When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and…
The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste will continue, probably for many years to…
To really compare different electricity sources, you also have to look at the roles they play in keeping the lights on and…
Corporate decisions made in boardrooms and through initiatives with nonprofits have created an important kind of private…
Donald Trump says he is a big fan of oil and gas. His actions may not be of great interest to the industry. And the results…
Rising global temperatures increase the risk of extreme downpours, as a climate scientist explains.
Ancient practices hold important lessons for farmers facing drying lands, but they were often more complex than modern societies…
The Trump administration’s job cuts and advisory board changes at the agency won’t change those rules, as a former EPA…
The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the…
Two-thirds of the Panama Canal watershed’s freshwater goes to operate the locks. The country plans to build another reservoir…
Tribal governance takes a long view based in Native peoples’ deep history with these lands.
Overfishing, disease and environmental crimes cause social and political instability, economic strife and strained international…
Rewriting the map can influence the public psyche in ways subtle and not so subtle.
A planned mining method to gather critical minerals from the seafloor would create sediment plumes higher up in the water…
Public lands are quintessentially American, and in many ways they define and shape the American identity. There are a few…
One long line of powerful winds can whip up dust storms, spread wildfires, spin up tornadoes and fuel blizzards – all…
The Trump administration’s goal is to roll back rules limiting planet-warming greenhouse gases emissions from power plants,…
When mountain permafrost thaws and glaciers melt, glacial lakes can become lethal flood risks for anyone downstream.
Nationalistic behavior can put people, economies and ecosystems, and even peace, at risk. The US, which paused Columbia…
During the Cold War, the US poured support into Arctic military outposts and climate research amid fears of a Russian invasion.…