Best of Sustainability In Your Ear: The Ocean Conservancy’s Dr. Erin Murphy Documents the Lethality of Ocean Plastics
Each year, over 11 million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean, which...
Vertebrate and Insect Extinctions in the 21st Century
Run an insect trap through a German nature reserve today and it will catch a...
The EPA Is Changing the Rules for Plastic Recycling Plants
On March 20, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule change that could fundamentally...
Guest Idea: How the Birmingham Darter Could Be Saved by the Project Marvel Data Center
Three small, easily overlooked fish swimming in Valley Creek near Birmingham, Alabama, are: the Birmingham...
The Extinctions We Watched Happen
On August 26, 2009, an Australian biologist’s audio detector picked up a single bat working...
Glass: Recycling’s Negative-Value Problem
The average American household uses about 150 pounds of glass containers each year, but more...
Santa Marta May Be the Moment the World Started Walking Away From Fossil Fuels
Fifty-seven countries representing roughly a third of the global economy walked into a coal port...
The 2026 Drought, Region by Region
Just over half the country is officially in drought, and about 155.7 million Americans—almost seven...