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

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 ...

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 ...

Reclaiming Chinese culture through cultivation.

As the Western leaders left the Eldorado, they were hit by monsoon rains, which flooded the historic Santa Fe Plaza and ...

As it stands now, the provision would mandate the sale of up to about 1.9 million acres of public land over five years, theoretically for housing, and set a dangerous precedent for future ...

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 ...

Scientists in the United States tend to avoid activism; many fear that wading into politics will undermine their work and compromise their independence. Others worry that engaging in protest or ...

Climate change is creating a mental health crisis in Phoenix. A budding movement in the desert might solve it.

The result is a patchwork of laws protecting the nation’s wetlands. But if more Western states were to emulate their neighbors’ efforts and take action, millions of acres of wetlands could be saved, ...

Senate Republicans’ proposed legislation to sell off public lands could have unique impacts on tribal nations.

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 ...