Where does your glass come from? Aki Ishida, Washington University in St. Louis

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Trump reversed policies supporting electric vehicles − it will affect the road to clean electricity, too -- Jeremy J. Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University

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The surprising recovery of once-rare birds -- Tom Langen, Clarkson University

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Boosting timber harvesting in national forests while cutting public oversight won't solve America's wildfire problem -- Courtney Schultz, Colorado State University; Forrest Fleischman, University of Minnesota, and Tony Cheng, Colorado State University

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Where America's CO2 emissions come from – what you need to know, in charts -- Kenneth J. Davis, Penn State

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Parasitic worms bury themselves in the brains of moose and elk – a new test can help diagnose these animals to prevent disease spread -- Richard Gerhold, University of Tennessee and Jessie Richards, University of Tennessee

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You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming in lakes – new maps show how risk from 'forever chemicals' varies -- Ruohao Zhang, Penn State; Jiameng Zheng, Louisiana State University ; Wendong Zhang, Cornell University, and Xibo Wan, University of Connecticut

10 days ago

Hidden treasures of America's national parks are closer than you might think -- Jeffrey C. Hallo, Clemson University

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China's electric vehicle influence expands nearly everywhere – except the US and Canada -- Jack Barkenbus, Vanderbilt University

11 days ago

AI's ballooning energy consumption puts spotlight on data center efficiency -- Divya Mahajan, Georgia Institute of Technology

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How Europe's deforestation law could change the global coffee trade -- Paul Mwebaze, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world -- Paul Winters, University of Notre Dame and Amir Jina, University of Chicago

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AI has a hidden water cost − here's how to calculate yours -- Leo S. Lo, University of Virginia

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As National Park System visitor numbers hit record highs, here's how visitors can adapt for a better experience -- Allie McCreary, Auburn University and Michael Brunson, Auburn University

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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 University

13 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 York

19 days ago

Grand Canyon's Dragon Bravo megafire shows the growing wildfire threat to water systems -- Faith Kearns, Arizona State University

27 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 Carolina

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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 Campus

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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 York

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As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights -- Sarah Porter, Arizona State University

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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-Madison

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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-Madison

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Adding more green space to a campus is a simple, cheap and healthy way to help millions of stressed and depressed college students -- Chanam Lee, Texas A&M University; Li Deng, Texas A&M University, and Yizhen Ding, Texas A&M University

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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-Milwaukee

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Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, which are on the federal chopping block -- Li Qiao, Purdue University

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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, Davis

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Great Lakes offshore wind could power the region and beyond -- Cora Sutherland, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Melissa Scanlan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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How wind and solar power help keep America's farms alive -- Paul Mwebaze, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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'Big Beautiful Bill' will have Americans paying higher prices for dirtier energy -- Daniel Cohan, Rice University

2 months 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 University

1 month ago

Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains -- Anurag Srivastava, West Virginia University

2 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 Angeles

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Like Reagan, Trump is slashing environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact -- Barbara Kates-Garnick, Tufts University

16 days ago

How the nature of environmental law is changing in defense of the planet and the climate -- Dana Zartner, University of San Francisco

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What Trump's budget proposal says about his environmental values -- Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University and Janet McCabe, Indiana University

2 months ago

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, Berkeley

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How Trump's 'gold standard' politicizes federal science -- H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University

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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 Austin

30 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 Arizona

19 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 Michigan

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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)

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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

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Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization -- Michael Childers, Colorado State University

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National parks are key conservation areas for wildlife and natural resources -- Sarah Diaz, Coastal Carolina University and Linda Lane, Coastal Carolina University

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Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity -- Leisl Carr Childers, Colorado State University and Michael Childers, Colorado State University

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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

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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

2 months ago

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Are people at the South Pole upside down? -- Abigail Bishop, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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At Antarctica's midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent's long history of dark behavior -- Daniella McCahey, Texas Tech University

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What's at risk for Arctic wildlife if Trump expands oil drilling in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska -- Mariah Meek, Michigan State University

2 months ago

US and Russia squabble over Arctic security as melting ice opens up shipping routes -- Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham

1 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 Boulder

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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 Boulder

23 days ago

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 Dame

1 month 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 Dame

3 months ago

The treaty meant to control nuclear risks is under strain 80 years after the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Stephen Herzog, Middlebury

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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 Junior

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Critical minerals don't belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste -- Terence Musho, West Virginia University

3 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 Technology

4 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 Washington

4 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 Hawaii

4 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 Vermont

6 months ago

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3 months 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

11 days 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

8 months ago

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

8 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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