Thursday, August 28, 2025 4:53 PM ET
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Like Reagan, Trump is slashing environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact -- Barbara Kates-Garnick, Tufts University2 hours ago
One of Hurricane Katrina's most important lessons isn't about storm preparations – it's about injustice -- Ivis García, Texas A&M University; Deidra Davis, Texas A&M University, and Walter Gillis Peacock, Texas A&M University9 days ago
20 years after Hurricane Katrina, 3 lessons for emergency management the government needs to hear -- Eric Kevin Stern, University at Albany, State University of New York2 days ago
Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is pushing the rainy season from blessing to looming catastrophe -- Pintu Kumar Mahla, University of Arizona2 days ago
Wildfire disasters are increasingly in the news, yet less land is burning globally – here's why -- Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; John Abatzoglou, University of California, Merced, and Seyd Teymoor Seydi, Boise State University3 days ago
Colorado's subalpine wetlands may be producing a toxic form of mercury – that's a concern for downstream water supplies -- Eve-Lyn Hinckley, University of Colorado Boulder7 days ago
Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much -- Peyton McCauley, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Melissa Scanlan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee8 days ago
Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent drought -- Pedro DiNezio, University of Colorado Boulder and Timothy Shanahan, The University of Texas at Austin13 days ago
Grand Canyon's Dragon Bravo megafire shows the growing wildfire threat to water systems -- Faith Kearns, Arizona State University10 days ago
Where America's CO - 2 - emissions come from – what you need to know, in charts - Kenneth J. Davis, Penn State15 days ago
Industrial pollution once ravaged the Adirondacks − decades of history captured in lake mud track their slow recovery -- Sky Hooler, University at Albany, State University of New York and Aubrey Hillman, University at Albany, State University of New York17 days ago
My research team used 18 years of sea wave records to learn how destructive 'rogue waves' form – here's what we found -- Francesco Fedele, Georgia Institute of Technology8 days ago
Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, which are on the federal chopping block -- Li Qiao, Purdue University16 days ago
Survivors' voices 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki sound a warning and a call to action -- Masako Toki, Middlebury21 days ago
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Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California – a new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion -- Gavin D. Madakumbura, University of California, Los Angeles and Alex Hall, University of California, Los Angeles22 days ago
Inside an urban heat island, one street can be much hotter than its neighbor – new tech makes it easier to target cooling projects -- Dan O'Brien, Northeastern University17 days ago
History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function -- Susan L. Cutter, University of South Carolina22 days ago
How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain -- Danielle Wilhour, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus1 month ago
FEMA's flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared -- Jeremy Porter, City University of New York1 month ago
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As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights -- Sarah Porter, Arizona State University19 days ago
Cultivating for color: The hidden trade-offs between garden aesthetics and pollinator preferences -- Claire Therese Hemingway, University of Tennessee9 days ago
We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas – satellites and AI show most bans are respected, and could help enforce future ones -- Jennifer Raynor, University of Wisconsin-Madison1 month ago
The golden oyster mushroom craze unleashed an invasive species – and a worrying new study shows it's harming native fungi -- Aishwarya Veerabahu, University of Wisconsin-Madison1 month ago
One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn't straws or grocery bags – it's your tires -- Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, University of Mississippi and James V Cizdziel, University of Mississippi1 month ago
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EPA removal of vehicle emissions limits won't stop the shift to electric vehicles, but will make it harder, slower and more expensive -- Alan Jenn, University of California, Davis22 days ago
Great Lakes offshore wind could power the region and beyond -- Cora Sutherland, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Melissa Scanlan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee29 days ago
How wind and solar power helps keep America's farms alive -- Paul Mwebaze, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign30 days ago
'Big Beautiful Bill' will have Americans paying higher prices for dirtier energy -- Daniel Cohan, Rice University1 month ago
California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power -- Jacob Stid, Michigan State University; Annick Anctil, Michigan State University, and Anthony Kendall, Michigan State University1 month ago
Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains -- Anurag Srivastava, West Virginia University1 month ago
How the 'Big Beautiful Bill' positions US energy to be more costly for consumers and the climate -- Daniel Cohan, Rice University2 months ago
Energy Star, on the Trump administration's target list, has a long history of helping consumers' wallets and the planet -- Magali A. Delmas, University of California, Los Angeles2 months ago
Why energy markets fluctuate during an international crisis -- Skip York, Rice University2 months ago
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4 laws that could stymie the Trump EPA's plan to rescind the endangerment finding, central to US climate policies -- H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University14 days ago
How the nature of environmental law is changing in defense of the planet and the climate -- Dana Zartner, University of San Francisco1 month ago
What Trump's budget proposal says about his environmental values -- Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University and Janet McCabe, Indiana University1 month ago
How Trump's 'gold standard' politicizes federal science -- H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University2 months ago
How redefining just one word could strip the Endangered Species Act's ability to protect vital habitat -- Mariah Meek, Michigan State University and Karrigan Börk, University of California, Davis3 months ago
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The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US? -- Lauren Gifford, Colorado State University and Daimeon Shanks-Dumont, University of California, Berkeley27 days ago
When big sports events expand, like FIFA's 2026 World Cup matches across North America, their climate footprint expands too -- Brian P. McCullough, University of Michigan1 month ago
US government may be abandoning the global climate fight, but new leaders are filling the void – including China -- Shannon Gibson, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences27 days ago
How to find climate data and reports the Trump administration has removed -- 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 Sciences7 months ago
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Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization -- Michael Childers, Colorado State University24 days ago
National parks are key conservation areas for wildlife and natural resources -- Sarah Diaz, Coastal Carolina University and Linda Lane, Coastal Carolina University24 days ago
Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity -- Leisl Carr Childers, Colorado State University and Michael Childers, Colorado State University3 months 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 College1 month 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 University1 month ago
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Are people at the South Pole upside down? -- Abigail Bishop, University of Wisconsin-Madison1 month ago
At Antarctica's midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent's long history of dark behavior -- Daniella McCahey, Texas Tech University2 months ago
What's at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska -- Mariah Meek, Michigan State University1 month ago
US and Russia squabble over Arctic security as melting ice opens up shipping routes -- Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham1 month ago
As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions -- Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University and Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder1 month ago
Critical minerals don't belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste -- Terence Musho, West Virginia University2 months ago
How the US can mine its own critical minerals − without digging new holes -- Yuanzhi Tang, Georgia Institute of Technology and Scott McWhorter, Georgia Institute of Technology3 months ago
US, Ukraine sign 'economic partnership' centered on Ukraine's wealth of critical minerals – but extracting them isn't so simple -- Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington3 months ago
Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about, and Trump's order could clear the way for operations soon -- Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, University of Hawaii4 months ago
Greenland's rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract -- Paul Bierman, University of Vermont6 months ago
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A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn't the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about -- Lee Rafuse Haines, University of Notre Dame23 days ago
Removing PFAS from public water systems will cost billions and take time – here are ways you can filter out harmful 'forever chemicals' at home -- Kyle Doudrick, University of Notre Dame2 months ago
The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Stephen Herzog, Middlebury23 days ago
A flesh-eating fly is spreading north to the US. It could devastate livestock farming if not controlled -- Hannah Rose Vineer, University of Liverpool and Livio Martins Costa Junior30 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 University7 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 Technology7 months ago
How the EPA administrator protects public health, air, water and the environment -- Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University7 months ago
Interior secretary manages vast lands that all Americans share − and can sway the balance between conservation and development -- Emily Wakild, Boise State University7 months ago