Miles away from the ocean, projects are afoot to clean up salty groundwater and use it to grow crops. Some say it’s a costly pipe dream. Others say it’s part of the future.

The Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT, runs all the way from the U.S. border with Mexico to the border with Canada, crossing more than 2,600 miles of desert, mountains, and forest. And for many people, ...

Traditional methods meet new technology to produce cleaner building materials, some of which even help sequester carbon pollution.

She says extreme heat can harm anyone. Evan was healthy and active before he died. So she urges people heading outdoors to check for heat alerts, bring plenty of water, and pack a whistle or a GPS ...

Sam: To get specific about climate emissions and food, we’ve been talking about generally eating less meat, because meat requires one, a lot of land to produce. But then also, there are emissions ...

Climate change is warming streams in the Canadian province’s mountains. Bull trout, Athabasca rainbow trout, and Westslope cutthroat trout live in icy streams that flow down from the mountains of ...

A researcher works on a number of projects to better understand how to store carbon underground. (Photo credit: Idaho National Laboratory / CC BY 2.0) ...

The aftermath of floods often leaves people without clean water, forcing them them to use impure water for daily tasks and cooking, which significantly increases the risk of foodborne diseases. (Photo ...

During storms, many residents of northeast Houston brace themselves for flooded streets and yards. Espinoza: “There’s people who have lost their homes … and just people who are traumatized now, every ...

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