We knew the dangers of California’s drought. Soon the rush of school life muffled the warning. Until a raging fire awakened us from our indifference. The view from Thacher’s Outdoor Chapel features the pristine Topa Topa Mountains of the Ojai Valley. (Photo...
Humans are driving climate change — a fact many ignore. So I have captured our changing landscape in photos that show the consequences. Melting map of climate change patterns (all photos by Emma Juvan) This story shared first prize in the photography category in...
I’ve always wanted to show how overfishing harms ocean life and fish populations. My photo essay lets you know you can make a difference. The unsustainable killing of fish demands that consumers become more empathetic. (All photos by Madeleine Steele) This story...
It costs nothing to pollute. That has long been the driving force of our economy. But a movement is growing to change that calculus by putting a price on carbon. A traffic jam in New Delhi, India, 6 March 2018 (EPA-EFE/Harish Tyagi) This article is part of a...
By Malcolm Davidson The world is awash in plastic, and it’s choking the planet with discarded trash that effectively will be with us forever. And the problem is getting worse. The scale of the problem was brought home to television viewers by British wildlife...
In an ancient forest in Europe, wolves, bison and lynx roam, while fungi and insects thrive in a conserved wonderland at the center of controversy. Snow drapes the reserve in Bialowieza Forest. (All photos by Sue Landau) To reach Europe’s last lowland wilderness, go...
By Emily Isaacman In the traditional farmlands of America’s Midwest, where the term “climate change” is taboo, the weather has turned farmers’ lives upside down. Unprecedented storms, droughts and high temperatures are forcing farmers to adjust practices...
By Carolyn Woodruff Science Magazine published an article last month by a team of scientists and public policy researchers examining the economic costs of climate change on each of the 50 U.S. states. Their conclusion? States in the South will suffer more economic...
By Sue Landau There are only two real surprises in Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement: the strength and immediacy of the global counter-reaction, and the prospect that damage to the environment may be outweighed by...
This article was a runner-up in the high school category of News-Decoder’s second essay/reporting contest. By Kate Curry While the United States ponders the domestic implications of Donald Trump’s election victory, the rest of the world is anxious about...