Environment Whales With a Dam Problem Orcas in the Pacific Northwest are struggling to boost their numbers. Could dams have something to do with it? Chelsey B. Coombs
Environment How Often Climate Change Has Caused Floods, City by City Find your own (coastal) hometown! Francie Diep
Environment Do Submarine Power Cables Affect Marine Ecosystems? New research finds that electromagnetic fields emitted by underwater power cables have little effect on marine communities off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. Kate Wheeling
Environment The Part We Play in—Not Just on—Our Environment A study of ancient inhabitants of Sanak Island, Alaska, points to a new understanding of our impact on the natural world. Nathan Collins
Environment In-N-Out of Burger Lovers’ Favor How consumer pressure is taking antibiotics out of beef. Allison Shapiro
Environment What It Takes to Make the Great Lakes’ Areas of Concern Less Concerning Eliminating the pollution from industry requires a lot of time, money, and effort on the part of local groups, states, and federal entities. Susan Cosier
Environment Even Without a Blowout, Gas Companies Leak a Lot of Methane Into the Atmosphere Even on a good day, Southern California's natural gas infrastructure is a major greenhouse gas emitter. Francie Diep
Environment Just How Big Was the Porter Ranch Natural Gas Leak? Meet the man who provided the first estimations of the Porter Ranch gas leak. Francie Diep
Environment Body Snatchers in the Chesapeake Bay Tiny, invasive East Coast parasites are leaving hordes of the living dead in their wake. Alisa Opar
Environment What Happens When a Tiny Island Becomes a Tourist Destination In 2011, 1,000 times more tourists visited Roatán than in 1969. Francie Diep