The area's iconic national parks are home to grizzlies, elk and mountain snowfall that feeds some of the country's most important rivers. The region is warming quickly.

When Buffalo, New York, changed its zoning code so that developers no longer had to provide specified amounts of parking, space was freed up for public transit and people.

It's hard to preserve national parks "unimpaired," as US law directs, when they're overrun with tourists who stray off paths, strew trash and harass wildlife. A parks scholar calls for crowd control.

Invisible to the eye, the microbial life in the air around us can vary depending on our environment.

The earth our towns and cities are built on is teeming with potential. It is under threat too

COVID-19 has underscored the value of parks and public spaces. A new survey shows that US mayors have gotten the message, but post-pandemic plans for public spaces remain largely undefined.

Cities are danger zones for migrating birds, but there are ways to help feathered visitors pass through more safely

Steamboat Geyser reawakened in 2018 after three and a half years of dormancy. Does that foretell an eruption in Yellowstone National Park?

Your local ducks (and other wild birds) will thank you.