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US earthquake safety relies on federal employees' expertise - Jonathan P. Stewart, University of California, Los Angeles and Lucy Arendt, St. Norbert College

4 days ago

The Panama Canal's other conflict: Water security for the population and the global economy -- Karina Garcia, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá

4 days ago

Why forecasting where tornadoes will hit is still hard to do − even though storm predictions are improving -- Chris Nowotarski, Texas A&M University

18 days ago

As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans -- Alyssa Kreikemeier, University of Idaho

4 days ago

Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security -- Bradley J. Cardinale, Penn State; Emmett Duffy, Smithsonian Institution, and Rod Schoonover, Georgetown University

7 days ago

From Greenland to Fort Bragg, America is caught in a name game where place names become political tools -- Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee; Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee, and Jordan Brasher, Macalester College

8 days ago

Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about − by dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone -- Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, University of Hawaii

10 days ago

National monuments have grown and shrunk under US presidents for over a century thanks to one law: The Antiquities Act -- Monica Hubbard, Boise State University and Erika Allen Wolters, Oregon State University

9 days ago

What causes the powerful winds that fuel dust storms, wildfires and blizzards? A weather scientist explains -- Chris Nowotarski, Texas A&M University

15 days ago

Global warming of more than 3°C this century may wipe 40% off the world's economy, new analysis suggests -- Timothy Neal, UNSW Sydney

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Revoking EPA's endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – won't be simple and could have unintended consequences -- Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School

16 days ago

Water cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers – yet it's been deteriorating in many places -- Susanne Schmeier, IHE Delft and Melissa McCracken, Tufts University

8 days ago

America's clean air rules boost health and the economy − charts show what EPA's new deregulation plans ignore -- Richard E. Peltier, UMass Amherst

7 days ago

Environmental protection laws still apply even under Trump's national energy emergency − here's why -- Albert C. Lin, University of California, Davis

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8 months ago

The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels, and the lightning stopped -- Chris Wright, University of Washington

21 days ago

If FEMA didn't exist, could states handle the disaster response on their own? -- Ming Xie, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

8 days ago

Carolina wildfires followed months of weather whiplash, from drought to hurricane-fueled floods and back to drought -- Lauren Lowman, Wake Forest University and Nick Corak, Wake Forest University

30 days ago

NOAA's vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn't match it -- Christine Wiedinmyer, University of Colorado Boulder and Kari Bowen, University of Colorado Boulder

1 month ago

How America courted increasingly destructive wildfires − and what that means for protecting homes today -- Justin Angle, University of Montana

2 months ago

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Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them -- Eliza Grames, Binghamton University, State University of New York

25 days ago

Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don't realize it -- Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology

30 days ago

How many types of insects are there in the world? -- Nicholas Green, Kennesaw State University

11 days ago

How are clouds' shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather -- Ross Lazear, University at Albany, State University of New York

1 month ago

Why do skiers sunburn so easily on the slopes? A snow scientist explains -- Steven R. Fassnacht, Colorado State University

1 month ago

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The US energy market has its troubles, though it may not be a 'national emergency' -- Seth Blumsack, Penn State

29 days ago

Ann Arbor's sustainable energy utility aims to build the electric power grid of the future − alongside the old one -- Mike Shriberg, University of Michigan

24 days ago

Greenland's rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract -- Paul Bierman, University of Vermont

1 month ago

Trump's offshore wind energy freeze: What states lose if the executive order remains -- Barbara Kates-Garnick, Tufts University

1 month ago

3 ways Trump's EPA could use the language of science to weaken pollution controls -- Eric Nost, University of Guelph

2 months ago

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As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions -- Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University and Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder

11 days ago

The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason -- Paul Bierman, University of Vermont

17 days ago

How to find climate data and science the Trump administration removed from government websites -- Eric Nost, University of Guelph and Alejandro Paz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

1 month ago

How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue -- Joe Árvai, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

2 months ago

Why the price of your favorite chocolate will continue to rise -- Narcisa Pricope, Mississippi State University

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Avian flu virus has been found in raw milk − a reminder of how pasteurization protects health -- Kerry E. Kaylegian, Penn State

3 months ago

Cycling can make seniors healthier and more independent − here's how to design bikes and networks that meet their needs -- Anne Lusk, Boston University

4 months ago

Carbon offsets can help bring energy efficiency to low-income Americans − our Nashville data shows it could be a win for everyone -- Zdravka Tzankova, Vanderbilt University; Carol Ziegler, Vanderbilt University, and James Muchira, Vanderbilt University

4 months ago

Should I worry about mold growing in my home? -- Nicholas Money, Miami University

4 months ago

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Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits -- Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas

30 days ago

Supreme Court could narrow the scope of federal environmental reviews, with less consideration of how projects would contribute to climate change -- J.B. Ruhl, Vanderbilt University

3 months ago

3 ways the Trump administration could reinvest in rural America's future -- Randolph Hubach, Purdue University and Cody Mullen, Purdue University

1 month ago

What is a SLAPP suit? Legal experts explain how these lawsuits suppress free speech -- Jennifer Safstrom, Vanderbilt University and Ryan Riedmueller, Vanderbilt University

24 days ago

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Agriculture secretary oversees food production, rural life, and nutrition programs that help millions afford healthy diets -- Kathleen Merrigan, Arizona State University

2 months ago

From watts to warheads: Secretary of energy oversees big science research and the US nuclear arsenal -- Valerie Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology and Margaret E. Kosal, Georgia Institute of Technology

2 months ago

How the EPA administrator protects public health, air, water and the environment -- Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University

2 months ago

Interior secretary manages vast lands that all Americans share − and can sway the balance between conservation and development -- Emily Wakild, Boise State University

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