Features

Despite Pledges to Cut Emissions, China Goes on a Coal Spree

By Michael Standaert

Interview

Stealth Chemicals: A Call to Action on a Threat to Human Fertility

By Jon Hurdle

Analysis

EV Turning Point: Momentum Builds for U.S. Electric Vehicle Transition

By ​John Paul MacDuffie and Sarah E. Light

Is the ‘Legacy’ Carbon Credit Market a Climate Plus or Just Hype?

By Fred Pearce

Essay

How the Loss of Soil Is Sacrificing America’s Natural Heritage

By Verlyn Klinkenborg

On U.S. East Coast, Has Offshore Wind’s Moment Finally Arrived?

By Jon Hurdle

Analysis

Why Drilling the Arctic Refuge Will Release a Double Dose of Carbon

By Oswald Schmitz

An Illicit Trade in Brazil Is Sending Tiny Songbirds to Their Deaths

By Jill Langlois

How Paving with Plastic Could Make a Dent in the Global Waste Problem

By Ann Parson

Assisting Evolution: How Far Should We Go to Help Species Adapt?

By Elizabeth Kolbert

Water Warning: The Looming Threat of the World’s Aging Dams

By Fred Pearce

In a Refinery’s Ashes, Hope for an End to Decades of Pollution

By Jon Hurdle

Opinion

Avoiding a ‘Ghastly Future’: Hard Truths on the State of the Planet

By Carl Safina

On U.S. Public Lands, Can Biden Undo What Trump Has Wrought?

By Jim Robbins

Forest Defenders: A Panamanian Tribe Regains Control of Its Lands

By Fred Pearce

Water

As World’s Deltas Sink, Rising Seas Are Far from Only Culprit

By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar

As Big Energy Gains, Can Europe’s Community Renewables Compete?

By Paul Hockenos

Can Geothermal Power Play a Key Role in the Energy Transition?

By Jim Robbins

Photo Essay

Overview: Transforming Land and Sea for a More Sustainable World

In Boost for Renewables, Grid-Scale Battery Storage Is on the Rise

By Cheryl Katz

Interview

Filthy Water: A Basic Sanitation Problem Persists in Rural America

By Katherine Bagley