Plastic Trash from Cruise Ships, Fishing Vessels Pollute Arctic Permafrost

While two thirds of the plastic debris in the region come from Arctic fisheries, almost a third is of European origin, researchers find.

Elena Kazamia

Are the Amazon’s Biggest Trees Dying? Forest Coroners Investigate

As tropical forests decline at increasing rates the fate of their largest trees remains unknown. The Gigante project aims to change that.

Daniel Grossman

Argentine Ecologist Awarded for Work on Biodiversity Loss

‘As a society we must rethink the lifestyle we lead.’

Julián Reingold

Can the Octopus Adapt Fast Enough for Climate Change?

Researchers are racing to understand how the cephalopod’s embryos react to warming waters.

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

Where California Goes, There Goes the Nation

Gavin Newsom’s war on rooftop solar is a bad omen for the country.

Joshua Frank

Countries Fueling Israel’s Gaza War May Be Complicit in War Crimes, Experts Warn

Research tracks dozens of oil and fuel shipments that could have aided Israel’s war on Gaza.

Nina Lakhani Ajit Niranjan The Guardian

Red States Gain Major Benefits from the Climate Law. Some Still Hate It.

A new tally shows the overwhelming number of jobs and projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act go to conservative states that back Trump.

Kristi E. Swartz Floodlight

US Workers Launch Heat Week to Fight for “the Right to Water, Shade, and Rest”

In probably the hottest summer ever, workers are organizing in 13 cities to raise alarm about workplace heat exposure.

Dharna Noor The Guardian

A Lagoon in Peril

Mar Menor is the first ecosystem in Europe to be granted legal status as a person. But restoring its health remains a challenge.

Marcello Rossi and Davide Mancini

A Geography of Hope

Following the removal of four dams on the Klamath River, the work of restoring the watershed is now underway.

Stephen Most

In Alaska, Advocates Say Reducing Prison Population Is a Key Climate Strategy

Aging correctional centers and the people within are threatened by floods, extreme heat, and building collapses due to snowfall and thawing permafrost.

Jess Zhang The Guardian

The Uncertain Future of Maple Syrup

How climate change is altering a North American staple.

Rachel Kester

US Forest Service Failing to Protect Old Growth Trees From Logging, Critics say

Biden’s efforts to save mature trees are not getting enough Forest Service support, according to some conservationists.

Oliver Milman The Guardian

A Tough Bird Hits Tough Times

The rufa red knot can survive 9,000-mile migrations, but can it weather the Anthropocene?

Andrew Sharp

Housing Boom Is Wiping Out Zimbabwe’s Tiny Architects

Illegal use of anthills to create farmbricks threatens both insects and the greater ecosystem.

Ray Mwareya

The Paris Olympics Will Promote Sustainable Actions to the Public Worldwide

For good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk.

Brian P. McCullough