Not so terribly long ago the International Energy Agency issued one of the early century’s most optimistic projections for the environment, human health, and water quality. It declared 2013 the year ...

Ethiopia announced the completion of a new hydropower dam on the Nile River, a project Egypt has called an “existential threat” to its own water supply. ● Extreme heat in France and Switzerland has ...

President Trump’s budget bill targets a few water projects while eliminating some climate and environment programs. Agencies move to constrain environmental reviews under NEPA. EPA says it will loosen ...

A new report identifies global drought hotspots since 2023 and outlines vulnerabilities, impacts, causes, and response strategies. Some 60,000 residents in northeastern France are under a tap water ...

Explore the impact of flooding in Juneau and how it affects the community, including personal stories and memories lost.

After wildfires burn in the western United States, the water quality of nearby streams, rivers, and lakes worsens — and often remains poor for longer than originally thought — according to a new study ...

The second tropical cyclone to hit southern China this month continues to drop heavy rain while also damaging cropland, public infrastructure, and homes. The fate of the Salween River, a target for ...

And lastly, the Interior secretary outlines an energy abundance agenda for the western governors. “The existential threat that we’re facing is not one or two degrees of climate change in 2100, because ...

The long-term drying of the American Southwest poses a gathering and measurable threat to hydropower generation in the Colorado River basin. Should Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by Hoover Dam, ...

Explore the evolving focus of the UN climate conference in Brazil, tackling financing and adaptation in an overheated world.

Near Houston, an LLC’s request to withdraw nearly the entirety of a local aquifer’s water capacity has sparked outrage from residents and officials. A new law went into effect last week in the United ...

Kabul, Afghanistan may be the first modern city to run out of water, a new report warns. Restoring and protecting wetlands along the Russian border with eastern Europe may be strategically important ...