The Extinctions We Watched Happen
On August 26, 2009, an Australian biologist’s audio detector picked up a single bat working...
Glass: Recycling’s Negative-Value Problem
The average American household uses about 150 pounds of glass containers each year, but more...
Santa Marta May Be the Moment the World Started Walking Away From Fossil Fuels
Fifty-seven countries representing roughly a third of the global economy walked into a coal port...
The 2026 Drought, Region by Region
Just over half the country is officially in drought, and about 155.7 million Americans—almost seven...
We Are Doing to Low Earth Orbit What We Did to the Oceans
About two tons of satellite material burns up in Earth’s atmosphere every day. That is...
The 2026 World Cup Will Be the Most Polluting Ever
Nine million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. That is the projected climate cost of the...
Guest Idea: Stormwater Runoff into the Atlantic and the Atlantification of the Arctic
In March 2026, the Arctic’s winter sea ice reached one of the lowest levels ever...
How You Can Invest in Our Planet
EarthDay.org encourages everyone to invest in the Earth. While that might mean buying stock in...