"The famed coastal dunes that inspired the shifting sand landscape of the desert planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel “Dune” are also under siege — from climate change and human development."

"Flight booking platforms are giving customers a new number to think about when they buy a plane ticket: the expected greenhouse gas emissions of their trip."

"The company behind the giant Pebble copper and gold mine project in Southwest Alaska filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to overturn its decision last year to halt the mine."

"Nearly 12 years after Ktunaxa Nation first urged the Canadian and U.S. governments to task an international body with investigating the mine pollution coursing through its territory, the two countries have agreed to a step the nation says is key to addressing contamination from B.C.’s Elk Valley coal mines."

"A revised CDC reporting system led to a 70 percent increase in reported cases of Lyme disease, but experts say more can be done."

"In their quest to detect early outbreaks, virus hunters are sampling environmental DNA in water, dirt, and air."

"Peoples who live close to nature have a rich lore of plants, animals, and landscapes embedded in their mother tongues".