Biodiversity & Conservation

Unprecedented Numbers of Florida Manatees Have Died in Recent Years. New Habitat Protections Could Help Them

The critical habitat in the state would expand to nearly 2 million acres in the first update since the West Indian manatee was protected under the Endangered Species Act in 1976.

By Amy Green

Baltimore Is Investing in Wetlands Restoration, a Climate Line of Defense

By Aman Azhar

As Climate Changes Fuels Animal Movement, Will These Structures Still Help Species Cross the Road?

By Kiley Price

Can Mississippi Advocates Use a Turtle To Fight a Huge Pearl River Engineering Project?

By Illan Ireland, Mississippi Free Press and Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator

A Walk in the Woods with My Brain on Fire: Summer

Text and photos by David Sassoon

A Nevada Lithium Mine Nears Approval, Despite Threatening the Only Habitat of an Endangered Wildflower

By Wyatt Myskow

Norway’s Plan for Seabed Mining Threatens Arctic Marine Life, Greenpeace Says

By Teresa Tomassoni

Alabama Environmental Group, Fishermen Seek to End ‘Federal Mud Dumping’ in Mobile Bay

By Dennis Pillion

Ranchers Are Using Toxic Herbicides to Clear Forests in Brazil

By Georgina Gustin

With Wyoming’s Regional Haze Plan ‘Partially Rejected,’ Conservationists Await Agency’s Final Proposal

By Jake Bolster

Aquatic Ecosystems Aren’t Immune to Wildfire Impacts, Research Shows

By Kiley Price

Hope for North America’s Most Endangered Bird

By Amy Green

Customers Sue an Arizona Water District Amid Drought and Surging Demand

By Wyatt Myskow

The Deteriorating Environment Is a Public Concern, but Americans Misunderstand Their Contribution to the Problem

By Katie Surma

Can the ‘Magic’ and ‘Angels’ That Make Long Trails Mystical for Hikers Also Conjure Solutions to Environmental Challenges?

By Bing Lin

In the Park Fire, an Indigenous Cultural Fire Practitioner Sees Beyond Destruction

By Sarah Hopkins

NYC Environmental Justice Activists Feel Ignored by the City and the Army Corps on Climate Projects

By Lauren Dalban

28 Million Acres of Alaska Public Lands Protected from Oil Drilling Following Trump-Era Reversal

By Kiley Price

In Final Rock Springs Resource Management Plan, BLM Sticks With Conservation Priorities, Renewable Energy Development

By Jake Bolster