YOUNG WRITERS AWARD WINNER — THIRD PLACE

Wild Roots: On a Vermont Farm, Renewal for a Man and His Land

By Valerie Blakely

The Plastics Pipeline: A Surge of New Production Is on the Way

By Beth Gardiner

Could Abandoned Agricultural Lands Help Save the Planet?

By Richard Conniff

Analysis

As Climate Change Worsens, A Cascade of Tipping Points Looms

By Fred Pearce

Lawless Ocean: The Link Between Human Rights Abuses and Overfishing

By Ian Urbina

Climate Whiplash: Wild Swings in Extreme Weather Are on the Rise

By Jim Robbins

Analysis

Are Numbers of Species a True Measure of Ecosystem Health?

By Fred Pearce

Opinion

The Real Case for Saving Species: We Don’t Need Them, But They Need Us

By Carl Safina

Amazon Watch: What Happens When the Forest Disappears?

By Fred Pearce

Interview

Will Deforestation and Warming Push the Amazon to a Tipping Point?

By Fen Montaigne

In Nepal, Out-Migration Is Helping Fuel a Forest Resurgence

By Peter Gill

With New Perennial Grain, a Step Forward for Eco-Friendly Agriculture

By Jim Robbins

E360 Video Contest Winner — Third Place

In Drought-Prone India, a Hard-Pressed Village Struggles to Survive

Could Renewable Natural Gas Be the Next Big Thing in Green Energy?

By Jonathan Mingle

Indigenous Maize: Who Owns the Rights to Mexico’s ‘Wonder’ Plant?

By Martha Pskowski

As Climate Changes, Colombia’s Small Coffee Farmers Pay the Price

By Richard Schiffman

Interview

To Stop Destruction of Liberia’s Rainforest, He Put His Life on the Line

By Jocelyn C. Zuckerman

Analysis

How Green Party Gains Could Make Europe a Leader Again on Climate

By Christian Schwägerl

For a Texas Ranching Family, Toxic Coal Ash Pollution Hits Home

By Tatiana Schlossberg

Fifty Years After, A Daunting Cleanup of Vietnam’s Toxic Legacy

By George Black

Bee Alert: Is a Controversial Herbicide Harming Honeybees?

By Michael Balter