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Understanding the interface between humankind and wildlife is essential to averting infectious-disease outbreaks. We can't afford to ignore it anymore.
The Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act, 73 to 25, allocating billions to recreation
According to a new analysis by the Center for American Progress, his administration has removed or is attempting to remove protections from areas of public land equivalent to the size of Florida
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.
'Rising from the Ashes' follows the scientists studying the summer steelhead resurgence in Washington's Elwha River
The problem is a global one, but individual actions still matter
Pythons are devouring native animal life in the unique ecosystem of South Florida. To help solve the problem, Florida Fish and Wildlife officials have turned to amateur and professional hunters to round up the reptiles in a wild competition called the Python Bowl.
'Dear Humanity' is a celebration of the earth's beauty and a call to action to protect it
Dennis Sizemore has been thrown by a grizzly bear and traded gunfire with poachers, but that hasn't stopped him from doing conservation work around the globe
Emigrant Gulch, just north of Yellowstone National Park in Montana's Paradise Valley, is the proposed site of a new gold mine
Why are two outdoor industry giants lending their support to a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Trump Administration's assault on clean air standards? It's good business.
If you're planning on having a fire, you need to know how to put it out correctly
Planning a camping trip once this whole pandemic thing is over? You'll want to have a campfire.
In this film from director Brian Kelley, Carl Casey explains what a champion tree is and some strategies he uses to find them
The massive global demonstrations planned for its 50th anniversary were canceled. Luckily, there's still plenty that environmentalists can do from home.
Super tuskers are a highly poached population of elephants that are known to have ivory tusks that drop to the ground.
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
The coronavirus package is a missed opportunity to take meaningful action on carbon emissions, putting us decades behind on climate action
The economic catastrophe resulting from COVID-19 will have surprising and lasting impacts—good and bad—on endangered wildlife
Is it tone-deaf to talk about climate right now? Or is this an opportunity to tackle major global problems in tandem?
Social distancing is a prime opportunity to discover the nature in our own backyards and redefine our idea of what's wild
With the public distracted, Secretary Bernhardt is advancing environmental harm
We were already worried enough about the climate. So with COVID-19, how do we cope with a brand-new feeling of helplessness?
Experimental programs in Georgia and Louisiana are placing patients who may be infected in park cabins and RVs
When the mine closed in Questa, New Mexico, in 2014, the town found itself in the midst of an identity crisis
As more states hold—or decide to postpone—presidential primaries, a new poll of Mountain West voters shows that a clear majority support climate action, clean air and water, and public lands protection
The nonprofit WildEarth Guardians is taking on the U.S. Forest Service's grazing regulations
Cristina Mittermeier has inspired millions of people and has sparked conversations on complex issues with her breathtaking images
Last year the jackpot was $311,652. Watching ice melt just got really interesting.
Despite President Trump's budget proposal that calls for slashing funding for national parks and the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a bipartisan group of senators is moving forward with critical legislation for both
As the temperatures warm, heavier snow is likely to become the new normal
So far, 383 companies have signed up to participate in the outdoor brand's Time to Vote program on November 3, and the organization hopes to double that number by the election
After a public outcry, the BLM announced that it will not offer oil and gas leases on the Slickrock Trail near Moab—a popular mountain biking destination
'Where I Belong' tracks the affection for wilderness that environmental lobbyist Chris Hill has and what she's doing to defend it
Sustainable finance has finally hit the big time. Is it time to risk your wallet to save the planet?
Computers can identify sounds much better and faster than humans. So what do we learn when we ask them to listen to everything?
The loss further threatens a dwindling population of cats in the Santa Monica Mountains
Analyzing cuts to the National Park Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and Land and Water Conservation Fund
First Bears Ears, now Slickrock. Why should we trade high-value recreation for low-value extraction in Utah's mountain-bike mecca?
Trump administration manipulated emissions reporting from the deadliest fires in California history to promote logging
Despite pending lawsuits, the administration is forging ahead
Artist Jane Kim's massive new mural in San Francisco is an attempt to wake us up to the plight of the suffering species
Now that scientists are seeing the effects of global warming on everyday weather, all our adventure plans are being impacted
Australia's bushfires have scorched 27 million acres, more than 10 times the area burned in California's catastrophic 2018 wildfire season. The way that Australia is dealing with devastation, and how quickly that devastation came, feels like a spooky portent for what’s coming next.
As a Trump reelection looks less certain, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is accelerating work for oil and gas industries
And our world will never be the same
Italian students will soon be required to learn about global warming. American kids? Not so much.
As we begin a critical new decade for the environment, we need to look toward the light
Scientists estimate Australia’s devastating bush fires have killed more than one billion animals. What does that mean?
Why companies as diverse as Patagonia and General Mills are suddenly focused on getting dirty
From her home base in Flagstaff, the Diné educator and former river guide is inspiring the community to protect the landscapes she cherishes most
Snow science is a wild thing. And in the Sierra Nevada, it's a particular beast all its own.
Scientists turn to high-tech solutions to protect a threatened population
Parts of the southern border are ecological wonderlands. The wall threatens 23 endangered and at-risk species.
The candidate unveiled a plan for addressing climate change, pollution, and good jobs at sea
Harvesting your own Christmas tree is cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and a great tradition
Why the new crop of state recreation offices are about more than just outdoor sports
All the advice in the world only matters if people actually follow it
The Bureau of Land Management has rented new headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado, and given D.C. employees 30 days to decide whether to move. Why is the agency fleeing the capital for new digs?
President Trump was right to say that other issues are more important. When it comes to the environment, we need to make fundamental shifts in how we live our lives.
At a time of unprecedented mass extinctions, no animal epitomizes the global biodiversity free fall more than the Asian elephant. Paul Kvinta travels to Laos to visit a moon-shot project aimed at saving the country's 400 remaining wild behemoths, investigate the strange underworld of wildlife trafficking—and make a very unexpected purchase.
Top adventure athletes Caroline Gleich and Jeff Browning define what a "roadless area" means
The inability of western states to track water usage is exacerbating the region's drought crisis
How do we deal with the prospect of losing the places we love?
Has Governor Gavin Newsom done a bad job managing the wildfires? Should he invest in "cleaning" the forest? We've got answers.
Environmental groups prevent DOI’s efforts to restrict FOIA disclosures
A combination of Santa Ana winds and climate change is almost the perfect recipe for extreme fires
Cody Townsend thought his project, the Fifty, would be a mission to descend the 50 best lines in North America. But then climate change started to melt the snow right out from under his skis.
A controversial Interior Department advisory committee has made a series of recommendations aimed at privatizing campgrounds on public lands
A scandal over radiation exposure at the national park is the latest weapon employees have used against each other in a perpetually dysfunctional workplace
Outdoor athletes have plenty of influence on Instagram. Protect Our Winters wants to wield it in the halls of Congress.
Do it poorly—or not at all—and you could start the next catastrophic wildfire
Getting involved in local and state elections can lead to big changes in the fight against global warming
The fight to balance recreation with wildlife is coming to a head
A Bundy-esque BLM leader, an office building shared with oil companies, and now a solicitor borrowed from Koch Industries…what does this all add up to?
Outdoor companies and major athletes are showing their support for the worldwide Youth Climate Strike today