A court ruling expands the options for corporate accountability efforts against oil companies in France, and it may have…
Communities and entrepreneurs are experimenting with ways to turn this nuisance into a valuable resource.
Long before synthetic fertilizers, the global guano trade reshaped farming, fueled American expansion and exposed the hidden…
With social media communities and naturalist apps, birding is easier to get into than ever. A psychologist explains why…
Pennsylvania logged 852 severe weather reports from March through June – more than double the 30-year average. A meteorologist…
A National Academy of Sciences report examined the latest advances in extreme event attribution science. As four of the…
Wastewater from Pennsylvania’s oil and gas wells is salty and radioactive, and doesn’t suppress dust. Two researchers…
Native religions are tied to living landscapes, not points on a map. A scholar of Indigenous studies explains why reducing…
Many sustainability programs may be aiming at the wrong target because most entrepreneurs won’t become environmental activists.
A new global assessment of the world’s migratory species finds reason for alarm, but also hope – and a road map for…
There is no single thermostat setting that is right for every person or every home. And there are other easy, low-cost steps…
What communities and businesses really need is information they can act on, with examples of what’s worked elsewhere and…
Why would a young Republican back solar but reject a carbon tax? Twenty years of survey data shows climate opinion is more…
Death Valley set a record when the temperature reached 134 degrees Fahrenheit. Here’s why deserts can reach such scorching…
An analysis of one major effort shows how to get Democrats and Republicans to agree to spend billions of dollars on a decades-long…
If Congress didn’t believe habitat destruction and degradation constitute ‘harm’ under the statute, why would it require…
When you breathe in wildfire smoke, harmful particles can travel deep into your body.
A tick disease researcher explains the risks and how she avoids bringing home ticks from both work and walking her dog in…
Courts have long let utilities seize private property to build transmission lines. Does that hold if the power flows to…
Increasing flash flooding is exhausting communities as they’re hit again and again.