THE CONVERSATION: Trump administration is on track to cut 1 in 3 EPA staffers by the end of 2025, slashing agency’s ability to keep pollution out of air and water The Conversation Policy and regulation September 30, 2025By Elizabeth Blum, Troy University and Chris Sellers, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York) As Congress faces...
THE CONVERSATION: Rivers are heating up faster than the air − that’s a problem for aquatic life and people The Conversation Uncategorized September 25, 2025Li Li (李黎), Penn State When you think about heat waves, you might picture sweltering cities, shimmering asphalt and unbearable...
THE CONVERSATION: How environmental RNA can give us a real-time picture of freshwater biodiversity The Conversation Planning and managementScience September 8, 2025By Wendy Morgado Gamero, McGill University and Orianne Tournayre, Université de Montpellier As climate change and human activity threaten freshwater...
THE CONVERSATION: Droughts don’t just dry up water — they drain livelihoods and weaken local economies The Conversation Hydrology August 27, 2025By S. Mehmet Ozsoy, Concordia University and Erkan Yonder, Concordia University Unlike hurricanes and floods, which arrive suddenly and tend...
THE CONVERSATION: Colorado’s subalpine wetlands may be producing a toxic form of mercury – that’s a concern for downstream water supplies The Conversation Water quality August 21, 2025By Eve-Lyn Hinckley, University of Colorado Boulder The wetlands found across the Rocky Mountains of Colorado just below tree line...
THE CONVERSATION: Grand Canyon’s Dragon Bravo megafire shows the growing wildfire threat to water systems The Conversation Wildfires and watersheds August 15, 2025By Faith Kearns, Arizona State University As wildfire crews battled the Dragon Bravo Fire on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim...
THE CONVERSATION: Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the Southwest into permanent drought The Conversation Colorado RiverHydrology August 14, 2025By Pedro DiNezio, University of Colorado Boulder and Timothy Shanahan, The University of Texas at Austin A new wave of...
THE CONVERSATION: As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights The Conversation Colorado River August 7, 2025By Sarah Porter, Arizona State University The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river...
THE CONVERSATION: Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California – a new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion The Conversation Wildfires and watersheds August 7, 2025By Gavin D. Madakumbura, University of California, Los Angeles and Alex Hall, University of California, Los Angeles Fire season is...
THE CONVERSATION: Water wars: a historic agreement between Mexico and US is ramping up border tension The Conversation Colorado River July 25, 2025By Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex As climate change drives rising temperatures and changes in rainfall, Mexico and the US...
THE CONVERSATION: One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires The Conversation Water quality July 22, 2025By Boluwatife S. Olubusoye, University of Mississippi and James V Cizdziel, University of Mississippi Every few years, the tires on...
THE CONVERSATION: California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power The Conversation Agriculture July 16, 2025By Jacob Stid, Michigan State University; Annick Anctil, Michigan State University, and Anthony Kendall, Michigan State University Imagine that you...
THE CONVERSATION: After the smoke clears, a wildfire’s legacy can haunt rivers for years, putting drinking water at risk The Conversation Wildfires and watersheds June 23, 2025Ben Livneh, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation Picture a wildfire raging across a forested mountainside. The smoke billows and...
THE CONVERSATION: Supreme Court changes the game on federal environmental reviews The Conversation Policy and regulation June 4, 2025By J.B. Ruhl, Vanderbilt University Getting federal approval for permits to build bridges, wind farms, highways and other major infrastructure...
THE CONVERSATION: Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios The Conversation EcosystemsPlanning and management May 27, 2025By Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder; Brian W. Miller, U.S. Geological Survey, and Imtiaz Rangwala, University of Colorado Boulder...
