Without an array of ecosystems and species, it's tough for farmers to grow crops or ranchers to raise animals.
Rising seas and groundwater depletion, both driven by climate change, are making soils saltier in many parts of the world.…
The 'thin green line' of resistance against any new infrastructure for shipping oil, gas and coal abroad has won…
An air pollution expert with years of experience advising federal regulators describes how the Trump administration is speeding…
Some observers have blamed recent wildfires on poor forest management, while others point to climate change. In fact, a…
Vehicles made before 2001 could suffer fuel system or engine damage if they're run on E15.
Haze from Northern California wildfires has drifted as far east as Philadelphia. Wildfire smoke contains many potentially…
Forest management is not a cure-all for wildfires, although it can help reduce the chances of massive burns. Making this…
Sharing seeds was common practice among farmers throughout history until the rise of agribusiness. Now seeds are trademarked…
Research shows that when Americans are aware of the scale of food waste, and how much energy and water are used to produce…
The dry, hot, downslope Santa Ana winds of Southern California fan late fall wildfires that have largely traveled through…
Reporters who cover environment and natural resource issues are commonly threatened and harassed around the world. Some…
The head of the World Health Organization calls air pollution 'the new tobacco' because it causes millions of preventable…
The internet makes it easier for discarded stuff to land in someone else's home instead of the dump.
If Iranian crude exports decline further it could make oil and gas prices rise.
Drastic oxygen losses in the world's oceans millions of years ago coincided with mass extinctions. Scientists see this…
But many new governors and members of Congress intend to take action on climate change.
Climate change is shrinking Arctic sea ice and opening the region to ship traffic. Whales, seals and other marine mammals…
Big oil and gas companies spent far more fighting this ballot initiative than the measure's supporters did.
Oysters are big business along the Gulf Coast, but raising them off-bottom – which yields a premium product – is just…