Tribes of the Klamath Basin show us how to heal a river
With the tenacity of salmon swimming home, Un-dam the Klamath is liberating their river before our eyes.
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The case for rewilding your backyard (and front yard too)
In the face of climate change, these small changes can support the recovery of declining populations of birds, insects, and other pollinators.
‘I had a crazy dream’: The couple sailing around the world to help coastal communities adapt to climate change
Nigel and Veronica traded conventional careers for a years-long voyage from the UK to New Zealand, using their journey to connect with coastal communities facing increasingly severe climate risks.
Why America is removing thousands of dams and letting rivers flow freely: Excerpt
After centuries of dam building, a nationwide movement to dismantle these aging barriers is showing how free-flowing rivers can restore ecosystems, improve safety, and reconnect people with nature.
Andrew Millison — Restoring Global Ecology: The Great Green Wall and Large-Scale Permaculture in Action
In this conversation, Nate sits down with permaculture educator Andrew Millison to discuss the Great Green Wall project, a massive ecological initiative aimed at combating desertification in the Sahel region of Africa.
Climate communication is irrationally hopeful. We need to tell the truth about the Great Unraveling
Where’s the urgency in climate discussions? Scholars Theresa Leisgang and Gerriet Schwen examined why climate warnings fail to spur change and how they might better motivate us to act in the face of collapse.
Why I paint endangered species as sacred icons
I started painting endangered species the way I once painted saints and angels. Each painting became a kind of prayer and an appeal to our capacity to widen our love and awaken our conscience.
Researchers are finding evidence that fish feel pain. What does that mean for the ethics of seafood?
Fish are often treated as reflex-bound creatures, bodies without minds. Yet, study by study, from anatomy labs to behavioural experiments, mounting evidence to the contrary has emerged.
How listening can help us respond to a planet in crisis
What does it mean to listen to a planet in crisis? Scholars, scientists and artists are using sound to better understand biodiversity and the climate crisis, while challenging us to reconsider our relationship with the living world.
It’s time to phase out PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
As PFAS “forever chemicals” poison water, food, and air worldwide, progress on regulating their use has been significantly delayed – but things are changing.
As America turns 250, its attention to continued survival fades and fractures
While the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary, political attention is drifting away from climate change just as warming accelerates and Earth’s life-support systems approach collapse. From disappearing federal climate data to record-breaking heat, denial is giving way to something more dangerous: collective delusion.
From Words to Worlds: How stories shape the world – and our relationship to it
From “natural resources” to “natural disaster” and “sustainability,” the language used in environmental and development discourse doesn’t just describe the world, it shapes what is seen and prioritized.
