Ensia is a solutions-focused media outlet that publishes stories that encourage and inspire people to create a more sustainable future. They consider proposals for articles and feature stories that “provide solution-focused perspectives on emerging environmental challenges as well as novel ways of looking at long-standing issues.” Their articles are of about 700 to 750 words, and feature stories are of about 1,000 to 1,200 words. According to a payment report, they paid $0.75 per word. For details, refer to their contributor guidelines and this page.
The Open Notebook is a “non-profit organization that provides tools and resources to help science, environmental, and health journalists at all experience levels sharpen their skills.” They welcome pitches for brief guides, story-behind-the-story interviews, and reported features. According to their guidelines, they pay $1,800 for interviews (1,500 to 2,000 words), and $2,400 for reported features (1,500 to 2,000 words). To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Mother Earth Living is a sustainable lifestyle magazine that provides ‘wide-ranging, expert editorial coverage of organic foods, country living, green transportation, renewable energy, natural health, and green building.’ They accept queries any time of the year. Payment rates are negotiated with their editor. For more details, check out their submission guidelines.
The Earth Island Journal is a quarterly magazine that discusses the environment and how it relates to present-day issues, including climate change, environmental justice, and wildlife and land conservation. They are particularly interested in stories that explore the intersections between the environment and other social and human rights issues. According to their guidelines, pay is $0.50/word for print features up to 4,000 words, though 2,800 words is most common, and $400 for stories published online. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
National Parks is an award-winning, quarterly magazine known for high-quality photography and writing. The magazine is published by the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), a non-profit group dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the National Park System. The magazine publishes articles on topics related to the more than 420 units in the National Park System, from the sweeping landscape parks to urban parks, historic sites, seashores, battlefields, rivers and trails. Payment rates are not mentioned. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Northern Woodlands is a quarterly magazine publishing articles that aim at conservation-minded people. Topics include all aspects of the Northeast’s forests: wildlife species, woodworking, natural landscapes, and woodlot management. According to their guidelines, pay starts at $0.20 per word for new writers; poems pay $100; the "A Place in Mind" column pays $250 for around 800 words; and the "Knots and Bolts" column pays between $100 and $400 for 500 to 1,400 words, depending on length, complexity, and editing time. To learn more, refer to their submissions guidelines.