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Infrastructure for Insects: Congress Should Invest in Bees and Butterflies

Infrastructure for Insects: Congress Should Invest in Bees and Butterflies

By Malia Libby The insect world’s version of the ultramarathon is now taking place across the United States. Monarch butterflies have started their journey to the groves where they’ll spend the winter. Monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains have a long trip to the California coast before them, while eastern monarchs have a hefty 3,000-mile […]

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    How One Actress Found an Eco-Minded Community on TikTok

    How One Actress Found an Eco-Minded Community on TikTok

    It began with a quick upload. In early 2020, Canadian-based actress Christine Lan uploaded a video describing how she made DIY, sustainable cosmetics in her home. She hadn’t posted regularly on TikTok before and didn’t expect much to come from her video. Christine’s following began to grow. Followers and commenters were not only asking her […]

    Why This Plant Could Save the World

    Why This Plant Could Save the World

    What if I told you there was a miracle plant? One that has over 25,000 uses from rope, to clothes, to concrete, to medicine. A plant that grew quick and tall, that dug its roots deep into the dirt and sequestered tons of carbon back into the soil while sucking polluting metals back out of […]

    That Sage Smudge Stick Probably Came From Stolen Plants

    That Sage Smudge Stick Probably Came From Stolen Plants

    Ron Goodman and his boss were training a new volunteer ranger at the North Etiwanda Preserve, a lush and rocky landscape in the foothills of the Cucamonga Wilderness, roughly 50 miles east of Los Angeles. They were looking out over an area of burn scar when Goodman spotted three men with duffle bags among the […]

    Vanishing: Song for the Bobolink

    Vanishing: Song for the Bobolink

    What happens to us as the wild world unravels? Vanishing, an occasional essay series, explores some of the human stakes of the wildlife extinction crisis. Our small family knew bobolinks from a bird refuge four hours away. Each spring my partner and I made the trip to Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge with our daughter […]

    Why Elon Musk Won’t Save Us

    Why Elon Musk Won’t Save Us

    The technologies of Elon Musk’s empire are creeping across the Earth. They’re shooting up into lower orbit and speeding through American highway systems. Through these cars, rockets, and by connecting his corporate work to environmentalism, Musk has molded his image as a modern-day Iron Man, seeking to save the world from itself by innovating boldly […]

    A Conversation With Environmentalist Drag Queen Pattie Gonia

    A Conversation With Environmentalist Drag Queen Pattie Gonia

    By Sarah Kennedy Pattie Gonia is an environmentalist drag queen on a mission to build a more inclusive climate movement. Pattie has more than 300,000 followers on Instagram, where she shares photos and videos of herself hiking and camping, both in and out of drag. She’s posed next to an oil rig to push for […]