-op. A place to study permaculture. A housing share with people who recycle everything. Where do you look?
A World Upside Down
Wind and solar energy are disrupting a century-old model of providing electricity. What will replace it?
Antarctica’s Sleeping Ice Giant Could Wake Soon
The massive East Antarctic Ice Sheet looks stable from above—but it’s a dangerously different story below
Arctic 2.0: What Happens after All the Ice Goes?
Researchers look into the future of the far North for clues to save species and maybe even bring back sea ice
Automakers Urge Trump to Undo One of America’s Biggest CO2 Reductions to Date
Twelve automakers sacrifice the future by urging Pres. Trump to lower fuel-economy standards, which might be the single largest CO2 reduction in U.S. history