Public lands are a gift for which all Americans should be grateful, and Steven Davis, a professor of political science and environmental studies, believes these lands should remain public. He builds a thorough argument in his impassioned... Read More

Even as climate change causes the perilous decline of Arctic ice, an international race is taking place to determine which nation will control the area’s vast natural resources. Arctic expert Martin Breum offers an eyewitness account... Read More

There is bad news and good news about the state of the earth, and business school professors Michael Lenox and Aaron Chatterji address both with eye-opening accuracy in this compelling, provocative treatise. The bad news, of course, is... Read More

Outstanding color photography distinguishes this “visual essay” by award-winning photographer Joe McDonald. The polar bear, certainly one of the planet’s most recognized animals, is also one of the most endangered. “Today,”... Read More

Lifelong environmental activist Grant Merritt grew up in a mining family—literally close to the earth. His ancestors respected the land, mining iron ore near the surface instead of burrowing underground. Merritt’s memoir reads like a... Read More

Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb’s lively and educational Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter shows why beavers should be respected as “ecosystem engineers.” Goldfarb is a fan of beavers, but he... Read More

This carefully researched, absorbing biography documents the remarkable environmental legacy of Stewart Udall. The Washington DC headquarters of the Department of the Interior is named after Stewart Lee Udall. This excellent book by... Read More

Lynne Hinton’s charming The View From Here interlaces recollections of childhood days of wonder in the woods with themes of protesting environmental degradation. Katie Sinclair isn’t quite sure why she decided it was worth it to... Read More