Stories by Payson Schwin

Denis Hayes, National Coordinator for the first Earth Day, looks back on four decades of progress by the environmental movement.

Could recent changes to the century-old Lacey Act in the U.S. affect global timber supply chains?

The future role of carbon capture and storage (CCS) was a featured topic at this year’s Society of Environmental Journalists Conference.

In this interview, Crispino Lobo of the Watershed Organization Trust talks about how rural villages can escape poverty by managing their land sustainably.

With world heads of state gathered in New York to discuss the status of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), climate change and ecosystem destruction brings added pressure to the fight to end extreme poverty.

A thriving renewable energy industry is a critical solution to problems such as high energy prices and climate change. But unless Congress extends the renewable tax credits soon, the industry’s steady growth could stall.