Heather Hansman is Outside Online’s environmental columnist and a frequent contributor to Culture Notebook. She is the author of Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West.
Our writer reflects on the uncertain ski season ahead
You're never too old—or too good—to brush up on your technique
This fire season is yet another sign that we can't wait any longer to fix our planet
Riding out the boom-and-bust tourism economy
In her new book, 'Superman's Not Coming,' the activist gives a lesson in community engagement and warns that we shouldn't expect the government to save us
A fun trip can turn to crap fast if you don't come prepared
Three court decisions are a sign of the power of protest
During a week of historic decisions, the Supreme Court decided that an energy company can drill under the Appalachian Trail
The Navajo Nation has the highest known rate of coronavirus in the country. The scale of the tragedy can be traced to a long history of denying the tribe's legal right to water access.
The pandemic has shut down the most polluting industries around the world and turned us all into more adaptable consumers. That still isn't enough.
The North Pacific right whale has been spotted only a handful of times in 60 years. A marine biologist from Seattle wants to change that.
The massive global demonstrations planned for its 50th anniversary were canceled. Luckily, there's still plenty that environmentalists can do from home.
In his new photo book "Errors of Possession," adventure photographer Garrett Grove documents the region's shifting industries and culture
This year's most at-risk rivers, the Lower Missouri and Upper Mississippi, provide water for millions of people in the Midwest
Lessons from Wendell Berry, Wallace Stegner, and my neighborhood trees