An ambitious plan to cut the flow of nutrients into the Chesapeake Bay has produced historic regrowth of underwater seagrasses.…
During the Cold War, the US built nuclear weapons at a network of secretive sites across the nation. Some are still heavily…
Venus flytrap plants have 'traps' that snap shut on insect prey. But they also rely on insects for pollination.…
Thousands of dirt roads crisscross the Brazilian Amazon, serving ranchers, loggers and miners. The area's fragile waterways…
Much like the printing press upset the social order centuries ago, the explosion of information online is challenging the…
Most Americans don't want incinerators in their neighborhoods, so waste management companies are burning trash in other…
Despite all their anti-tax sentiments, Republicans from Hoover to Trump have embraced this levy on sales at the pump.
Where do plague bacteria go between outbreaks? New research demonstrates that they can survive and replicate inside amoebae…
The Trump administration's push for 'energy dominance' could spur a new wave of domestic uranium production.…
Nuclear power provides 60 percent of US carbon-free electricity generation, but existing plants are aging and only one is…
They don't all support the same strategies for coping with it, but US mayors increasingly see climate change as a pressing…
A recent study found the largest cluster of advanced black lung disease ever recorded among coal miners in central Appalachia.…
The Agriculture Department provides nearly $6 billion annually for land, water and wildlife conservation on farms. President…
An analysis of air pollutants from Texas shows how significant – and largely underregulated – the category of 'excess'…
Natural gas is widely viewed as a clean fuel, but methane, its main component, is a powerful greenhouse gas. Two experts…
As Earth's climate warms, mangroves are expanding north and south from tropical zones. Mangroves reinforce shorelines…
Muchos puertorriqueños recibieron bien el reciente anuncio de privatizar el sistema eléctrico del país. Pero vender el…
Many Puerto Ricans are happy to see their broke power utility sold off to whoever can get the lights turned back on. But…
New York soon may charge a fee to drive into central Manhattan as a way of reducing traffic and raising funds for public…
A climate scientist explains how New Hampshire managed to overcome the political divide to make real progress on climate…