The Revelator

Here are 20 environmental books published in 2024 for readers of all ages and experience. They offer vision, knowledge, and a sense of wonder — necessary to help us build a better planet.

Climate activism is most effective when it taps into the pain of grieving instead of repeating statistics that overwhelm people into numbness.

Some rivers and lakes wouldn't be swimmable today without this critical law. But it could use a refresh to help meet our current challenges.

If you're tired of the horrors unfolding hour after hour on social media and TV news, stop doomscrolling and point your eyes somewhere more encouraging: environmental books that offer vital lessons on saving the planet and the creatures that live here.

Covering Climate Now: A new study hopes to inspire water managers — and the rest of us — to begin planning for how climate change will dramatically reduce snowpack.