The Republican effort to rid the federal government of initiatives promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion is expanding to ...

In mid-December 2020, a month before he left office, President Donald Trump quietly signed the Save Our Seas Act to put the ...

And lastly, Republicans from the western states set out their legislative priorities. “We’re working all angles to promote Western energy dominance, and now we have the opportunity to do it in a way ...

This piece originally published in Sierra Magazine on January 31, 2025. All photographs and archival stills are courtesy of Skyhound Media. As moviegoers poured into the lobby of the Lyric Theater in ...

In parts of the United States, there’s no relief from climate change. A fortnight after calamitous wildfire swept across the Los Angeles region, forecasters are warning of four days of terrible ...

Brine is generally defined as water with a salt concentration higher than 50 parts per thousand, though some brines can be several times saltier Average salinity of the world’s oceans is roughly 35 ...

Water, or lack thereof, is often at the frontlines of conflict. By documenting water conflict across history, Dr. Peter Gleick, chief scientist and president emeritus of the Pacific Institute, ...

Out of sight and often neglected, Michigan’s more than one million septic systems are an overlooked health and environmental risk for the state’s groundwater, rivers, and lakes, and the people who use ...

Circle of Blue’s senior editor and chief correspondent based in Traverse City, Michigan. He has reported on the contest for energy, food, and water in the era of climate change from six continents.

Iran is on the fast track to severe water scarcity. The semi-arid country faces an onslaught of threats to its water supply, including climate change, population growth, mass migration, political ...

As they span significant areas of Asia, Europe and the Americas, karst landscapes cover some 15 percent of the Earth’s land mass. Scientists estimate that these areas of porous bedrock are home to as ...