Could massive storm surge barriers end the Hudson River’s revival?
Environmentalists tend to think… yes.
Drinking Problems: A Kansas town confronts a tap-water crisis
The story of polluters who aren’t asked to pay, in Harper’s.
The Gorillas Dian Fossey Saved
About the primatologist’s legacy and what more gorillas in a small space mean for Rwanda. In National Geographic.
Nearly a Billion People Still Defecate in the Outdoors. Here’s Why
My feature about India’s struggle to shift the cultural preference of many millions — in National Geographic.
The Compost King
About converting food scraps to energy, in addition to fertilizer, through anaerobic digestion, in The New York Times Magazine.
The Hidden Rivers of Brooklyn
About the potential for using nature to un-pervert urban hydrology — especially in the Gowanus watershed — in Harper’s magazine. (Email me if you can’t access it.)
Too Good to Waste
On the efforts of campaigner Tristram Stuart to slash the 2.9 trillion pounds of food we annually squander, in National Geographic magazine.