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As the national conversation shifts to political finger-pointing, an important environmental question deserves careful scrutiny: What is the best approach to maintain urban water quality?

Decades of farmers using more fertilizer than they needed have quietly built up large reserves of nutrients in the soil.

Heat waves can be dangerous, and the conditions indoors can be worse than outdoors. A study of all the single-family homes in Austin, Texas, shows why.

When huge companies assert their patents, smaller businesses and public plant breeders are dissuaded from conducting research that might not be illegal at all.

Heat waves can be dangerous, and the conditions indoors can be worse than outdoors. A study of all the single-family homes in Austin, Texas, shows why.

At the heart of combating misinformation is critical thinking and recognizing when you're being spun for corporate profit.

A newly drafted Pittsburgh Steelers player asked whether the city's rivers are safe for swimming. A water researcher explains what 'swimmable' really means regarding the three rivers.

Local needs, political tensions and corporate power all get involved in the democratic processes by which Americans govern their communities.

Heat waves do more than dry out vegetation that can easily burn. They also play a role in lightning strikes, particularly dry lightning.

Many steps that are good for clean energy also dovetail with federal priorities, from affordable housing to data centers and rural development.