Environment

The writer David Treuer notes in a new article in The Atlantic that before Columbus arrived in North America, Native people controlled one hundred percent…

The planet’s youngest generations will bear the weight of climate change. So some young people are fighting back — by suing the United States…

36 million people rely on the Colorado River for water, but how often do they think about what happens downstream? Journalist and New Yorker staff writer…

Friday we’re asking whether the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show would leave Salt Lake City because of the public land agenda of state lawmakers. Peter…

Science writer David Quammen says if there’s any hope to preserve wild landscape while reconciling the needs of humans and nature - that hope lies in…

Tuesday, we’re talking about the effects of nuclear weapons on people who lived near uranium mines and downwind from testing sites during and after the…

The environmental journalist Cynthia Barnett says humans have always tried to control rain. We’ve burned witches at the stake to stop it. We’ve sacrificed…

For centuries, humans have used technology to alter the planet, with dramatic consequences for the environment. Some think technology can also be used to…

Whether you are sitting at your desk, in the kitchen, or walking down the street, you’re likely near something that came from a tree. But biologist and…

Why is it that conservative Christians are more likely to be climate change skeptics than any other religious group in America? Katharine Hayhoe doesn’t…