A four-part exploration
The Future of Conservation Without U.S. Aid
The Trump administration’s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats, and the people who defend both. Now the world seeks a new way forward.
Feature | by Michelle Nijhuis
The Ghosts of Conservation Past
A look back at the United States’ outsize influence on global conservation reveals why the latest funding cuts should come as no surprise.
Feature | by Jude Isabella
In the Wake of the Storm
A scientist tracks how cuts to federal funding are reshaping coastal communities, research, and species management in Alaska.
Perspective | by Caroline Van Hemert
The Fight for the Heart of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
One year after the Trump administration threw the EPA into chaos, former employees continue to push back—and to dream of an agency reborn.
News | by Madeline Ostrander