Despite Promises, Major Brands Continue to Obtain Palm Oil From Rainforest Destroyers
A new report from Greenpeace shows that brands and their suppliers are not abiding by their own pledges to only buy from sustainable producers of palm oil.
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Has Hurricane Florence Destroyed Records of America’s Slave Trade?
Historical archives housed in universities, courthouses, and local libraries are at heightened risk from flooding and mold.
The Environmental Protection Agency Puts a Top Children’s Health Official on Leave
Researchers are worried that the EPA plans to reduce the Office of Children's Health Protection's influence, or shutter it altogether.
The Environmental Case for Multiculturalism: What We Can Learn From 18th-Century America
Working toward a shared goal can help bond ethnic cultures together.
The Precarious Position of China’s Primate Population
A new study warns that most primates in the second-most primate-rich country in Asia could be wiped out by the end of the century.
In the Desert Southwest, Young Leaders Are Reimagining What a Climate Conference Can Be
A dispatch from the fourth annual youth-led Uplift Climate Conference in New Mexico.
How Traditional Food Is Helping Communities in a Changing Arctic
As hunting grows hazardous, Arctic community centers provide meals of whale and seal.
A Big Party for a Small Satellite
A hip factory in downtown San Francisco is producing miniature satellites with major implications for climate research and environmental preservation—and also for privacy.
Honoring Public Lands in the Trump Era
For National Public Lands Day, we're highlighting some of our favorite stories on the past, present, and future of public lands in America.
The Damage From Hurricane Florence Is Still Growing
An accounting of the ongoing damages, from failing dams to coal-ash ponds.