Managed retreat doesn’t always mean leaving. It’s about preserving the essential while redesigning communities to be better...
Environment
By Anita Snow Extreme temperatures like the ones blistering the American West this week aren’t just annoying,...
The heat wave started in late June, when temperatures across the United States exceeded 100 °F (38...
Heat waves can kill via dehydration caused by heavy sweating. Breathing or heartbeat may suddenly stop. Introduction...
The city government did very little to help its poorest residents survive the heat wave. By Fresh...
On average, our society uses almost 100 gallons of drinking water per person per day. Introduction One...
The tiny town of El Adobe exemplifies the state’s struggles with contaminated water and aging infrastructure. By...
Diesel fuel attracts and holds water. Water can occur in diesel either as free water or as...
Considering the costs of protecting U.S. communities that are vulnerable to wildfires and highlighting current efforts to...
Scientists studied charcoal layers in the sediment of lake beds across the Rockies to track fires over...
An oil spill is dangerous in any kind of environment and can have some serious long-term effects....
Sharing water lies at the heart of integrated water resources management. Originally published by the Global Water...
When wells run dry, households may opt to conserve water, find new sources, or sell and move....
Indian tribes seek to manage their water resources and have plans to use their water supporting utilization...
Keep an eye on the African monsoon, ocean temperatures, and a possible late-blooming La Niña. By Dr....
How ancient humans by Lake Malawi in Africa were the first to substantially modify their environment. By...
Even when a person stops and takes a moment to enjoy a plant’s beauty, they feel better....
If you make coffee every day, you have an amazing source of organic matter right at your...
Growing coffee beans with respect for the environment and the workers. By Caleb Brown Social Conscience Overview...
If divided evenly, the 12,500km2 of global renewable fresh water available each year would be more than...
Fish hatcheries are trucking their salmon to the ocean and ranchers are worried about having enough water...
Over the last 800,000 years, Earth has been through 11 major ice ages. Is another on the...
Looking at how the Great Lakes inspire us with grand potential and how their size stretches our...
15 years ago electric power generation was the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Now the...
Escaping ecological catastrophe and reducing the frequency of pandemics that might be lurking in the decades ahead...
The US electricity grid is actually five regional grids, and it’s hard to share power between them....
The baseline for normal is shifting to higher temperatures. By Jennifer LuddenEnergy and Environment EditorNPR It’s become...
Saltwater is intruding inland, killing trees and turning coastal forests into marshes. By Emily UryPh.D. CandidateDuke University...
Fossil fuel interests are using the same strategies (and even strategists!) that the cigarette industry once used....
This ancient ecosystem showed that the ice sheet had melted to the ground in northern Greenland within...