Analysis

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

By Oswald Schmitz

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

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

How Non-Native Plants Are Contributing to a Global Insect Decline

By Janet Marinelli

Opinion

How Biden Can Put the U.S. on a Path to Carbon-Free Electricity

By Michael Gerrard

Interview

Equitable Retreat: The Need for Fairness in Relocating Coastal Communities

By Katherine Bagley

At Sea and in Court, the Fight to Save Right Whales Intensifies

By Rene Ebersole

OPINION

Learning How to Talk: What Climate Activists Must Do in the Biden Era

By Bill McKibben

Green Hydrogen: Could It Be Key to a Carbon-Free Economy?

By Jim Robbins

Pollution

Getting the Lead Out: Why Battery Recycling Is a Global Health Hazard

By Fred Pearce

With Justice Barrett, a Tectonic Court Shift on the Environment

By Beth Gardiner

Opinion

How a Climate Corps Could Put Youth to Work in Greening America

By Daniel Munczek Edelman

As Waters Warm, Ocean Heatwaves Are Growing More Severe

By Nicola Jones