Earth Day

For Earth Day, we selected some of our favorite stories about environmentalism in the 21st century.

Highlighting the mess humans have made of the planet—and radical plans to fix it.

On January 28th, 1969, crude oil and gas erupted from a platform off the coast of Santa Barbara, California

Massive ecological disasters are certain, but fall on uncertain time scales. How, if at all, do we prepare?

The scrubbing, soaking, and skimming happening now on the Santa Barbara coast are the same methods used back in 1969.

Thomas Jefferson once advocated the idea that European culture was making North America's climate pleasantly warmer.

In the United States, attempts to put an end to plastic bags have been a local affair. But that doesn't mean there aren't efforts for a national ban.

For starters, let's stop calling it "Earth Day."