Jeff Goodell knows a thing or two about the climate crisis. He’s been writing about it for years. But it didn’t become personal until the heat nearly killed him.

Jeff Goodell knows a thing or two about the climate crisis. He’s been writing about it for years. But it didn’t become personal until the heat nearly killed him.

Is a river alive? That’s the animating question in Robert Macfarlane’s new book. And if the answer is yes, and rivers are living things, what do we owe them?

Is a river alive? That’s the animating question in Robert Macfarlane’s new book. And if the answer is yes, and rivers are living things, what do we owe them?

A recent article co-published by The New York Times and The Salt Lake Tribune raises the question of whether or not, as Great Salt Lake continues to dry up, the political will to save the lake is likewise evaporating. If so, what can be done to reinvigorate it?

For many people, the night sky is an afterthought, especially if you live in a big city, where all the artificial light drowns out the stars. But the nature writer Craig Childs wants to help us rediscover the dark heavens and consider what they show us about who we are and where we fit in the universe.

Spring is brief in Utah, so there isn’t much time to get your garden and landscape dialed in for the year. To help, we brought sustainable landscape designer Daryl Lindsey back into the studio for some ideas on how to make our yards more beautiful and resilient before summer sets in.

The author Katherine Rundell didn’t believe in love at first sight — until she met a pangolin. The encounter with the anteater-like creature made her curious about other endangered animals, and now, she wants us to notice more of these exquisite creatures.

It’s unclear whether President Donald Trump gives much thought to public land in the West. Nonetheless, observers on all sides are fairly certain his new administration will have a noticeable impact on public lands policy in the region. Which begs the question: If Trump isn’t the one guiding those policies, who is? And what does that mean for America’s 640 million acres of federally-owned public land?

Last week, we talked about new reporting on Great Salt Lake that raised questions about the lake’s decline. The claim? Climate change, more than overuse, is to blame.