Back in 2003, when researchers began predicting with excellent accuracy how much of western Lake Erie would be coated with the green slime of a toxic algae bloom, there were important points to be ...

This story was originally published by The New Lede. INDIANOLA, Iowa – Six months ago, Alex Hammer was diagnosed with colon ...

If Congress approves President Trump’s proposal to cut hundreds of millions of dollars  from the operations and science ...

Explore the Klamath River's transformation as salmon return home following the historic removal of four dams.

In the tiny town of Cayuga, Indiana, a coal-fired power station poisoned the nearby Wabash River for over 40 years, not through the fumes billowing out of its smokestack but the heavy metals leaching ...

Explore the impact of coal on energy production and the environment as we transition to cleaner energy sources.

A new report identifies global drought hotspots since 2023 and outlines vulnerabilities, impacts, causes, and response strategies. Some 60,000 residents in northeastern France are under a tap water ...

Explore how USAID has impacted global health and well-being through investments in disaster relief and sanitation projects.

In mountainous Ugandan communities, where heavier rains are incurring landslides and erosion, hillside farmers are adopting more sustainable growing practices. The annual number of flood deaths in the ...

Let’s all stand up and cheer our fellow Americans in the West for raising their voices and shutting down a Republican plan last month to sell millions of acres of the public domain. Even considering ...

After wildfires burn in the western United States, the water quality of nearby streams, rivers, and lakes worsens — and often remains poor for longer than originally thought — according to a new study ...