¡Presente! Dr. Martha Muñoz
A 2024 MacArthur Fellow, Dr. Martha Muñoz is known and celebrated for her groundbreaking research within evolutionary biology.
Meeting the Moment: Ensuring Wildlife, People, and Ecosystems Thrive
Maria Luisa Rossel works to unite all Americans and ensure the thriving of wildlife and people in a rapidly changing world.
Factory Farm Pollution Can Be Seen From Space, Scientists Say
Study uses satellite data to document environmental inequities in North Carolina.
Western Monarch Butterfly Population Plummets to Near Record Low
“It is very important that we take action as soon as possible,” said Dr. Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón, a senior scientist at the National Wildlife Federation.
Chicago South Siders impacted by air pollution can help shape future environmental policy
“The Southwest Side and the Southeast Side are becoming the black lungs of the city’s infrastructure”
Chicago’s Southwest Side: Vision for Urban Revitalization
Implementing the plan will require collaboration, including utility companies and railroads that own patches of land along the river, public pressure, and time.
A National Monument for Owyhee: a needed call to preserve history and nature in the West
Rich biodiversity and scenic beauty is vulnerable to industrial development, climate change, and unregulated recreation.
Proposed Protections Aim to Support Declining Monarch Butterfly Populations
Some populations are at greater than 99% chance of extinction by 2080.
How greener schoolyards benefit Colorado kids, communities
At a school that primarily served Latino students, the team designed raised planters that mimicked Aztec geometry.
Hispanic neighborhoods in Chicago suffer unequal exposure to chemicals
Decades of irresponsible and unjust use of toxic chemicals threaten the health of already disadvantaged communities.
With the help of navigators, Minnesota Latinos take the clean energy plunge
The U.S. Energy Department reported the Hispanic community faces a median energy burden 24% higher than white households.
‘Nuestros Bosques’ to boost urban green spaces
“The way our communities, especially Black and brown communities, connect with the environment,” said Ribeiro, “with our ancestral knowledge, our indigenous knowledge, has been through a spiritual and cultural way.”