Science & Environment

A new film chronicles how the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are united in their opposition to Enbridge pipelines

A Texas businessman with a multi-million-dollar plan to use carbon dioxide to extract methane from shale formations and bypass New York’s fracking ban has gone silent. New York’s anti-fracking coalition wants to keep it that way

In an age overrun by our relentless desire for more—whether more wealth or more productivity from limited soil—Wendell Berry’s writings offer a way to find wholeness in life’s finitude

Diverse groups join forces to bolster the native seed supply for ecological restoration

The court’s unanimous decision gives Nevada’s top water regulator clear authority to manage groundwater depletion in the state

The constitutional amendment passed by New York voters guarantees the right to a clean environment—but Attorney General Letitia James says she won’t enforce it

Research from Florida Atlantic University shows sewage is a driver of harmful algal blooms

New York State and waste management entities promote the use of sewage sludge as fertilizer, but recent tests show high levels of PFAS pollution in water near sludge-spread fields

The unlikely comeback of one of the most imperiled animals in North America

Federal funding for solar panels and wind turbines is being used to greenwash CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations)

How carbon capture and storage could usher in a massive fracking spree

Scientists warn that reducing our demand for meat is needed to mitigate climate change. Do insects provide the answer?