The invasive emerald ash borer, native to northeast Asia, has spread to 37 states over the past quarter century, killing nearly all of the ash trees it infests. But in Maine, a coalition of basketmakers, scientists and government officials are plotting a future for their trees.

By Sydney Cromwell

Each strip of wood in Richard Silliboy’s hands started as a year of an ash tree’s life.

The Wabanaki Basketmakers’ Plans to Save Maine’s Ash Trees

Thousands of dead fish are washing ashore and people are falling ill too, as officials investigate possible sources of contamination.

By Teresa Tomassoni

It started in December, when dead fish began washing ashore New Ireland—a mountainous island in Papua New Guinea’s New Ireland Province, flanked by the Pacific Ocean and the Bismarck Sea.

Toxic Ocean Crisis in Papua New Guinea Sparks Mass Marine Die-Off and Public Health Emergency

Go behind the scenes with senior editor Corey Mitchell and reporter Bob Berwyn as they discuss critical measures of the planet’s health.

By Bob Berwyn

“Earth is being pushed beyond its limits while every key climate indicator is flashing red,” warned U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres after the release of the latest State of the Global Climate report from the World Meteorological Organization.

Earth’s Energy Imbalance