Small-scale dairy farmers are struggling across the US – but in New Jersey they've developed a model that keeps their…
Many Native American tribes are reporting high COVID-19 infection rates. State and federal agencies are impeding tribes'…
Thousands of dams across the US are aging and overdue for maintenance. Taking them down can revive rivers, restore fish…
Extreme weather events prompt people to move, a trend that could accelerate in a warming climate. But the ability to migrate…
Microscopic ocean phytoplankton feed a "biological pump" that carries carbon from the surface to deep waters.…
The COVID-19 pandemic is interrupting scientific field work across North America, leaving blank spots in important data…
Are facilities that produce necessities like energy and clean water doomed to be ugly? Not when artists and landscape architects…
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some critics say livestock farms promote diseases that spread from animals to humans. An animal…
Are 'murder hornets' from Asia invading North America? A Japanese entomologist who's been stung by one and lived…
From Nairobi to Los Angeles, pandemic lockdowns have cleared pollution from the skies. But those blue vistas may be temporary,…
COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred at more than 100 US meatpacking plants. Geography, workforce demographics and economic…
The US faces a high risk of hurricanes and other disasters this year that could leave thousands of people in need of shelter.…
How should the United States power its economy in 2050? A recent survey finds surprising agreement from Americans of all…
If the forecasts are right, the US could be facing more natural disasters this year – on top of the coronavirus pandemic.…
A new study forecasts that thousands of miles of new road construction will cut through tiger habitat across Asia by 2050.…
Warmer waters, heavier storms and nutrient pollution are a triple threat to Great Lakes cities' drinking water. The…
Researchers are using a newly developed satellite tag to study previously unknown aspects of tiger shark reproduction. This…
One way that farms can handle shortages of protective gear for workers is by switching to less-toxic pest control methods.
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The Deepwater Horizon disaster set new records for holding polluters to account. But it had much less impact on laws regulating…