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Environment

A grizzly bear in the autumn grasses of Denali National Park.

As endangered species protections falter, national parks take on newfound importance

 Environment
• October 20, 2026

National parks can serve as ‘backstops’ for protected wildlife, but they may not be enough to ensure their long-term survival

A vista looking out over the Grand Canyon.

Near Grand Canyon National Park, a uranium mine raises fears of arsenic in the water

 Environment
• October 14, 2026

Arizona recently raised an arsenic limit at one monitoring well at Pinyon Plain Mine, where scientists are still trying to understand how water moves underground

Financial pressures threaten a vital air monitoring network in national parks

 Environment
• September 16, 2026

Funding for the IMPROVE project has long been stagnant, and recent years have forced cuts to air visibility tracking

The entrance sign welcomes visitors to Indiana Dunes

‘We’re not just a part of the past’: Indiana Dunes trail honors Miami and Potawatomi cultures

 Environment
• September 11, 2026

A tree trail, limestone turtles and fire pit adorned in ribbonwork designs are all features of the Indiana Dunes Indigenous Cultural Trail, which celebrates the Potawatomi and Miami Peoples

green landscpae of mountains on the right of the screen and valleys below and a blue sky with clouds all across it

Texas’ Balcones Canyonlands Refuge is expanding. So why are refuge leaders nervous?

 Environment
• September 10, 2026

Despite accelerating growth of the refuge’s boundary and community support, threats to national wildlife refuges in Texas are putting this successful refuge on edge

A mountain goat on top of the 7,510-foot summit of Mount Aeneas

Glacier’s iconic mountain goats are losing their foothold

 Environment
• September 9, 2026

With key alpine resources in flux, the species faces an uncertain future

A spotted lanternfly perches on a branch.

“Stomping out” a species that is here to stay

 Environment
• April 20, 2026

Spotted lanternfly are a reminder that we need to get more comfortable sitting with the things we can’t control

Trump’s EPA to ignore economic benefits of clean air, focusing only on costs to polluters

 Environment
• April 13, 2026

A new agency rule retreats from cost-benefit analysis in calculating impacts on human health, imperiling improvements in air quality, experts say

The pink feathers of a flamingo stand out against a natural background.

Do state birds have a leg up in conservation?

 Environment
• April 8, 2026

Public attention and pride could help support state mascots and the habitats they rely on

A white stoat stands upright among patches of green grass.

The Olympics are over. But the mascot stoats still face climate change

 Environment
• March 31, 2026

The two stoat mascots of Milano Cortina have a tough journey ahead of them as snow melts and their ability to camouflage worsens

This Earth Day, Lithuania looks to its environment for defense solutions

 Environment
• March 23, 2026

The country celebrates World Earth Day while preparing for what lies beyond its borders, the minister said.

A shoreline with the NYC skyline in the distance.

Digging up the past at Dead Horse Bay

 Environment
• March 12, 2026

The Brooklyn beach was closed in 2020 after radiological contamination was found. What's happened since?

A close up image of the pollen in the center of a yellow flower.

Researchers create reef-safe sunscreen prototype from pollen

 Environment
• January 20, 2026

How the “diamond of the organic world” could help protect skin from damaging UV rays

A large black vulture flies above trees across a blue sky.

These scientists used scavenger spies to uncover wildlife crime

 Environment
• January 16, 2026

Tracking wolves and vultures could point law enforcement towards illegal poaching activity

The remnant skeletons of a Caribbean reef in Bonaire where almost all the coral has died due to a combination of heat stress, disease and declining water quality. This structure will slowly erode and flatten over time.

Coral reefs may succumb to erosion on a warmer planet

 Environment
• December 1, 2025

Researchers project that coral reefs will not keep up with rising sea levels, reducing their ability to protect coast lines

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