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One of the most widespread invasives, the harms of this species are often overlooked

On Tuesday of this week, the Endangered Species Committee did what we all assumed it would do: end Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for 20 species living in the Gulf of Mexico.

Exclusive: documents chronicle years-long campaign to make it easier to build intensive livestock units

A pending meeting of "the God Squad" could also threaten more than a dozen other species

Oil has empowered capitalism, and some of the world’s most exploitative regimes. Move away from it and we can solve some of the key issues we face, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

It's time for some serious sufficiency.

Reform, Tory and some media rhetoric runs contrary to poll showing far more voters for net zero than against it

Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.

These salt marsh trees perform an outsized service to biodiversity and climate change

Rare and endangered, this beautiful shrub provides food for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators

One of the treats of working on Substack is discovering great writers.

They control pests; they may aid human health; and they are in trouble

The menehune of legend may not live in fig trees — but something just as elusive and enigmatic does.

The soft drink giants use their wealth and power to avoid responsibility for their harmful products and the pollution they cause

After gutting independent oversight, the agency is handing monitoring authority to the industry responsible for the harm.

Harbor drive to Harbor Island ride

How India’s pre-eminent ecologist Madhav Gadgil followed fig trees from sacred groves to a radical vision for governing forests.

These safety measures often meet resistance despite proven benefits

Every second of last year, the Earth’s oceans absorbed the equivalent in energy to 12 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs.  Global ocean heat content (OHC) increased for the ninth consecutive year in 2025, a...

World affairs are moving us from the "middle of the road" to a "rocky road." This all has implications for climate change, as predicted in IPCC reports.

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There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

2024 was the worst year for Amazonian deforestation and degradation in 20 years

Roads promote erosion, alter hydrology, open access to invasives, and have other troubling effects on the environment

And a look forward to 2026

We will need more water as climate change threatens water supplies.

PH and I fit in a ride between showers in Southern California

Neighborhood groups conserve and restore nature in urban canyons

A book review

Everyone is crapping on e-bikes these days, but Micah Toll says "they’re the best thing for urban life since flush toilets." I agree.

Three Arctic seal species have moved closer to extinction, as rapid sea ice loss continues to erode their breeding and feeding grounds, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of…

Scientists have determined several water starved hotspots around the globe

Conservationists argue president’s oil expansion plans clash with his image as a global leader on climate change

The changes will bring more waterborne disease as tensions among nations have already increased.

With recent conservative court rulings, the Trump administration's destruction will likely increase

This marvelous sunflower serves as an example of San Diego's overwhelming biodiversity.