In Season 1 of Threshold, we reported on the decades-long fight to get the federal government to transfer the National... more

A few weeks ago, Yellowstone National Park released a draft plan for managing bison in the park. In this dispatch,... more

Yellowstone National Park recently released a new plan for managing the bison herd. It’s in draft form, and maps out... more

A lyrical ode to our atmosphere: the invisible, underappreciated substance that makes all life on Earth possible. There are quite a... more

A few weeks ago, the Biden administration approved the Willow project. It’s a plan to extract 600 million barrels of... more

Representatives from nearly every country in the world are in Egypt right now for COP27, the annual climate conference hosted... more

In many ways, the climate crisis is an identity crisis. As we reckon with the damage we’ve done, we’re being... more

The climate crisis is not just a problem of carbon emissions: it's one of inequality. In fact, global warming and... more

The UN climate talks, or COPs, are attempting the biggest, most complicated, highest-stakes group project humanity has ever known. They... more

The UN climate talks, or COPs, are a lot of different things: they're confusing, bureaucratic, inspiring, boring, infuriating, and exhilarating.... more

If the steel industry were a country, it would be the world's third-largest emitter. So to prevent a climate catastrophe,... more

Listening to Threshold is free, but creating it is not.We have always been committed to making the best show we... more

For centuries, we have been willing to sacrifice places, ecosystems, and entire species for industries like steel. While steel is... more

Steel is the signature material of the Industrial Revolution. It’s also an essential component of the wind turbines, electric cars,... more

One of the most challenging aspects of the climate crisis is that we have to do everything at once -... more

A lot of the changes needed to keep global heating below 1.5 degrees have to occur at a huge, international... more

We keep hearing (and saying) that solving climate change is really hard. But we actually know what we need to... more

The number of things at stake in the climate crisis do not fit inside one episode. It's hard to even... more

Britain was the first place in the world to go through what we now call the Industrial Revolution, a transformation... more

There are quite a few things working against us when it comes to understanding how urgently we need to act... more

After decades of scientific study and political wrangling the world has agreed—at least on paper—that 1.5C of heating must be... more

Humanity has a mission right now: to keep global heating to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels.... more

For the last few months now, we’ve been telling you that we’re working on season four of Threshold. But we... more

The Threshold team is in Glasgow to cover what's happening at COP26 - the 26th time leaders from around the... more

The Threshold team is in Glasgow to cover what's happening at COP26 - the 26th time leaders from around the... more

The Threshold team is in Glasgow to cover what's happening at COP26 - the 26th time leaders from around the... more

The Threshold team is in Glasgow to cover what's happening at COP26 - the 26th time leaders from around the... more

The Threshold team is in Glasgow to cover what's happening at COP26 - the 26th time leaders from around the... more

It’s time for our annual listener survey! We’re inviting your feedback to help us improve the show, get to know... more

In this special episode, we feature one of the many podcasts we love. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Outside/In is a... more

This is The Refuge, Threshold’s Peabody Award-winning third season, originally released in late 2019. A lot has happened that could... more

This is The Refuge, Threshold’s Peabody Award-winning third season, originally released in late 2019. A lot has happened that could... more

This is The Refuge, Threshold’s Peabody Award-winning third season, originally released in late 2019. A lot has happened that could... more

This is The Refuge, Threshold’s Peabody Award-winning third season, originally released in late 2019. A lot has happened that could... more

This is The Refuge, Threshold’s Peabody Award-winning third season, originally released in late 2019. A lot has happened that could... more

This is The Refuge, Threshold’s Peabody Award-winning third season, originally released in late 2019. A lot has happened that could... more

This is The Refuge, Threshold’s Peabody Award-winning third season, originally released in late 2019. A lot has happened that could... more

This is The Refuge, Threshold’s Peabody Award-winning third season, originally released in late 2019. A lot has happened that could... more

Our Audio Mosaic Project is under way! We're thrilled by the response so far to our first two prompts. If you... more

We’re inviting you to join us in a new experiment we’re calling the Audio Mosaic Project. The sound of place... more

 “There needs to be a lot more equity given at tables for indigenous knowledge, and for indigenous knowledge to inform... more

After four decades of fighting, the lease sale for drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was held on... more

Last week, the National Bison Range in northwest Montana was returned to the people of Confederated Salish and Kootenai... more

The controversy over oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is at a critical point: a lease sale may... more

DFTBA — Don’t Forget To Be Awesome. That’s the motto of Vlogbrothers, a wildly popular YouTube channel.On this episode of... more

