October 16, 2019 — America’s largest irrigated crop isn’t corn or soy—it’s grass. Lawns cover more area than Georgia, and their upkeep deepens the climate crisis.
Reverse Engineering the Climate Crisis Is Not Only Possible—It's Necessary
By Jon Gertner
October 10, 2019 — We can't merely cut emissions to preserve a livable planet. We'll have to invent technologies to take back the carbon we've already released.
October 10, 2019 — As rising seas imperil its historic structures and famed waterfowl flocks, staff at the Audubon sanctuary are determined to defend the refuge by saving its wetlands.
Birds Are Telling Us It's Time to Take Action on Climate
By David Yarnold
October 10, 2019 — Global warming poses an existential threat to two-thirds of North American bird species—but there's still time to protect them. Audubon's new climate report says we have to act now.
In Canada’s Boreal Forest, a New National Park Faces the Wrongs of the Past—and Guards Our Climate Future
By Hannah Hoag
October 10, 2019 — Thaidene Nëné, declared this summer, is a milestone for an Indigenous-led conservation movement that can help keep carbon in the ground and protect crucial habitat as the planet warms.
A Better Way to Decrease Disastrous Flooding on the Mississippi River
By Willy Blackmore
October 10, 2019 — Our attempts to wall in a surging Mississippi have failed up and down the river, leading to catastrophic flooding. Now momentum is building to work with nature, not against it.
How State and Local Governments Are Leading the Way on Climate Policy
By Hillary Rosner
October 10, 2019 — With the federal government failing to act, many states and cities are taking it upon themselves to cut emissions and increase resiliency.