Cleaning up and reusing contaminated sites, known as brownfields, can create jobs and promote economic growth. But it also…
Green groups fighting Trump's anti-environmental agenda should heed precedents from the Reagan and George W. Bush administrations.…
The Clean Water Rule spells out which streams, wetlands and other water bodies receive federal protection. The Trump administration…
Set aside the politics. If by some miracle we turned off carbon emissions immediately, how would the climate respond?
The world's oceans are home to innumerable life forms, from sponges to sea lions, and scientists have many creative…
As the rich move away from disaster-prone areas, the poor may be left behind.
The Trump administration has set a new national policy: energy dominance. But can the US really dominate other countries…
In an urbanizing world, people increasingly are seeking out nature in cities. Research shows that diverse species of animals,…
How fast can the US transition to clean energy and with what energy sources? Here's why an impassioned debate among…
Without the private sector cutting carbon emissions – rather than just lobbying the government for action on climate –…
Must the money raised to save wildlife always aid the most popular animals? New research suggests that marketing can persuade…
Defiant against Trump's policies on immigration and environment, California finds itself defending its way of life – the…
Most of the earthworms in the US Northeast and upper Midwest are nonnative species. Scientists are finding increasing evidence…
The Colorado River supplies water to millions of people and irrigates thousands of miles of farmland. New research warns…
More than 200 mayors have committed their cities to stick with the Paris climate deal no matter what the US does. Electric…
Scientists typically stay out of public policy debates, but an academic makes the case that they need to push back against…
India, the world's fourth-largest carbon emitter, long resisted calls to fight climate change. Now it is investing heavily…
It's increasingly likely that at some point, the world's nations will need to broach the fraught discussion of geoengineering.…
Coal-fired power plants produce air pollution that kills thousands of Americans every year. President Trump's embrace…
Cuban and US scientists are forming partnerships to protect coral reefs and fisheries in both countries. But President Trump…