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 ...

U.S. edges closer to approving big antimony and gold mine. By Katherine Ergil, Circle of Blue –  YELLOW PINE, IDAHO – The deep forests and steep canyons of this state are no strangers to ...

The Rundown Congress still has a budget, disaster relief, Arizona tribal water rights settlements, and flood insurance ...

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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, ...

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 ...

A warming planet is already a more violent place. How that violence unfolds is not always obvious. When Islamic State militants blitzed the Iraqi countryside a decade ago, they knew who to target.

Virtually every industry in the world anticipates sweeping systemic transformation over the next decade in their strategic planning, production practices, and business models, according to the ...

And lastly, President Biden signs a coastal ecosystem protection act into law. “Low-lying states, like my home state of Delaware, are particularly vulnerable to the devastation wreaked by extreme ...

And lastly, the EPA releases a draft framework for assessing the cumulative burden of pollution in a community. “People are desperate for answers and help and hope. They are looking to Congress for ...

WEST BEND, Iowa – People who think seriously about how to limit the toll industrialized American agriculture takes on communities, land, and water ought to visit the Fehr family’s organic Clear Creek ...