OARRA collects samples of dead animals’ lungs, brains, blubber and more, compiling a biological library of clues for researchers around the country. The data helps scientists learn more about what’s ...

The border wall, a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s agenda, cuts through a rugged, unique ecosystem home to hundreds of native species, from jaguars and pumas to black bears and deer. These ...

Benji Jones is an environmental correspondent at Vox, where he covers biodiversity loss and climate change.

Reclaiming Chinese culture through cultivation.

He has also helped develop agrivoltaics projects all around the world, working with communities in Kenya, Mexico, Morocco and elsewhere. High Country News’ twice weekly email newsletter includes our ...

A Diné writer confronts how to offer a hand from far away as tragedy strikes on the Navajo Nation. It was the last day of June and the first day of the new work week when an emergency showed up on my ...

Amy Romer is an award-winning photojournalist based on Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory. Her stories focus on Indigenous law and child welfare for IndigiNews. She is a National Geographic Explorer. An ...

Angie Kang makes art in LA. She is the author and illustrator of OUR LAKE (Kokila, 2025), and her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Believer, Narrative and elsewhere. In 2023, she was ...