The Silent Threat Beneath Our Feet: How Deregulation Fuels the Spread of Forever Chemicals The Trump administration has already rolled back planned limits on PFAS chemicals, which have been linked to ...

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As funding drops and institutions change, the study of plants appears to be withering on the vine. That’s letting critical skills go extinct.

The first time I visited Peehee Mu’huh, mining for lithium had already begun. I was there in the fall of 2023 as part of my work with People of Red Mountain, descendants of the Fort McDermitt ...

Proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act and park staffing cuts are putting the endangered coastal bird in danger.

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Critics argue the authoritarian government has rammed the project through with minimal environmental oversight and in violation of several laws.

John R. Platt is the editor of The Revelator and an award-winning environmental journalist whose work has appeared in dozens of publications around the world. His “Extinction Countdown” column has run ...

Titicaca in Crisis: Climate Change Is Drying Up the Biggest Lake in the Andes Persistent drought has caused havoc for the Indigenous peoples who live on floating islands and depend on rains that have ...

As oyster reefs have declined, other marine species have suffered and coastal storm damage has increased. Innovative programs are starting to help.