Long-standing water-use agreements allocate more water than the river and its basin actually contain, forcing users to cut back and face future shortages as well.

Acid rain and metals from power plants, vehicles and industries reached remote mountain lakes for years. Evidence from those lakes today shows the success of the Clean Air Act.

For humans, drinking salt water is far from refreshing. If you’ve ever taken a dip in the ocean, you’ve probably gotten an accidental mouthful and know the nasty, dehydrated feeling that can be...

For humans, drinking salt water is far from refreshing. If you’ve ever taken a dip in the ocean, you’ve probably gotten an accidental mouthful and know the nasty, dehydrated feeling that can be...

Oil companies win. You lose.

It's getting hotter. And states keep blocking heat protections for outdoor workers—including, most recently, Kentucky.

For 70 years, Audubon has protected our Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and the wildlife that call it home — first from poachers, then from logging. Today, more than 80,000 annual visitors enjoy our...

For 70 years, Audubon has protected our Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary and the wildlife that call it home — first from poachers, then from logging. Today, more than 80,000 annual visitors enjoy our...

Parts of California are seeing fire season start more than 10 weeks earlier now than in the 1990s.

States used to be on their own when a disaster hit. Then the Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 and the Dust Bowl showed why federal coordination was essential.

This summer, the Rio Grande is drying in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On a morning in late July, I visited the thin river in the northern part of town near Corrales. The river is intermittent near the...

This summer, the Rio Grande is drying in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On a morning in late July, I visited the thin river in the northern part of town near Corrales. The river is intermittent near the...