Final Episode: A Vanishing Island, the End of an Adventure

The Chesapeake Bay is full of history that is slipping away before our eyes.

Hip Hop Forestry

One envirnmental advocate has a unique way of bringing attention to the topic: hip hop music.

The Old Rowboat

Tom reflects on his relationship with a dear friend - an old rowboat.

Climate Engineering as a Dangerous "Plan B" for Global Warming

Can we engineer Earth's atmosphere to stop global warming?

EPA Ban on Brain-Damaging Pesticide Follows Maryland's Lead

In Maryland over the last three years, there was a back-and-forth political battle between Republican Governor Larry Hogan and the Democratic-majority state legislature over a controversial insecticide called chlorpyrifos.

Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay

In a shallow bay of the Potomac River about an hour south of Washington, D.C., lie the remains of 214 wooden cargo ships from World War I, some of which have sprouted trees and become islands.

Bumps in Road for Electric Cars

The U.S. Senate passed an infrastructure bill that includes $7.5 billion for the construction of electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. as a step toward combating climate change.

Fading of the Fireflies

There is a growing movement to measure the worth of nature by quantifying its economic value.  What, then, is the value of fireflies? 

Landfill Methane Pollution

It’s been a summer of record-breaking heat, wildfires, floods. So people can’t avoid thinking about climate change.

Record-Breaking Heat Raises Temperature on Climate Debate

Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest got so hot in June – hitting a record 121 degrees in British Columbia – that hundreds of people died and more than a billion clams and mussels cooked in their shells.