What Gets Saved? America Begins to Prioritize National Monuments
As climate change begins to threaten national monuments and historic sites across the U.S., government agencies are starting to discuss what will get saved, and what won’t
Read moreCould American Indians decide the Senate majority?
Native Americans could decide key Senate races this year in sparsely populated states like Montana, Alaska and South Dakota — if they can solve lingering voter access issues
Read moreStarting then Stopping Geoengineering Could Dangerously Accelerate Climate Change
A new study shows how starting and stopping efforts to reverse climate change could speed up global warming
Read moreMoving shale oil across melting tundra: huge and potentially risky business
Residents and others familiar with the treacherous northern Manitoba terrain are nervous about a plan to ship oil by rail there, even with the prospect of oil riches flowing into this isolated and job-hungry town
Read moreProposed LNG exports spark controversy in British Columbia
The breakneck development of natural gas in British Columbia has raised a few environmental and political objections, the majority coming from First Nations, who have been living on the business end of development in for years
Read moreHow an earthquake gave Christchurch, New Zealand, a major push toward sustainability
After enduring three earthquakes in six months, Christchurch is hoping to become the greenest city in the world. Results so far have been mixed.
Read moreWhy the Mohawks are no longer walking the high steel
Mohawks from the Kahnawake reserve outside Montreal have helped build New York City for 100 years, but now their most famous tradition is declining
Read moreHow Global Warming Is Spreading Toxic Dust
Pollution problems from the past rise to the surface, thanks to climate change
Read moreAre King Crabs Invading Antarctic Seas?
A new study suggests not, and points to a paucity of scientific knowledge of life undersea
Read moreGoing to Seed: Climate Change Could Spark Small Mammal Invasion
Seeding events in forests, on the rise due partly to climate change, provide more food for invasive mammals and could be the cause of a boom in their populations
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