Today the Trump administration published a “notice of sale” of oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.... more

The Greenland ice sheet is the second largest body of frozen water in the world, with the potential to raise... more

In such a challenging time, it seems important to make some space for gratitude. Here’s what the Threshold team is... more

“Breathing is civil rights and breathing is environmental justice.” Dr. Robert Bullard, Distinguished Professor at Texas Southern University and a transformational... more

The word crisis comes from the Greek krisis, meaning the turning point in a disease. Today on Threshold Conversations, we... more

Award-winning photographer Ami Vitale has seen the best of humanity and the worst of humanity. She’s documented war and conflict,... more

Become a Member Today! In-depth reporting on climate change, environmental justice, public lands, and so much more. This is what... more

How does your zip code affect your life expectancy? The impacts of climate change, toxic water, and dirty air aren’t evenly... more

Join our host Amy Martin and National Geographic photographer Ami Vitale this Thursday, September 10 for a live recording of... more

Last week, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge made headlines all over the world: the Trump administration finalized plans to open... more

If a whale sings in the ocean, and Michelle Fournet is there to record it, how does it sound? Find out... more

IMPORTANT: DATE CHANGE This event was originally planned for August 27. Due to unforeseen changes in Ami Vitale's travel schedule,... more

J. Drew Lanham is a Distinguished Professor at Clemson University, and an author, orator and Poet Laureate from Edgefield, SC.... more

In the second episode of Threshold Conversations, Amy talks with award-winning journalist Alfredo Corchado. As Mexico Border correspondent for the... more

Threshold Wins a Peabody Award! Threshold was selected as one of 30 Peabody Award winners from a pool of nearly... more

Each week, we’re inviting you to help us document this crazy time, when we’re confronting a national crisis together —... more

Hey! We’re starting a new thing!Welcome to Threshold Conversations, a new series featuring interviews with environmental thought leaders.We're still doing... more

Each week, we’re inviting you to help us document this crazy time, when we’re confronting a national crisis together —... more

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday Now, a new global day of giving to address the immense need created by the COVID-19... more

Each week, we’re inviting you to help us document this crazy time, when we’re confronting a national crisis together —... more

Each week, we’re inviting you to help us document this crazy time, when we’re confronting a national crisis together —... more

We’re launching a new project for this weird time we’re living in. It’s a time when we’re confronting a national... more

To get us through this trying time, we’re inviting you around a virtual bonfire to share an Arctic story from... more

When the debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge first emerged, most people had never heard of global... more

The Gwich’in have lived and hunted in the Refuge long before it was carved out as federal, protected land. Their... more

The Gwich’in have lived and hunted in the Refuge long before it was carved out as federal, protected land. Their... more

We're moving from the coast to the interior of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, to help you get a sense... more

We continue our reporting from Kaktovik, Alaska—the only town within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—to find out how the conflict... more

We continue our reporting from Kaktovik, Alaska—the only town within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—to find out how the conflict... more

For 40 years, the fight over drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has been waged mostly from... more

The question of whether or not we should drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of... more

We’re closing out two years of Arctic reporting with a new series about one of the oldest, most contentious, and... more

In this special episode, we feature one of the many podcasts we love. HumaNature tells real stories about human experiences... more

What do "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice and "What Have You Done for Me Lately" by Janet Jackson have to do with... more

What is the Arctic? Who lives there? How are their lives changing as the climate warms? In this Earth Day... more

Remember the Sámi family from episode six? The Aleksandersens face threats to their reindeer herding from both climate change and... more

18 months of reporting. All eight Arctic countries. So many fascinating people. On the final episode of season two of... more

The Greenland ice sheet is basically a giant ice cube the size of Alaska. What happens when it melts? We... more

All across the Arctic, indigenous languages are on the decline. But in many communities, people are finding new ways to... more

Half of the Arctic is in Russia, and half of Russia is in the Arctic. Oil, minerals, pollution -- it's... more

Russia has more land in the Arctic than any other nation. It's also a regime that does not tolerate dissent.... more

What happens when the thing you can't live without in the short term threatens your very existence in the long... more

If there's one thing everybody's heard about the Arctic, it's that sea ice is melting, and that's bad news. But... more

Take a trip through the Norwegian archipelago, meet workers in the tourism industry, and get a glimpse of some charismatic... more

After thousands of years of tradition, a shifting climate is forcing changes in the way Sámi families herd reindeer. But... more