For decades, big-box retailers have evaded federal regulation of the pollution their operations generate. Introduction Did you...
Climate Change
Communities pay the price in empty wells, more costly water bills, and contaminated and undrinkable water sources....
Why marshes, mangroves and other wetlands can’t keep up with the effects of climate change. Introduction Wetlands...
Waterways are vast and interconnected — even states with protective laws can experience the impacts of water...
The Supreme Court drastically reduced federal protection for wetlands in 2023. How private businesses and nongovernment organizations...
We need new fuels to transport people and goods around the globe as society moves away from...
The use of electric vehicles is expected to contribute to greater emissions reductions in future decades than...
It has been hard to use knowledge to orchestrate and deliver systematic change to mitigate future climatic...
Conversations can help bridge the partisan divide. The trick is to have some structure to the discussion....
We typically communicate climate change focusing on rising ocean levels. But we rarely connect the dots to...
Keeping tabs on the decline of the Earth’s most abundant and diverse group of animals is difficult....
A book examines how global warming could displace millions of Americans. By Dr. Ramin SkibbaAstrophysicist and Science...
Examining the interplay between a warming planet and other factors on infectious diseases. By Marie RosenthalEditor of...
The word is derived from the Greek phainō – “to show, to bring to light, make to...
Hydrogen is now taking center stage as a versatile and clean energy carrier. By Benjamin QueisserHead of...
Fourier recognized the possibility that the Earth’s atmosphere might act as an insulator of some kind. Introduction...
Latin American countries are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of the climate crisis. By Stephen...
Is nuclear power a necessary part of the energy transition away from fossil fuels? By Nicola JonesContributing...
In the face of a regressive Supreme Court and a slow-moving Congress, citizens must push states and...
Activists are radically rethinking how to be most effective in the streets, political arenas, and courtrooms. By...
The 1960s represent a turning point in popular awareness about environmental problems. By Dr. Jennifer Lynn PetersonProfessor...
Among rural communities, Grants Pass, Oregon, has notched an unlikely win. By Claire CarlsonReporterNexus Media News Introduction...
Geological phenomena and natural cycles can drastically alter the Earth’s physical attributes. Introduction Many dramatic changes to...
Scientists have been debating the start of the Anthropocene Epoch for 15 years. By Dr. Erle C....
When we knew what we knew about climate change since the seventeenth century. 1640: Carbon Dioxide Discovered...
Agricultural sustainability is as much about power and sovereignty as it is about soil, water, and crops....
Foote died in 1888 and for almost a hundred years her contributions were unknown. Introduction Eunice Newton...
The story of human adaptation to the natural environment is as old as humans themselves. By Joseph...
Scientists now have a better understanding of the risks ahead and a new early warning signal to...
Thawing permafrost and intensifying storms will change how water moves into and through Arctic rivers. By Dr....