Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue Letters From the March 30, 2020, Issue
A deeply rooted story… The Iowa debacle… The forgotten foreign policy… They’ve crossed a line…
Mar 17, 2020 / Our Readers
Richard Powers on the Standing of Trees Richard Powers on the Standing of Trees
The author of The Overstory hikes through the Great Smoky Mountains and discusses giving personhood to nonhumans.
Feb 17, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter
Australia’s Decade of Burning Environmental Apathy Australia’s Decade of Burning Environmental Apathy
The country is paying a deadly price for its conservative politicians’ climate denialism.
Jan 10, 2020 / Edward Cavanough
The Strange, Uncertain Fate of One of the World’s Most Valuable Salmon Habitats The Strange, Uncertain Fate of One of the World’s Most Valuable Salmon Habitats
Alaska’s Bristol Bay is a rare pristine salmon fishery. Can it survive a rapidly changing climate—and a massive, Trump-backed mine?
Oct 1, 2019 / Feature / Julia O’Malley
Letters From the January 28-February 4, 2019, Issue Letters From the January 28-February 4, 2019, Issue
Fuzzy math… Where there’s smoke… The real George Bush… Thanks, but no thanks (web only)…
Jan 10, 2019 / Our Readers and Ben Ehrenreich
Zinke Is Gone—but America’s Wilderness Remains in Grave Danger Zinke Is Gone—but America’s Wilderness Remains in Grave Danger
By stuffing the Department of Interior with an army of industry-loving acolytes, Zinke secured his agenda for years to come.
Dec 18, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias
These Utah Activists Are Determined to Stop Trump From Stealing Our Public Lands These Utah Activists Are Determined to Stop Trump From Stealing Our Public Lands
A year after Trump shrunk Bears Ears and Grand Staircase–Escalante, Native Americans, green groups, and cities are fighting back.
Dec 4, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias
The World’s Wilderness Is Nearly Gone The World’s Wilderness Is Nearly Gone
If we don’t act soon, the earth’s remaining wild places will soon be paved, farmed, mined, and polluted into oblivion.
Nov 7, 2018 / Michelle Chen
The Attacks on the Endangered Species Act Are Part of a Much Deeper Plot The Attacks on the Endangered Species Act Are Part of a Much Deeper Plot
And that plot begins with the fossil-fuel industry.
Sep 4, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias
Donald Trump Is the Great White Hunter Donald Trump Is the Great White Hunter
Sometimes you have to cull what you love.
Jan 22, 2018 / Patricia J. Williams