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...
THE CONVERSATION: How redefining just one word could strip the Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat The Conversation EcosystemsPolicy and regulation May 14, 2025By Mariah Meek, Michigan State University and Karrigan Börk, University of California, Davis It wouldn’t make much sense to prohibit...
THE CONVERSATION: Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy The Conversation Policy and regulation April 21, 2025By Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin have announced their intent...
THE CONVERSATION: Drug pollution in water is making salmon take more risks – new research The Conversation Water quality April 12, 2025By Jack Brand, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Michael Bertram, Stockholm University “Out of sight, out of mind” is...
THE CONVERSATION: EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean? The Conversation Policy and regulationScience April 8, 2025By H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University Science is essential as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency carries out its...
THE CONVERSATION: Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – won’t be simple and could have unintended consequences The Conversation Policy and regulation March 20, 2025Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School Most of the United States’ major climate regulations are underpinned by one important...
THE CONVERSATION: Zombie water apocalypse: Is Trump’s rhetoric over Canada’s water science-fiction or reality? The Conversation Policy and regulation March 13, 2025By Tricia Stadnyk, University of Calgary Interest from the United States in Canada’s water is concerning, though nothing new. In...
THE CONVERSATION: Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits The Conversation Policy and regulation March 5, 2025By Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas The U.S. Supreme Court has limited how flexible the Environmental Protection Agency and...
