- The process began a year ago to delete a 25-year-old safeguard for wild forests. - Allowing new roads could open tens of millions of acres of forest – most of it untouched by industrial society – to ...

KEY POINTS Policies requiring efficient toilets, showerheads, and appliances have driven down indoor water use. Per person ...

The “Flamingo Revolution,” a mass protest against a planned hotel resort in the Vjosë River Delta, a protected biosphere, has taken Tirana, Albania by storm. ● Half of the world’s children are ...

The Rundown And lastly, Democratic senators criticize the EPA’s reversal on coal ash regulations. “EPA has failed to identify new evidence or changed circumstances that justify abandoning or weakening ...

Explore how prescribed burns for wildfire prevention can protect ecosystems and reduce risks in the Upper Midwest’s pristine lakes.

Hoover Dam will see big reductions in hydropower capacity when Lake Mead drops below elevation 1,035 feet, which is 15 feet away. There will be repercussions for power customers and the electric grid ...

The reason: Vegetation burns in the fire. Scorching, high temperatures make the soil hydrophobic, which causes erosion and more runoff into lakes. Plants are no longer there to filter the sediment ...

Wild rice, North America’s only native grain, bears incalculable significance for tribes across the Great Lakes basin. Pollution, development, broken treaties, and climate change have contributed to ...

Big German manufacturer has lawyers and lobbyists in and outside Washington, D.C., seeking protections for Roundup weedkiller. Company’s actions are a transparent demonstration of power and influence ...