Using existing backup generators as regular sources of electricity would emit lots of pollution into American skies and endanger people’s health.

Wildfires in Colorado are reshaping landscapes and visitor habits.

In summer of 2025, I embarked on the internship assignment of my dreams. Armed with a Nikon D3200, a 2008 birding map, and a healthy supply of coffee, I set out with my coworker to photograph all 35...

While most sources of revenue are regressive, progressive distribution of those revenues can drive us towards an equitable transportation system.

When devastating weather events make headlines, a question increasingly follows: Did climate change play a role? Where did the emissions driving that risk come from? And what harms result when those risks materialize?  This isn’t just casual curiosity. Communities facing floods, families displaced by wildfires, and governments planning infrastructure need accurate information about how a

This is an attempt to silence independent scientists, shut down evidence-based decision making, and keep the public in the dark.

The Taiwan Strait crisis of the 1950s holds lessons for the United States in its ongoing war against Iran.

Two big factors influence the length of the allergy season and how bad people’s allergies will be, and both are expanding.

The Supreme Court limited the ability of people to sue government contractors in state courts.

This article was written by Eduardo González‑Sargas, a Colorado State University research scientist and ecologist whose work focuses on river and restoration ecology.For more than a decade...

The Mississippi is well worth reading about. It is not a commonplace river, but on the contrary is in all ways remarkable. — Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi The Mississippi River is a...

Understanding why some faults creep rather than sticking and causing massive earthquakes is important for gauging the future risk of both earthquakes and tsunamis.