US Public Lands — Steens Mountains Wilderness Oregon

It’s Not Just Election Suppression: New Rules Aim to Cut the Public Voice from Public Policy

While not as attention-grabbing as the yearly election cycle, the comment period on new federal projects is a critical way the public can influence policy under the American form of government.

Tina Casey

July 2

Sigrid Olson rides a brown horse on a gravel mountain road in the tree-covered Blackfoot Valley.

The Return of the Range Rider

The rapid development of once-wild spaces is spurring growing pains for people and animals across the globe. Montana’s Blackfoot Valley became a testbed for coexistence as grizzlies and wolves returned to their former territory among the ranchland.

Emily Senkosky

June 29

Environment

Several people lean out of a row of parked cars and motorcycles to photograph an adult grizzly bear and its cub crossing the road.

The 50-Year-Old Conservation Law With a 99% Success Rate

The Endangered Species Act was signed over 50 years ago, and the vast majority of the thousands of plants and animals it has protected still exist today. Though the legislation is widely considered to be a remarkable victory for conservation, it's become controversial on Capitol Hill.

As Community Pushback Grows, Data Centers Are a Major Election Issue Ahead of the U.S. Midterms

As the data center boom becomes an election issue ahead of the November midterms, some state and local office holders are taking action, while others are caught flat-footed.

Tina Casey

June 26

Society

Lundberg Family Farms farmer releases ducks back into his field with his kids

Rooted in Nature: How Three CPG Companies Are Scaling Regenerative Practices

Given the climate-fighting power of regenerative agriculture, a growing segment of farmers, land managers, and consumer goods companies are working to integrate more of these practices into the way they grow the world’s food and forest-based products.

Amy Brown

June 30

Environment

The view from a mountainside overlooking several sections of burned forest separated by sections of greenery.

A ‘Reforestation Pipeline’ in New Mexico Trains Seedlings to Survive in Burn Scars

Increasing heat and drought are killing young pines planted on ground scorched by wildfires. Can seeds from the toughest trees grown in boot camp nurseries better endure?

Tina Deines, Inside Climate News

June 16

Environment

Tulsa Port of Inola — industrial park in the middle of a rural area with big-rig trucks driving in

Brands Taking Stands

America’s Re-Industrialization Hits a Speed Bump

Planning for the United States' first new aluminum plant in almost 50 years is underway in Oklahoma, but local opposition is mounting.

Tina Casey

June 11

Environment

A crowd of people walk under the Eiffel Tower on a hot, sunny day, some while shielding themselves from the sun.

Cities Are Rehearsing For Deadly Heat. Will It Help When Disaster Comes?

As heat waves grow longer and deadlier, cities around the world are using drills and tabletop exercises to expose weaknesses before a real emergency strikes.

With Roots in Tar Sands Oil, Alberta’s Separatist Movement Linked to Cross-Border Privacy Breach

Government investigators say Alberta’s controversial separatist movement is behind a major voter privacy breach, with roots that stretch across the border to influential U.S. Republicans.

Tina Casey

June 5

Economy

Kris Gosar holds bags of flour in both arms, smiling at the camera from inside his mill.

In Southern Colorado Water Is Precious. That’s Why Farmers Are Growing Rye

Rye is having something of a renaissance in the San Luis Valley, thanks to its remarkable drought-tolerance, and two women behind the Rye Resurgence Project.

Ilana Newman

May 29

Environment

Hard-hitting, evidence-based solutions journalism on environmental sustainability topics, from climate action and conservation to clean technology.

Explore

Society

In-depth, evidence-based solutions journalism covering how leaders in the public and private sectors are striving for social equity, what that looks like in practice, what's working and what's not.

Explore

Economy

A fresh look at the sustainable business space, with an eye toward the emerging solutions that take a unique, impactful approach to corporate citizenship and a purpose beyond profit.

Explore