This spring, I taught a new undergraduate course in environmental sociology. Most of my students took the course because they were curious to see what their...
Fashion has a notorious environmental footprint, accounting for up to 10% of global carbon dioxide output. This is exacerbated by a fast fashion business model which...
Texas is known for fiercely promoting its oil and gas industries, but it’s also the No. 2 renewable energy producer in the country after California. In...
Flash flooding is a specific type of flooding that occurs in a short time frame after a precipitation event – generally less than six hours. It...
A coyote on a golf course in Scottsdale, Ariz., June 19, 2011. Dru Bloomfield/Flickr, CC BY Coyotes have become practically ubiquitous across the lower 48 United...
YELLOWKNIFE — Electric vehicles are a rare sight in Canada’s North, with challenges such as frigid winter temperatures and limited infrastructure. The Northwest Territories is hoping...
Predictions of catastrophic climate change seem endless – and already, its effects are hard to ignore. Events such as bushfires, floods and species loss generate feelings...
Up to 8% of all global anthropogenic human-made emissions are due to just one material, cement. And our use of it is rising. The cement and...
Removing several hundred billion tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere is now considered necessary to avert the worst effects of climate change. Using nature to help...
Since late 2020, the La Niña climate pattern has led to two years of above-average rainfall across much of Australia, and severe floods in parts of...