animal and plants, land protection, urban green space

Four Wildlife Success Stories—That Require Continued Federal Engagement

The Endangered Species Act has long enjoyed broad-based support. These species show success is an option.

By Wendee Nicole

/ 21 Aug 2025

Four Wildlife Success Stories—That Require Continued Federal Engagement

The Battle to Save the Endangered Species Act

Protecting threatened and endangered species has long been popular with Americans across the political spectrum. But can the Trump administration, which has moved to weaken the Endangered Species Act, be inspired to protect the species we love?

By Wendee Nicole

/ 21 Aug 2025

The Battle to Save the Endangered Species Act

Trump’s Deep-Sea Mining Order Will Likely Impact Gulf States, Biodiversity—But First Up: American Samoa

The U.S. military is a major interest in this new extractive industry, which is poised to emerge both off- and on-shore.

By Elyse Hauser

/ 1 Jul 2025

Trump’s Deep-Sea Mining Order Will Likely Impact Gulf States, Biodiversity—But First Up: American Samoa

Wolves and Humans Can Coexist, Efforts Across the U.S. Borderlands Show

Apex predators are critical to healthy ecosystems. These determined biologists and wildlands advocates are out to prove that wolves and ranchers, scientists and politicians can coexist in the recovery of Mexican gray wolves.

By Wendee Nicole

/ 29 May 2025

Wolves and Humans Can Coexist, Efforts Across the U.S. Borderlands Show

Elon Vs. Wild: Do Expanding SpaceX Operations Signal the End for Beloved Ocelots?

Starbase could become its own city. Elon Musk is about to be granted the keys to Boca Chica Beach. And accelerating operations at SpaceX could lead to several launches per day in the middle of the endangered ocelot’s withered territory. Efforts to protect the ocelot are more critical than ever.

By Wendee Nicole

/ 17 Apr 2025

Elon Vs. Wild: Do Expanding SpaceX Operations Signal the End for Beloved Ocelots?

One Man’s Quest to Reforest the Rio Grande Valley

The Tamaulipan thornforest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border with Mexico. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world.

By Grist

/ 12 Apr 2025

One Man’s Quest to Reforest the Rio Grande Valley

Jaguar Watch: What ‘Finishing the Wall’ Means for Borderland Cats

Last week, the Trump Administration approved the first contract of its second term for new border barriers. Wildlife biologists and Indigenous rights organizers fear what comes next.

By Wendee Nicole

/ 24 Mar 2025

Jaguar Watch: What ‘Finishing the Wall’ Means for Borderland Cats

Hawaii State Leaders Demanding Full EIS of SpaceX Starship Program

‘Given the lack of previous stakeholder participation, a change in spacecraft type, and the dramatically expanded area, which is further affected by ocean currents, it is unclear what the impact will be on Hawaii,’ the bill’s text reads.

By Gaige Davila

/ 28 Jan 2025

Hawaii State Leaders Demanding Full EIS of SpaceX Starship Program

How to Reclaim Traditional Foods for a Degrowth Food Future

Fermentation is a living food culture that taps into ancient skills and traditional knowledge. But this knowledge is under attack and slowly dying out.

By degrowth

/ 28 Jan 2025

How to Reclaim Traditional Foods for a Degrowth Food Future

Texas Supreme Court Scrutinizes San Antonio’s Bird & Tree Removals In Religious Liberty Debate

While a legal decision that could reanimate a federal lawsuit may take until summer, the City of San Antonio is expected to move ahead with tree removals at Brackenridge Park as soon as it gets clearance from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

By Greg Harman

/ 6 Dec 2024

Texas Supreme Court Scrutinizes San Antonio’s Bird & Tree Removals In Religious Liberty Debate

Texas Supreme Court to Take Up Religious Liberty Question on Brackenridge Park Lawsuit

Members of the Lipan-Apache ‘Hoosh Chetzel’ Native American Church have been granted a rehearing of their federal lawsuit that could force the City of San Antonio to reconsider its policies targeting migratory birds and elder trees.

By James Courtney

/ 27 Sep 2024

Texas Supreme Court to Take Up Religious Liberty Question on Brackenridge Park Lawsuit

WILD12: How the Hé Sapa Resolution Could Help ‘Indigenize’ Global Wilderness Conservation

Internationally recognized conservation leader Vance Martin speaks with Deceleration about restoring wilderness through deepening relationships and practicing love.

By Greg Harman

/ 19 Sep 2024

WILD12: How the Hé Sapa Resolution Could Help ‘Indigenize’ Global Wilderness Conservation